The Girl with the Rucksack

The amazing thing about actually living in Israel, is that even the simplest daily activities are sometimes infused with so much meaning.
A Match Made in History

The recent two-day visit of Narendra Modi to Israel, the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister, has been depicted as heralding a new strategic partnership between New Delhi and Jerusalem.
A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in France: June 2017

Residents of the Paris suburb of Mée-sur-Seine complained that a mosque was blasting prayers on outdoor loudspeakers well beyond midnight each night during Ramadan.
Another Lopsided Deal

The agreement includes no change in the Palestinian Authority’s nasty attitude or incitement to violence against Israel.
Malarkey Detectors and the Temple Mount

For well over a decade, there have been metal detectors at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, which both Jewish and Muslim worshipers must pass through.
American Jewry — On the Path to Self-Destruction

History repeatedly shows that we abuse and ostracize our own people, despite ocular proof that our divisiveness is the cause of our ruin.
Anti-Israel Textbooks Turning Young Americans Against Israel

Are American college students turning against Israel? A report on the JNS (Jewish News Service) site says that they are — and “according to some experts,” their high school textbooks are the reason for it.
The Syrian Refugee Tragedy in Lebanon

A Syrian living in Paris sends an angry and emotional letter to the world – and particularly to the Lebanese.
Another Turkish Ambassador Confronts Me

In February, Turkey’s ambassador to Israel told this author to stay away from his country; at least he did so diplomatically.
Is Peace Possible?

Advocates argue that they increase the probability of relative peace, admittedly for a future that is indefinite and may be short.