The Hague

Jim Fletcher

There are myriad ways in which the Palestinian “leadership” works its evil regarding the conflict with Israel.

Why a Second Day Yom Tov?

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

One of the most puzzling laws in Halacha (Jewish Law) is the requirement to observe a second day Yom Tov (festival) in all Jewish communities outside of Israel.

Layla and Ammar: A Gaza Story

Shoshana Bryen

A child who has suffered death is always to be mourned; the ruin of another is to be mourned, as well. The stories of Layla and Ammar Ghandour cannot be separated.

Demographic Bogeyman

There’s a bogeyman out there: the impending inundation of  Arabs into Israel. “Dateline Jerusalem: A demographic study released Tuesday predicts that in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Arabs will outnumber Jews by the year 2020.”

The Palestinians’ Self-Made Nakba

Ben-Dror_Yemini

Palestine’s Arabs went through an expulsion, just like tens of millions around the world, including Jews. But the Palestinians are the only ones who adopted an ethos of rejectionism, self-victimization, suffering and death. For 70 years now, the Nakba isn’t just a memory. It’s the ethos, the identity, the lifetime achievement.