Isi Leibler
ARTICLES BY: Isi Leibler
Netanyahu’s Victory — and What Comes Next
Israeli voters have chosen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what was essentially a referendum over whether he should be re-elected to a fifth term in...
Considering the National Interest in the Coming Elections
Despite the high-pitched abuse being exchanged between the principal contenders, the Likud and Blue and White parties, this Israeli election paradoxically highlights the unity of...
Israel Should Work With Poland Despite Holocaust Controversy
Jews with any connection to the Holocaust tend to harbor prejudice against Poles. Despite their 1,000-year sojourn in Poland, Jews were often discriminated against. In...
Who Should Israelis Vote For?
Most of Israel’s previous elections have presented voters with meaningful choices, many with long-term implications on the security of the nation. The most extreme example...
Where Are America’s Jewish Leaders?
Israel is once again facing major new international military and political challenges. Yet despite our dysfunctional political system and the chaos associated with the impending...
Political Dysfunctionality and Electoral Chaos in Israel
Setting aside the Gaza confrontations, 2018 was one of Israel’s best years since the establishment of the state. President Trump’s administration has become the most Israel-friendly...
The Prime Minister Is Treating Us Like Morons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed his political savvy by avoiding an election as he outmaneuvered Naftali Bennett and his Bayit Yehudi party, forcing them to...
Israel Must Restore Deterrence in Gaza
All of us abhor military confrontation or war, which inevitably leads to casualties. Israel today faces a major threat from Hamas in the south where Iran...
A Call to GA Participants
First, permit me to open this column by expressing my distress that for the first time, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) are holding...
The Kavanaugh Imbroglio and Jews
Although I am not American, I must confess that I was glued to the screen watching the Kavanaugh hearings in the US Senate. With the hindsight...
The Devastating Impact of American Non-Jewish Jews
There is no disputing that, except for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews, American Jews and their leaders have distanced themselves from their Jewish identity. In...
UK Jews and Unity at Any Cost
The list of 50 Most Influential Jews published by The Jerusalem Post included Marie van der Zyl, the recently elected president of the Board of...
5779: A New Year of Hope
Those of us privileged to live in Israel should give thanks to the Almighty and appreciate the extraordinary achievements of the past year, and pray...
Ronald Lauder Loses the Plot
Ronald Lauder is a billionaire and respected art collector who became passionately committed to Jewish life. As US ambassador to Austria, he witnessed virulent antisemitism....
Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Complains About Current US Lunar Ability
UK Calls Seizure of Ship a ‘Hostile Act’; Iran Releases Video of Capture
US Authorizes Deployment of Troops, Resources to Saudi Arabia