Celebrating Israel’s Independence with Biblical Significance

National holidays are Jewish holidays. Biblical themes run throughout society, the food, the culture, and
even the musac in malls and other public places is Jewish.
Defeating the Danger from Without

Self-reflection in the Jewish context all too often is an exercise in directing accountability inward, rather than where it belongs: squarely on the shoulders of Israel’s external enemies.
Loving Israel, from Left to Right

Israel’s supporters don’t have to love Israel the same way, but we can each have “a heart with many rooms.”
The Newest (and least known) Israeli Holiday and its Hidden Christian Connection

In 1897, Herzl was elected the president of the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, a position he held until his death in 1904. Herzl visited Jerusalem for the first time in October 1898.
Will the Real Nazi Antisemites Please Stand Up

I draw a distinction between someone who is antisemitic, and someone who says antisemitic things. The two are not mutually exclusive. Not everyone who says antisemitic things is necessarily antisemitic, but is definitely ignorant. Not every anti-Semite necessarily says antisemitic things, but is no less ignorant. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has demonstrated that he […]
Israel’s Memorial Day is About War, Not Peace

This year’s Defense Ministry memento to bereaved families makes a mockery of the current situation and all the blood spilled by the Jewish state’s enemies throughout the decades.
Harvard’s Increased Anti-Semitism

For all this talk about “safe spaces” one wonders, is Harvard a safe place for Zionists and those who stand with Israel?
This is Who’s Teaching our Kids About Israel

He says his “best teaching” was when he helped students who were “struggling” with the “unsettling discoveries” they made about “Israel-Palestinian relations.”
Zahra Billoo’s Anti-Semitism Unleashed with CAIR’s Backing

She keeps warning her audiences to “pay attention to the polite Zionists” who seek to work together on other issues.
The Here and Now of Holocaust Remembrance

Embracing the bogus comparison between Hitler’s “final solution” and other conflicts is as ill-fated as believing that a repeat performance is inevitable.