Ask the Rabbis: Can Israel Sign a Peace Agreement With Hamas?
Weekly riots on Israel’s southern border have resulted in hundreds of Palestinians killed. Accompanied by incendiary aerial devices, the riots have destroyed massive amounts of farmland and nature preserves in southern Israel. Accented by sporadic rocket fire by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the hostilities led Israel to take part in Egyptian-brokered ceasefire talks, leading to a transfer of $15 million by Qatar to pay beleaguered Gaza civil workers.
The Delusion Has to Stop
The heartbreaking and shocking tragedy in Pittsburgh has had a particularly harsh effect on me. I send all my friends there my heartfelt condolences.
IDF Officer Killed in Undercover Operation Inside Gaza
An IDF officer was killed on Sunday night while his unit was operating undercover inside Gaza. The flare-up comes while Israel and Hamas are engaged in difficult ceasefire negotiations intended to calm violence on Israel’s southern border, caused by weekly Hamas-led riots and incendiary aerial devices.
Israel Quit UNESCO, Um-Shmum, Make Ben-Gurion Proud!
Bus load after bus load brought Jewish spiritual tourists into Hebron-Kiryat Arba last Friday afternoon.
Palestinian Threats to Arab Normalization with Israel
The Palestinians are once again acting against their own interests by alienating powerful and wealthy countries such as the UAE and Oman.
US Urges Russia To Permit Resumption of Israeli Air Strikes In Syria
Special United States envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, has called on Russia to allow a resumption of Israel air strikes on Iranian targets in Syria – despite the Russian supply of S-300 air defense systems.
What was Rabin’s Legacy?
This week we received a few reminders that in certain significant ways, the discourse in Israel and hence the policymaking is very much stuck in the 1990s.
American Jewry’s False Prophets
After watching these powerful American Jews abuse Trump for standing with Israel and standing up to the antisemites at home and abroad, no future president will have any impetus to even pay lip service to the US alliance with the Jewish state and the fight against Jew-hatred.
Bolsonaro To Close Palestinian Embassy
Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has announced that in a package of initial moves related to Israel and the Middle East, he plans to shut down the Palestinian embassy in Brasilia.
The Art of the Deal
The West can “push” Israel all it wants. But in the end, only the Lord of History brings the best deal.