Kudos to Michael Brown

Jim Fletcher

I have been critical of Charismatic leader Dr. Michael Brown for accepting a speaking slot at the odious “Christ at the Checkpoint” gathering in Beit Jala, outside Bethlehem. As has been said many times, CATC is a leftwing, anti-Semitic hate-fest.

Iran’s response: the ‘Strategy of Tension’

Jonathan_Spyer

The United States and its allies are currently in the opening stages of the pursuit of a strategy to contain and roll back the Islamic Republic of Iran from a number of points in the Middle East.

Who Leads Israel?

Caroline Glick

The cabinet – and the Knesset – must take ameliorative action against the security brass to end their subversion of our duly elected leaders

Croatia’s Neo-Fascist Revival

Michael Freund

Thanks in part to the silence and inaction of the EU on this issue, the fascist threat is once again rearing its ugly head in the Balkans.

Making the Iranians Mad

Shoshana Bryen

These are all examples of Iranian behavior that undermine the peace and security of the Middle East and the wider world.  And if none is okay, why pretend not to notice them?  In the interest of not irritating the mullahs?

Parashat Behaalotecha: Theocracy, Democracy, and Halacha

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

The Hanukkah menorah, sometimes called the hanukiah, has its roots in the menorah-candelabra of the Temple. While there are many halachot regarding the appearance and structure of the biblical menorah, Rashi, the great French commentator, points to a most remarkable halachic feature that commands our attention.