Israel’s Ransom Dilemma
Uri Dromi
December 5, 2023
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?
Category
Opinion
The Folly of Ceasefire
Thane Rosenbaum
December 3, 2023
Soon after Israel began its counteroffensive, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. It declined to make any statement condemning Hamas.
Postcard from a Land of Pain
Jonathan Stern
December 3, 2023
Of course, all overseas Jews are touched by the Simchat Torah massacre in very intimate and highly personal ways. And yet nothing compares to being with our brethren in person and in Israel.
Stay Focused
Rochelle Ginsburg
December 1, 2023
If focus is the fuel that will keep us moving in the right direction, then that’s what we need more than anything else right now.
What I Saw at the California Democratic Party Convention
Paul Kujawsky
November 30, 2023
The “progressive” wing of the Democratic Party has grown larger, and its illiberal ideology has become weirdly respectable. Many elements of this creed favor the Palestinian narrative.
The Democrats’ ‘Casablanca’ Moment
Robert Tanenbaum
November 30, 2023
The reaction of Democratic officialdom to their base’s uprising is what I call their “Casablanca” moment.
Silence is Betrayal
Janice Kamenir-Reznik
November 30, 2023
What Hamas did on October 7 is not fraught with ambiguity or complexity—the rapes, murders and kidnappings are heinous crimes that should shock the conscience of all human beings.
Is the U.S. Suddenly Allergic to the Word “Palestinian”?
Rafael Medoff
November 30, 2023
Who carried out the latest attack in Jerusalem? To judge from the words of the U.S. secretary of state and the U.S. ambassador, you’d never know the killers were Palestinian Arabs who were members of Hamas.
What Norman Finkelstein Gets Wrong About Gazan Misery
Jonah Cohen
November 30, 2023
Political scientist Norman Finkelstein has made a career out of bashing Israel, but when it comes to why Gazans are so unhappy, he gets a lot of things wrong.
Civilian Casualties and the Ethics of Jewish Power
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg
November 30, 2023
The IDF set out to minimize civilian casualties and in the process became the most moral army in the world.
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