Iran Nearly Poisoned all of Israel’s Drinking Water: Miraculously Failed
“If the bad guys would have succeeded in their plot, we would now be facing in the middle of the corona crisis, very big damage to the civilian population; a lack of water,”
Palestinians: The Home Demolitions No One Talks About
Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist movement controlling the Gaza Strip, is often one of the first Palestinian groups to condemn Israel for demolishing homes of terrorists or Palestinian-owned houses built illegally in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israel is Not Prepared for the Next War
As tensions with Iran and Hezbollah rise and a massive rocket assault becomes a question of when and not if, we must look with an open mind at the country’s level of readiness for conflict; listening to experts’ warnings could save many billions of dollars and many lives
When Judges Rule: A Comparison Between the US and Israel
In most parliamentary democracies, the judiciary is subordinate to the legislature (of which the executive is part), though they are generally somewhat independent.
The Problem with Trump’s “Bloodlines”
President Trump’s recent remark about Henry Ford’s “good bloodlines” has aroused curiosity and controversy.
Netanyahu Presumed Innocent in Israel’s Court of Public Opinion
That he remains in power despite the bitter campaign waged by the state prosecution, his political opposition and the media, speaks volumes about the public’s faith in their prime minister and lack of trust in the justice system.
Suddenly, Human Rights Watch Discovers Anti-Semitism
HRW has felt always uneasy addressing the issue from the left, reassured in the mistaken belief that once the Israeli “occupation” ends, then Muslim anti-Semitism will disappear as well.
With High Holidays on the Horizon, High Anxiety for Synagogues
Regardless of what our president thinks, “safety first” is challenging our habits, including that timeless habit of getting choice tickets for those crowded High Holiday services.
The Imperative to Annex; the Irrelevance of Innocence
Annexation (or “extension of sovereignty,” as semantic purists prefer) would make a self-governing Palestinian-Arab entity unattainable. It is difficult to conceive of any other measure that could do more to bring home to the Palestinians that their hostile endeavor is futile.
Abbas’s Empty, Worn-Out Threats
The Palestinian president’s hollow rhetoric is hardly a reason to bury the government’s plan to apply Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley.