Posts Tagged: Isi Leibler
Regional Storm Clouds Threaten Israel
Notwithstanding the exuberance of Israelis at the Jewish state's joyous 70th Independence Day celebrations, which were justified in light of Israel’s extraordinary achievements and progress on...
AIPAC’s Downward Spiral
The American Jewish leadership’s downward spiral has accelerated. This can be traced back to its cowardly silence when then-President Barack Obama began treating Israel as...
Mike Pence Is a Friend of Israel
Listening to US Vice President Mike Pence’s address to the Knesset was a euphoric experience. Pence is a devout evangelical Christian who regards America’s religious...
Don’t Spurn Europe’s Populist Parties
Populist and nationalist parties are emerging as powerful political forces. They are likely to profoundly influence domestic and foreign policies in virtually every European country. There...
Recovering From Our Rampant Sex Scandals
While sexual attitudes are inclined to change from generation to generation, controversies relating to sexual behavior are ageless -- and even occupy a prominent role...
Should We Work With Dictators and Antisemites?
The dramatic swing to the right in the recent Austrian elections is likely to have widespread repercussions throughout Europe. It will also oblige Israel to...
Breaking the Ultra-Orthodox Control Over Israel
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate, backed by its ultra-Orthodox political factions, is negatively affecting the entire state of Israel. In previous generations, we were blessed with chief rabbis...
Facing a Challenging New Year
We enter Rosh Hashanah 5778 with conflicting emotions. Israel has never been in a stronger position, globally and domestically; we are thriving in every respect -- economically, politically...
Europe Begins to Appreciate Reality of Islamic Terrorism
Until recently, most European governments avoided confronting the reality and true nature of Islamic terrorism, by burying their heads in the sand. The usual government...
Will American Jews Become Marginalized?
The chaos enveloping American Jewry since the election of President Donald Trump -- which many predicted would be merely a passing phenomenon -- has, in fact, increased exponentially over...
Despite a Difficult Month, Israel Will Prosper
The dramatic setbacks of the past month have been somewhat destabilizing in contrast to the almost euphoric atmosphere that previously prevailed in Israel. It is an...
Israel Must Now Be Proactive
The fervent hope shared by most Israelis -- despite the frustration of some American Jews -- is that US President Donald Trump will overcome his...
The Nine Challenges Facing Israel
Not since the creation of the State of Israel has the country found itself in such an advantageous position. While a genuine peace settlement with the...
Trump Seeks to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Throughout his election campaign and thereafter -- even while fulsomely praising Israel and vowing to treat us as a true ally -- US President Donald...
