Sheltering killers and making excuses
For some reason, the various governments that enthusiastically promoted the Oslo accords have never been troubled by blatant violations of the accords.
The 50th anniversary of a book that explained Israel like no other
Reading a chronicle of the Israeli peace movement now is a fascinating reminder of how far the Labor Party and the Israeli left have drifted.
Racist presidential humor, then and now
Unfortunately, racist humor among presidents is not a new phenomenon; it dates back to at least a century ago. The difference between then and now is that such remarks used to be made only in private, not in public.
Oslo abandons the Oslo Accords
The Norwegian capital of Oslo, where the accords between Israel and the Palestinian Arab leadership were negotiated thirty-three years ago, became their burial site this week.
Opening Rafah while Hamas is armed repeats a deadly mistake
Opening the Rafah border crossing while Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad continue to be fully armed benefits the terrorists more than anyone.
As we celebrate the return of Ran Gvili’s remains, where are Eli Cohen’s?
More than any other one man, Eli Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew, earned the Mossad its reputation as one of the best intelligence services in the world, and paved the way for Israel to win on the Golan front in the Six-Day War in June 1967.
When Christian friends asked me to bless them in Hebrew
At the end of a Friday night Shabbat meal in America, a group of Christian Zionists turned to me and asked something I didn’t expect.
How to be delightful (a lesson in lipstick)
My 15-year-old resident makeup expert is skilled not only in the art of cosmetics, but also in that of a finely tuned compliment. If only she were running the world
This is how American students learn to hate Israel
When the history of the post–October 7 explosion of Israel-bashing and antisemitism on American college campuses is written, historians will not need to look far to understand how students were radicalized against Israel before ever stepping into a college lecture hall.
The Jewish people are not fragile
It is difficult to argue that Christians wearing tzitzit, using Hebrew names, or misunderstanding korban Pesach constitute an existential threat to the Jewish people.