Posts Tagged: Isi Leibler
The Prime Minister Is Treating Us Like Morons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed his political savvy by avoiding an election as he outmaneuvered Naftali Bennett and his Bayit Yehudi party, forcing them to...
Israel Must Restore Deterrence in Gaza
All of us abhor military confrontation or war, which inevitably leads to casualties. Israel today faces a major threat from Hamas in the south where Iran...
A Call to GA Participants
First, permit me to open this column by expressing my distress that for the first time, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) are holding...
The Kavanaugh Imbroglio and Jews
Although I am not American, I must confess that I was glued to the screen watching the Kavanaugh hearings in the US Senate. With the hindsight...
The Devastating Impact of American Non-Jewish Jews
There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity. In...
5779: A New Year of Hope
Those of us privileged to live in Israel should give thanks to the Almighty and appreciate the extraordinary achievements of the past year, and pray...
Ronald Lauder Loses the Plot
Ronald Lauder is a billionaire and respected art collector who became passionately committed to Jewish life. As US ambassador to Austria, he witnessed virulent antisemitism....
Israel’s Deterrence Against Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will see his electoral support plummet unless he finds a better solution to the barrage of Hamas rockets and incendiary kites...
Looking Candidly at Israel’s Nation-State Law
It is inevitable -- and laudable -- that there are debates and differences over most new legislation. However, that does not justify the global hysteria...
Why This Israeli Is an Ardent Trump Supporter
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin served to increase the paranoia about him to an all-time high. He was accused of “failing...
Anglo-Jewry Is Threatened From Both Without and Within
More than 10 years ago, I warned that the passivity of the Anglo-Jewish leadership would likely lead to disastrous political consequences and negatively impact the...
Balancing Dangers and Opportunities in Modern Israel
The speed of change, both positive and negative, in this region over the past two months has been breathtaking. On the negative side, the ongoing escalation...
A Month of Hypocrisy and Moral Decadence
Never have we witnessed such morally decadent political behavior as what has transpired in regard to Israel over the past few weeks. Paradoxically, this occurred in...
A Bleak View of American Jewry
American Jewry, apart from the Orthodox and a minority of committed non-Orthodox, is demographically imploding. Paradoxically, this is taking place at a time when support for...
