Column
Eilat Mazar, 64, helped uncover the truth about Jerusalem’s past and King David’s realm. Her critics never forgave her for it, but her achievements made Jewish history.
In 1982 during the Lebanon War, the media was sounding similar alarm bells. Journalist Nicholas von Hoffman wrote, “Where before it was difficult to print or say anything that was critical of Israeli policies and practices, the barriers are now coming down.”
Anti-Zionists claim that violence against Jews discredits their cause; however, delegitimizing Jewish rights encourages hatred, whether or not leftists are willing to admit it.
Hundreds of millions of Hamas dollars went down the drain during the Gaza conflict. The effects of this military campaign run deeper than you might think.
The very idea that Jews are being beaten to a pulp in Midtown Manhattan is as inconceivable as the acts are criminal.
Reconstruction to show sympathy for Palestinian victims will reward Hamas terrorism and flash a green light for more wars aimed at destroying Israel.
If sending Israelis in and out of bomb shelters for nearly two weeks is a victory for Palestinian factions, so be it. Israelis came out virtually unscathed. Yet many serious challenges lie ahead.
The terrorist group has positioned itself in a win-win position over its enemies—ready to gut Judaism, and threaten both Amman and Ramallah.
Two parameters will determine the victor in the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas: The Israeli Supreme Court’s decision on Sheikh Jarrah, and the survival of the Abraham Accords.
It’s time to connect the dots between a surge of Jew-hatred and progressives demonizing Israel. Equally important, Jewish liberals must stop treating “The Squad” as allies.
The same impulse that drove the eventual expulsion of nearly 800,000 Jews from the Arab world is now coming back to haunt us in the very countries where Jews sought freedom.
His political enemies claim that the fight with Hamas is either his fault or a plot to keep him in power. Though his decisions can be criticized, this wasn’t his doing.