Israel Harel's Racist Diatribe Against Bedouins Reveals the Depths of Apartheid

Sometimes, a single uninhibited comment suddenly reveals something’s true nature. That was what happened with Israel Harel’s arrogant op-ed,...

Outlaw NSO's Pegasus Spyware Now

The use of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware against Israeli citizens, including mayors, suspected criminals and activists in the Black Flags protest...

Deal or No Deal, Can Israel's Government Free Itself From Netanyahu's Shadow?

It turns out that time can fly even when you’re not having fun: It’s been over six months since the “government of change” took office –...

America’s 'World War III' Plan for Iran, and Israel’s Part in It America’s Wild 'World War III' Plan for Iran, and Israel’s Part in It

It may sound fantastic now, and was probably not really feasible even then.  But according to the Pentagon’s own Joint Chiefs of Staff, sometime...

Let Netanyahu’s Trial Run Its Course

The deranged idea of a plea bargain with Benjamin Netanyahu needs to be rejected outright, for several reasons. The most trivial of which is that...

Behind Texas Standoff: Jihadi Terror, Pakistani Politics, Raging Antisemitism Behind Texas Synagogue Standoff: Jihadi Violence, Pakistani Politics and Raging Antisemitism

Why would a U.K. citizen travel to Texas and target a synagogue, taking Jews hostage, for the sake of a convicted terrorist who is also a Pakistani...

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Israel Must Say No to Plea Bargain With Newspaper Publisher Arnon Mozes

One of the purposes of punishment in a criminal case, which also allows a court to stiffen the penalty of the convicted defendant, is to protect...

Spying on Us Proves anti-Netanyahu Forces Were Right

Pursuant to the article about spyware published by the business daily Calcalist on Tuesday and as a leader in the anti-Netanyahu protest movement...

The Israeli Occupation's Problem Isn’t Just a Few Violent Settlers

I was not a general in the Israeli army, and certainly not a major general or head of the Central Command. I was a simple soldier, and like nearly...

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Israel Conquered the Negev, Again

With no new targets in sight, the Negev remains the ultimate goal for the occupation junkies. The days of the great conquests are over: Egypt,...

Jewish National Fund's 120th Birthday Is an Excellent Opportunity to Say ‘Enough’ The Jewish National Fund's 120th Birthday Is an Excellent Opportunity to Say ‘Enough’

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund is celebrating its 120th birthday. This vast organization is involved in many conflicting areas of our...

Living on This Side of Jerusalem in Winter – and Without a Boat

Every winter, it’s the same nightmare: Kafr Aqab, where I live, on the other side of the separation barrier in Jerusalem, is flooded. Really...

The Tel Aviv Vandal

An ugly act of vandalism took place recently on Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard. But this time the mayor’s army of inspectors didn’t arrive in...

It’s un-Jewish to Be Too Optimistic. But in Israel, There’s Now Faint Cause for Hope

This time last year, Israel faced a nearly perfect storm. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s no-holds barred attempts to remain in office, at virtually...

Gaining Insight Through COVID: Time to Change the Rules of the Human Game

The most significant thing in the omicron outbreak is that it constitutes another stage in the critical insight – though one that is still...

Remove Michael Steinhardt's Name From the Israel Museum

New York Jewish billionaire Michael Steinhardt, a pioneer of the hedge fund industry and among the founders of the Birthright Israel project, is...

Lapid, Recall Israel's Demagogic Diplomat

The “Emma Watson affair” is a reminder that Gilad Erdan, for some unfathomable reason, continues to serve as Israel’s ambassador to the United...

Happy Birthday, Knesset! And RIP to Israeli Democracy

Tu B’Shvat, new year’s day for the trees, is also the birthday of the Knesset. It was born on Tu B’Shvat in 1949, and just celebrated its...

The Rabbis Who Trample on Jewish Law to 'Redeem' the Land of Israel The Radical Rabbis Who Trample on Jewish Law to 'Redeem' the Land of Israel

Halakha is a wondrous thing. Seriously. A legal system that evolved from the 613 commandments originally written down in ancient Hebrew in the...

Meet the Great Jewish Satan and His War Against God

I confess:  Whenever I think that I have become fully immune to the vicious, hate-filled attacks of Israel’s haredi leaders on Reform Jews and...

The Israeli Bill to Preserve Demographic Jewish Supremacy

The bottom line is that the conversion bill submitted by Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana supplements the law that declares Israel the...

Netanyahu Plea Deal Would Be Contrary to the Public Interest

Signing the plea bargain being discussed by opposition chair Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit is contrary to the public...