Paul Eidelberg, Author at Conservative News and Views

Six Days of War made Israel a superpower--except its leaders didn't grasp that fact.

Israel at war

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East. By Michael B. Oren, former Ambassador from Israel to the United States....

The Torah, one of many documents defining a Jew, the nature of God, and the elements of faith. It could be the blueprint for a Godly Israel. And a key source of the rule of law in Israel--or it should be. Is the ingathering of the Jews in the offing? But these Jews must turn to God, Whom their leaders, and the public in Israel, seem to have forsaken. (What parallels exist between Judaism and George Lucas' Jedi ideal?) It names many heroes, including Abraham and Sarah.

Guest Columns6 years ago

What is a Jew?

Part I. What is a Jew? This question is more relevant than ever because the core of the conflict between democratic America and Israel on the...

The 360 day year raises an interesting riddle for the modern science of astronomy. But the March for Science would never be about that.

Creation Corner7 years ago

Myths about Science

First, let’s reflect on some not well-known facts in the history of science as well as about scientists. First the facts, then the myths.

The Presidential Seal. Executive orders are a Presidential prerogative, though how far they may go is another question.

Constitution 1017 years ago

Reflections On Presidential Government And Related Issues

“A people may be unprepared for good institutions, but to kindle a desire for them is a necessary part of the preparation.” John Stuart Mill so...

Yitzhak Rabin might have signed his death warrant by accepting this prize for the Oslo Accords. And was he guilty of complicity in murder by so signing? Does Amalek rear his head in this form?

Executive7 years ago

The Enemy Within

According to Rabbi Matis Weinberg, Amalek should be regarded not only as the sworn enemy of Israel, but of memory. Because Amalek is the enemy of...

Remembering Shemot and Bo, and defending the Land. Do Americans now choose bondage, as the Israelites once did during the Exodus? For that matter, do Israel's elites suffer from a Pharaonic syndrome as blinding as that which the Pharaoh of the Exodus suffered? Or will both peoples return to God and explicitly invoke His Name?

Executive7 years ago

The Pharaonic syndrome

Many Israeli politicians, judges, academics, and journalists suffer from what I call the Pharaonic syndrome. We see this pathology most clearly in the pages of Exodus...

Flawed policies come from a flawed election system of proportional representation and endless coalition government. Israel turns out to be a democratically elected despotism. In fact its policies cast doubt on whether Israel is a Jewish State or not. A Prime Minister who changes this system can become truly great. But it means ditching Israel's democratic reputation. The Likud Party make it worse when, dependent on Arab votes, they let insurrection slide.

Executive7 years ago

Likud and Benjamin Netanyahu: time to call a spade a spade

Knesset member Ayoub Kara, who represents the Druze community, is a member of the Likud Party. Referring to how he has been abused by Arab MKs...

Israel, Judea and Samaria (occupied territories?), and Gaza. All these are the real Jewish and Israeli birthright, from the beginning. A God-given birthright, as Trump should recognize.. Which now-in-force international law and treaties recognize, going back to the San Remo Resolution. Even UN Resolution 242 couldn't change that. Disengagement from any of them spells disaster. A two-state solution violates this birthright. (As a candidate for ambassador clearly understands.) Why won't the Likud Party protect this birthright? Why do some accuse champions of Judea-Samaria of having crypto-Nazi tendencies? What can dispel the confusion on this point? And will The New York Times correct their own record in this regard? Or does a generation of the unteachable prevent a properly sober discussion? And now a new battle cry sounds: no taxation without annexation. Where is the proper statecraft Israel needs? Note: Israel is also a safer place for Christians than any other country in the Middle East.

Executive7 years ago

A Palestinian has no foundation in international law

Editor’s Note: this article first appeared on 21 January 1994. Prof. Eidelberg intended a direct legal challenge to the Israeli-PLO or “Oslo” Accords. Yitzhak Rabin, of...

A moral compass. Will the 2016 Presidential election show America has lost hers? Fortunately that did not happen. But moral relativism remains a threat to America and Israel.

Education7 years ago

Multicultural Moral Relativism: A Nation-Killer

Let’s begin with a brief definition of moral relativism and show how it affected Supreme Court rulings in the United States as well as in Israel.

A typical Muslim national flag: a crescent and star on a green field. Muslims use gradualism to extend this flag worldwide. Ironically, Islam also practices ioperational atheism with its absolute determinism.

Guest Columns7 years ago

The Operational Atheism of Islam: An Unconventional Assessment

Let’s begin with the definition of atheism as the absence of belief that any deities exist. Atheism is therefore contrasted with theism, a more complex and...