The Yom Kippur War (IV): A Stunning Blow
byHow US deception, military arrogance & a desire to appear as the ‘good guy’ to the world caused Israel to suffer a stunning surprise attack on two fronts.
Are Warren & Sanders Fools or Liars?
bySeasoned US politicians should know that it’s not the ‘Israel lobby’ but the military industrial complex they’d go to war with if they try cutting aid to Israel.
Palestinian Elections with Noor A’wad
byWill PA elections actually take place? And are any of the factions participating in the race ready to move past the two-state paradigm and entertain new approaches to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation?
J Street Ready to Entertain ‘Confederation’
byJ Street’s openness to confederation should not be understood as a rejection of the two-state model but rather as an attempt to rebrand the failed policy.
A Grenade Between Two Hearts
byIf any one factor forced the British Empire to withdraw from Palestine so that Israel could declare a state, it was the defiant resistance of the young Jews who gave their lives for their people’s freedom.
Smotrich is Missing an Historic Opportunity
byWhat makes Smotrich’s position so disappointing is that he represents precisely the sector of Israeli society that should be engaging the Palestinians.
The Yom Kippur War (III): Breaking the Concept
byHow Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke free of the constraints of Soviet control & successfully tricked an arrogant Israeli military establishment.
Understanding Yom HaZikaron
byYom HaZikaron is a day to stand in awe of those fighters who made a conscious decision to give their lives for the Jewish people’s national rebirth.
New Dates on the Hebrew Calendar with Justin Ellis
byIs there something about each of the new dates of significance added to the Hebrew calendar since the establishment of the State of Israel that even most of the Jewish world doesn’t fully appreciate?
Why Pollard Makes Jews So Uncomfortable
byEven after nearly forty years, Jewish leaders in the United States can’t bring themselves to recognize the very real dilemma Jonathan Pollard was faced with.
Rethinking the Israeli Political Spectrum (with Rav Mike Feuer)
byDo Western political labels really fit Israeli society?
The Yom Kippur War (II): The Cherbourg Boats
byLong before there was a ‘start-up nation’ the children of Israel were the ‘can do people.’ But the Jewish state’s constant crisis-solving posture has often created new challenges of its own.