Midterms Show America Remains a Deeply Divided Nation
Democrats won the expectations game as a red wave didn’t materialize. But the results mean divided government and a worsening political tribal culture war.
Lies and Unapologetic Antisemitism from the UN ‘Commission of Inquiry’
This U.N. “inquiry” has only been in operation a year, but has already left a deep stain on the international body.
US hysteria Over Israel’s Elections Shows More Chutzpah than Wisdom
If Americans actually shared the Israeli daily experience they might better understand why Israeli voters—in record numbers—overwhelmingly elected a right-wing government.
Remembering Rabin, Assassinating his Rivals’ Character
Because of the brouhaha surrounding Bezalel Smotrich’s speech at the memorial for Israel’s slain premier, another address received a lot less attention than it deserved: the one delivered by Merav Michaeli.
What does the Bible tell us about sinkholes in Israel?
The sudden appearance of the earth opening underfoot is a Biblical image, even more so when it happens in Israel. On Monday morning, a sinkhole opened up in a subterranean parking lot in Hod Hasharon in central Israel, forcing the evacuation of three apartment buildings. No injuries were reported and the buildings remain standing. Engineers […]
Thomas Friedman’s Fury
“The New York Times” will never make peace with the existence of a Jewish state in the biblical homeland of the Jewish people.
Democrats’ Doomsday Political Appeals are Bad for the Jews
Hyperbolic predictions of the end of democracy if Republicans win the midterms encourage extremism and conspiracy theories that fuel anti-Semitism.
Jewish Wisdom is Also Jewish Power
The humanistic view of “Jewish power” gets totally lost in the modern media circus when power is measured in dollars and clicks rather than values and wisdom.
Israel Joins the West’s Culture Wars
Those clutching their pearls over the “fascists” poised to join Israel’s new government should look in the mirror.
Thomas Friedman, an Equal-Opportunity Israel-Basher
The ‘New York Times’ columnist believes it his mission to heckle and harass the Israelis until they give in to Arab demands.