A Hanukkah Gift: Argue, Don’t Fight

As much as the Jewish tradition values reasoned argument, in the hard reality of communal life that tradition often succumbs to the thrill of the fight.
Ilhan Omar’s Backpack

Recent reports have slammed Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert for comments that were offensive to her colleague, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
For Palestinians, Terrorism or Peace? Abbas Wants It Both Ways

If Abbas is really interested in returning to the negotiating table with Israel, he needs to decide whether he is on the side of his peace partners in Israel or his political enemies in Hamas.
Israel’s Amazing Capabilities

The psychopaths that run the Gaza Strip—Hamas—continue to do stupid things. Murderous things.
The Other War

Eleven days of war with Israel didn’t change anything. Only hours after the ceasefire, the Associated Press reported that thousands of Hamas supporters demonstrated against the rule of Abbas in the West Bank, chanting, “Dogs of the Palestinian Authority, out, out. The people want the president to leave.”
Brown University’s Anti-Zionist Fantasy World

Brown University is working hard to become the most anti-Israel school in America.
Iran’s Military Gears Up for Vienna Talks by Vowing to Annihilate Israel

Iranian army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi’s latest attacks on the United States and the “Zionist regime” should serve as sufficient cause for Washington to call off the whole nuclear-negotiation charade.
Lighting a Candle in Hebron Beyond the Seventh Step

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs was a reminder of both Jewish rights and the intractable and irrational nature of a conflict that Palestinians don’t wish to end.
The Set-Up On ‘Debating Israel and Apartheid’

Members of a four-person panel to speak at a conference sponsored by the American Historical Association essentially hold the same harsh viewpoint towards Israel.
Just Don’t Call Him a Terrorist

The fact that media outlets and advocacy groups employ essentially the same language is evidence of a mindset—the mindset of partisans who want to present a certain perspective, which they hope will influence public opinion.