220 Airstrikes on Palestinians; World Yawns
The war crimes committed against the Palestinians in Yarmouk camp have so far failed to prompt an ounce of outrage, much less the sort of outcry emerging from the international community over the events of the past four weeks along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The Greatest Role Natalie Portman and Other Jews in the Entertainment Industry Should Aspire To
While the media spins into a frenzy over Natalie Portman’s turning down of the Genesis Prize (the “Jewish Nobel”) as a critical statement of Israel’s leadership, I was asked to comment on her actions.
Germany: Crackdown on Middle Eastern Crime Families
Middle Eastern crime clans now control large swathes of German cities and towns — areas that are effectively lawless and which German police increasingly fear to approach.
Syria Gets Us Farther from a Post-War Epoch
This came within a week of President Trump’s pronouncement that “we’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. We’ll be coming out of Syria, like very soon. Let the other people take care of it now.”
Natalie Portman’s Calculated Betrayal of Israel
Natalie Portman, the Israeli-born American-Oscar winning actress, hit Israel below the belt last Thursday. The 36-year-old actress’s aggression was shocking to many since she has made a big deal of her Israeli roots over the years.
Judges are Not God
There is no historical proof that judges protect human rights more than politicians do.
Firewalls and Taint Teams Do Not Protect Fourth and Sixth Amendment Rights
Let’s not dismiss the potential violation of the rights of attorney Michael Cohen and his client Donald Trump.
Donald Trump, Syria and the prevention of Genocide
The implications of a hasty US withdrawal from Syria.
NATO’s Turkey Challenge
In an inarticulate but important statement, then-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said in a December 2017 closed-door session that the Islamist threat has been “myopically” treated in the past: “We didn’t pay enough attention how [Islamist ideology] is being advanced through charities, madrassas and other social organizations.”
Natalie Portman’s Double Standards
Anyone who claims to love Israel should understand Israel is a democracy. Anyone who claims to love Israel doesn’t boycott Israel. Anyone who boycotts Israel bolsters our haters, the demonization campaign and the BDS movement, which opposes the state’s actual existence.