Commentary
Yom Kippur Forces Us to Look Within; Will We Do That This Year?
Throughout history, physical stature has often shaped people's perceptions of leadership. The belief that taller individuals are more commanding or "presidential" has long influenced...
New York Times Marks Oct. 7 With New Display of ‘Constant Anti-Israel Bias’
The New York Times coverage of the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel has been marred by the same inaccuracies, misconceptions, and biases that have characterized the newspaper's coverage of the...
Iran: The Arsonist of the Middle East
October 7, 2024, marked the one-year anniversary of the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, Jews, and foreign citizens. One year later, there are still 101 Israeli hostages being held by...
You Can’t Undo a Libel: American Doctors Quietly Retract ‘60,000 Dead From Starvation’ Gaza Lie
The Gaza death toll is “already greater than 118,908, an astonishing 5.4% of Gaza’s population,” and “everyone in Gaza is sick, injured, or both -- including every national aid worker, every international volunteer, and probably...
Revolting: How the Media Used Oct. 7 Anniversary to Focus on Hamas-Instigated War in Gaza
October 7, 2024 marked one year since Hamas’ murderous rampage through southern Israel. As Israelis...
I’m a CUNY Student — Political Leaders Are Failing Our Jewish Community
During the past year, college campuses across the country have been beset with protests, violence,...
Rabbi Menachem Froman’s Unique Perspective and Enduring Commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
Rabbi Menachem Froman (1945-2013) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, social critic, and teacher of Jewish...
‘Shiva: Poems of October 7’ Contains 59 Poems That Will Make You Cry
The introduction to the anthology Shiva: Poems of October 7, notes that the most common...
Turkey Supports Russia and Hamas; The US Should Not Give It F-35 Fighter Jets
Recent discussions between Turkey and the United States indicate that the Biden administration is actively pursuing Ankara’s...
Yom Kippur Forces Us to Look Within; Will We Do That This Year?
Throughout history, physical stature has often shaped people's perceptions of leadership. The belief that taller individuals are more commanding or "presidential" has long influenced how...
New York Times Marks Oct. 7 With New Display of ‘Constant Anti-Israel Bias’
The New York Times coverage of the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel has been marred by the same inaccuracies, misconceptions,...
Iran: The Arsonist of the Middle East
October 7, 2024, marked the one-year anniversary of the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, Jews, and foreign citizens. One year...
You Can’t Undo a Libel: American Doctors Quietly Retract ‘60,000 Dead From Starvation’ Gaza Lie
The Gaza death toll is “already greater than 118,908, an astonishing 5.4% of Gaza’s population,” and “everyone in Gaza is sick, injured, or both --...
Revolting: How the Media Used Oct. 7 Anniversary to Focus on Hamas-Instigated War in Gaza
October 7, 2024 marked one year since Hamas’ murderous rampage through southern Israel. As Israelis commemorated the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the...
I’m a CUNY Student — Political Leaders Are Failing Our Jewish Community
During the past year, college campuses across the country have been beset with protests, violence, threats of violence, and discrimination against Jews. After Hamas, a foreign...
Rabbi Menachem Froman’s Unique Perspective and Enduring Commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
Rabbi Menachem Froman (1945-2013) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, social critic, and teacher of Jewish mysticism, who served as the chief rabbi of Tekoa in...
‘Shiva: Poems of October 7’ Contains 59 Poems That Will Make You Cry
The introduction to the anthology Shiva: Poems of October 7, notes that the most common response to the Hamas attack of October 7 was “ain...
Turkey Supports Russia and Hamas; The US Should Not Give It F-35 Fighter Jets
Recent discussions between Turkey and the United States indicate that the Biden administration is actively pursuing Ankara’s reinstatement in the F-35 program. It is difficult to justify why...
Bernie Sanders and AOC Mark October 7 Anniversary with False Accusations Against Israel
One year to the day after Hamas slaughtered 1,200 men, women, and children -- including 46 Americans -- in southern Israel, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and...
Israel Isn’t Attacking Lebanon; It’s Stopping Hezbollah
Iran's recent launch of 182 ballistic missiles against Israel was ill-considered and despicable, but its motive was understandable. Iran was trying to reassure its middle...
Protestors Bring Violence, Vandalism, and More to College Campuses
Violent anti-Israel protests continued in September, as new FBI statistics show that Jews were the most frequent targets of hate crimes in the US in...
The Campus Problem Didn’t Start on October 7 — And Won’t End This Year
The horrors of October 7 unleashed a wave of antisemitism that, for many of us, was sadly unsurprising. We’ve seen this before. In May 2021, when...
‘Regional War,’ ‘Escalation,’ and ‘Stability’ Are All Myths
Last Tuesday night, Iran struck Israel with the largest ballistic missile attack in human history. As the world waits for Israel to respond, international leaders...
