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Daniel Kurtzer was quick to criticize when Donald Trump nominated David Friedman to be his ambassador to Israel.

Kurtzer cannot criticize Trump re Friedman

Daniel Kurtzer recently denounced Donald J. Trump’s choice of David Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel. A closer look at Daniel Kurtzer would give salient instruction...

Abraham leaving home. Abraham arguably began human history. He certainly stood against the paganism of his time, and laid the foundation of Hebraic civilization.

Guest Columns8 years ago

Hebraic civilization – Avraham

The key to understanding Hebraic civilization shows itself in parasha (weekly Torah portion) Lech-Lecha, which portrays the character of the first Jew.

The Supreme Court of Israel ironically often violates the rule of law. That's why Israel badly needs judicial reform.

Guest Columns8 years ago

Rule of law v. terrorist releases

In brazen defiance of justice and the rule of law, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slavishly adhered to the policy of releasing Arab terrorists as a...

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.

Executive8 years ago

Proportional representation: flawed system

Many political scientists in Israel admit that its parliamentary electoral system of proportional representation (PR) breeds single-issue political parties – ethnic, religious, and economic – all...

Moshe Ya'alon displays great candor when he must.

Executive8 years ago

Candor v. politics: Ya’alon v. Netanyahu

Ten years ago, on January 23, 2006, former IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, showed refreshing candor. He declared at the Herzliya Conference that...

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.

Executive8 years ago

Disengagement from Gaza: why?

When I was in Washington in April 2005, a full-page ad the Anti-Defamation League appeared in the Washington Jewish Week. It said: “Mr. Sharon, American Jews...

Donald Trump accepting the 2016 Republican nomination. A vote for him was a vote for freedom. He owes his victory to the electoral college. He also now leads the armies of freedom in their war against the socialists. But he needs to learn now: the other side are playing without rules. His latest stand against illegal immigration further illustrates the problem. More recently: Trump should bury the DACA order and leave it buried.

Guest Columns8 years ago

Electoral College: stroke of statecraft

“We too [in Israel] need an electoral college,” says Avi Berkowitz (Jerusalem Post December 11, 2016).

Guest Columns8 years ago

Election 2009 in Israel: manifest insanity

The results of the February 10, 2009 election contained an interesting twist relevant to this day.

Harry S. Truman showed some of the qualities of a statesman, though he said a statesman was a dead politician.

Guest Columns8 years ago

Statesman v. politician

Perhaps it’s just a tall tale, but President Harry Truman reputedly said that a statesman is nothing but a dead politician. As is well known, however, Harry...

What a Jihad recruitment poster would look like if they were honest about the rage and hate they bear toward anything non-Muslim. (Does that include mass rape as well?) This is the true face of the Muslim faith, and disqualifies it as a religion. Words like islamophobia will not change that. No room for moderates here. It turned Europe into Eurabia. This is World War III. It also captures the spirit of sedition in prominent American Muslims. not only sedition, but also barbarism - refusing to recognize anyone else as human. Take offense at this! Considering this attitude, intolerance of Arabs by Jewish residents of Israel has a sound warrant. The more reason, by the way, never to tolerate it. One does not tolerate the intolerable. (And by the way: radicalization always happens between two people. No one self-radicalizes.)

Guest Columns8 years ago

Intolerance – a defense

Some ten years ago, the left-wing Israel Democracy Institute reported that 62% of Israeli Jews would like to see the government actively encourage Arabs to leave...