Commentary
Is Belief in God Irrational?
On more than one occasion, atheists have told me that belief in God is irrational. The certainty with which they declare that God does...
Cold-Blooded Murderer Is Praised as a Hero By Palestinian Leaders and Media
Israeli Arab terrorist Maher Yunes and his cousin Karim Younes kidnapped Israeli soldier Avraham Bromberg while he was on leave in 1980, cold-bloodedly shot him in the head, and left him for dead on the...
Detained in Israel? Ro Khanna’s Inconsistent Claims That the Media Never Questioned
On Saturday, July 11, US Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) posted on his X account that he was “detained” by “Israeli settlers.” It was the public’s first hint that anything had happened -- three days after...
Palestinian Authority Confirms Hamas Has No Intention to Resign Leadership of Gaza
Just two days after Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) showed that the resignation of Hamas' ministers in the Gaza Strip is political theater designed to preserve its power and its weapons, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas' own advisor...
The Americas Are Entering a New Strategic Era — Civil Society Must Help Shape It
For much of the past two decades, discussions about relations between the United States, Latin...
The Hidden Skills Inside Jewish Communal Life
When I was in college, I remember sitting down to write my first resume and...
The US Doesn’t Give Israel a Blank Check — and It Gets Many Benefits From the Investment and Alliance
In the arena of US alliances, no relationship delivers the outsized return for the American...
Israel Can’t Win: Palestinian Authority Libels Israel for Arab Crime and for Fighting It
The Palestinian Authority (PA) libels Israel of deliberately allowing violent crime to ravage its Arab...
The Clock Is Ticking for Israel’s Global Standing
For decades, Israel has prepared itself to survive military threats unlike those faced by almost...
Is Belief in God Irrational?
On more than one occasion, atheists have told me that belief in God is irrational. The certainty with which they declare that God does not...
Cold-Blooded Murderer Is Praised as a Hero By Palestinian Leaders and Media
Israeli Arab terrorist Maher Yunes and his cousin Karim Younes kidnapped Israeli soldier Avraham Bromberg while he was on leave in 1980, cold-bloodedly shot him...
Detained in Israel? Ro Khanna’s Inconsistent Claims That the Media Never Questioned
On Saturday, July 11, US Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) posted on his X account that he was “detained” by “Israeli settlers.” It was the public’s...
Palestinian Authority Confirms Hamas Has No Intention to Resign Leadership of Gaza
Just two days after Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) showed that the resignation of Hamas' ministers in the Gaza Strip is political theater designed to preserve its power...
The Americas Are Entering a New Strategic Era — Civil Society Must Help Shape It
For much of the past two decades, discussions about relations between the United States, Latin America, and Israel have been dominated by politics, security crises,...
The Hidden Skills Inside Jewish Communal Life
When I was in college, I remember sitting down to write my first resume and trying to make my work experience sound more impressive. One of...
The US Doesn’t Give Israel a Blank Check — and It Gets Many Benefits From the Investment and Alliance
In the arena of US alliances, no relationship delivers the outsized return for the American taxpayer as does the US-Israel partnership. Conventional wisdom often frames the...
Israel Can’t Win: Palestinian Authority Libels Israel for Arab Crime and for Fighting It
The Palestinian Authority (PA) libels Israel of deliberately allowing violent crime to ravage its Arab community and then portrays Israeli efforts to combat that crime...
The Clock Is Ticking for Israel’s Global Standing
For decades, Israel has prepared itself to survive military threats unlike those faced by almost any other nation. It invested in intelligence, missile defense, cyber...
The Jihadist in a Tailored Suit: How Syria’s New Parliament Is Fooling the West
On July 12, 2026, the newly formed Syrian People's Assembly convened in Damascus for its inaugural session, creating a meticulously crafted illusion of a modern...
What Really Happened During Rahm Emanuel’s Visit to Israel?
Rahm Emanuel flew to Tel Aviv last week to deliver what he billed as “tough love” from a true friend. He staged it as something...
The Dream of Chachmei Lublin
Earlier this week, together with a group from America and the UK brought together by Project Mesorah, I stood inside the original building of Yeshivas Chachmei...
Why Is Moses Not Called Mosheh? A Journey Through Biblical History and Translation
The first translation of the Bible was by Ptolemy the Second, some 2,200 years ago, into Greek. But Greek has letters and sounds that Biblical...
The MOU with Iran Is ‘Over’ — Are We Returning to War?
US President Donald Trump announced this week that the infamous MOU with Iran is “over” and that “Iran is run by sick people.” What that really means...
