Arab scholars from the Paris-based think tank Arab Reform Initiative lamented the fact that the term “accountability” does not have a clear single equivalent in Arabic.
Why are we consciously succumbing to a deal which, on one hand, will save some lives now, but will surely doom many more innocent Israeli lives in the future?
The number of Israelis killed in the Hamas attack is 1,200 and counting. It is as if more than 40,000 Americans were killed. This gives us a hint of the level of rage all Israelis now feel.
This year’s parade was a great success.
The recent turbulence in Israel has already troubled American Jews who are now pondering how to respond to what seems like an assault from within on the Israeli democracy.
The seismic waves following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade reached our shores quickly, and Israelis, traditionally following any trend in America, are now wondering whether this dramatic move might impact them as well.
American Jews should be praying for the survival of this government as well.
The State of Israel was founded so that Jews in peril will never again be stateless. But what about non-Jews who need a shelter? Here, Prime Minister Menachem Begin set the course.
While saying all the right things about Iran and the American-Israeli bond, not a serious word was wasted on the elephant in the room (and I don’t mean the Republican ghost of Donald Trump): the Palestinian question.
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