Posts Tagged: Isi Leibler
Is Jewish Life in the Diaspora Coming to an End?
The recent Pew Research Center survey of American Jews has ignited discussions extending from gloomy predictions of the inevitable demise of Diaspora Jewry by assimilation...
J Street is Not ‘Pro-Israel’
At its fifth annual national conference last week, J Street advanced its objective of gaining recognition as a mainstream Jewish organization with the inclusion of...
Obama and Israel on a Collision Course
One might have hoped that Obama's calamitous mishandling of recent Middle East crises, climaxing with his disastrous response to the Syrian use of chemical weapons,...
Anti-Semitism in Belgium Hits New High
I have devoted numerous columns of late to the tsunami of anti-Semitism sweeping throughout Western Europe, noting that aside from the frenziedly anti-Semitic Islamic extremists,...
Israel’s Leaders Must Speak with One Voice
In recent months, there has been mounting indiscriminate criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies by government officials. Although such behavior has been a feature of...
Tehran and Islamic Fundamentalism: Facing Realities
The enthusiastic media response to the election of the "moderate" and "reformist" Hassan Rohani is reminiscent of the unrealistic drivel that greeted the Arab Spring....
Chief Rabbinate Electoral Machinations
The sleazy political machinations surrounding the impending elections for the Chief Rabbinate are shameful. There is today a unique opportunity for ending the excessive influence exerted...
Religious Tolerance and Mutual Respect Rather Than Polarization
The pivotal breakthrough which now seems likely to oblige Haredim to share the burden in terms of conscription and gainful employment, heralds a belated and...
Bayit Yehudi: Choosing Religious Moderation or Extremism
Naftali Bennett represents one of the most successful of the new generation of Israeli politicians to have emerged from the recent Knesset elections. The...
American Jewish Leaders: Stop the Rot Now
Visiting New York this week, I sought to assess the broader implications of the recent "International Peace Award" bestowed on former president Jimmy...
Independence Day and the Zionist Vision
As we launch into our 65th Independence Day celebrations it is timely to review and rationally assess the extent to which our Zionist objectives...
Sanctimonious Jewish Bleeding Hearts
I was somewhat taken aback by a letter released in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, signed by...
Netanyahu Now Has the Opportunity to Secure His Legacy
Bravo! After six tortuous weeks of horse trading, spins and hypocrisy, Israel has its 33rd government. Most of us, not already having written off...
Israel-Bashing in the Israeli Movie World
It is a depressing reflection on our times that many of us heaved a sigh of relief when neither of the two...
