Killing President Sadat Again
With turmoil in the Middle East, and specifically threats from Iran and its proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza, this week’s anniversary of the signing of the 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt is something to look back on and celebrate.
Nixon’s Grandson Rewrites Israel’s History
Christopher Nixon Cox appears to have a six-day gap in his historical memory.
The Synergy Between Iran’s Global and Domestic Violence
Downplaying—or even whitewashing—Iran’s domestic violence provides the ayatollahs with a robust tailwind, and the war against Islamic terrorism with a strong headwind.
Joel Rosenberg’s Orthodox Jewish Fan Club
I have been a fan of Rosenberg and his writing since the first time he gave me a copy of one of his books years ago while attending the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville.
The Lesson from My Bar Mitzvah That Stays with Me Today
The differences between my bar mitzvah preparation and those actively affirming their place as part of the Jewish people and all facets of that, could not have been more stark.
Rare hailstorm pounds Egypt as Jews read about that very plague in Torah
. It is written in Midrash Tanchuma, homiletic teachings collected around the fifth century, that “just as God struck the Egyptians with 10 plagues, so too He will strike the enemies of the Jewish people at the time of the Redemption.”
West Bank Terror is a Reminder of Gaza’s ‘Deceptive Calm’
Col. (res.) David Hacham tells JNS that Israel “must not agree to the double game” in which Hamas continually seeks to orchestrate terrorism beyond the Strip and into the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.
Why Turkey Pretends to Want Reconciliation with Israel
The annual cycle of stories about Israel and Turkey reconciling tends to be smoke and mirrors.
Egypt: Past, Present, Future
The quickly planned visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to visit Israel publicly, was incredibly exciting, and scary at the same time.
Will Islam Survive Islamism?
The anti-Islamist surge results almost entirely from internal developments among Muslims.