Posts Tagged: Freedom
Distorting the Declaration
JNS.org - “As embodied in the Declaration of Independence, the essence of the State of Israel is to be a Jewish and democratic state.” —...
Bahrain Confirms Israeli Officer Will Be Stationed in the Country – State Agency
Bahrain's foreign ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be stationed in the country, according to the state news agency. The...
America and Freedom After September 11
The attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, did not happen because of what America did, but because of what America is: a liberal...
The Horrors of North Korea Require Us to Act
Surprised that North Korea's youthful leader, Kim Jung-un reportedly distributed copies of Mein Kampf as birthday presents to his country's elite? Don't be. For decades, North Korea...
Hannukah at a Hockey Rink
The Coyotes vs Panthers hockey game last Tuesday was no ordinary game. Chabad of Florida performed a menorah-lighting ceremony on the ice during the...
Just Yesterday In Tunis
The Arab spring is slowly turning into a nefarious malediction. Just yesterday in Tunis, the leader of the "moderate" Islamic party Hennada, Rached Ghannouchi, who happened...
What Defines Victory For Israel?
As the saying goes, the best way to win a battle is to avoid it. As Greece intercepted a Gaza bound flotilla on July 4th,...
Greek Actions Reap International Praise
The Greek government on Friday banned all flotilla ships from leaving its ports, without explaining its reasons. While critics accused the beleaguered government of...
The Culture of Victimhood
The United States of America is a nation that, to most, represents individual freedom and liberty but, unfortunately, most of us fail to appreciate how...
This Year we are Free
Last Thursday night Avi married Tamar in Petach Tikvah (an Israeli city whose name means "opening towards hope"). It was a glorious wedding. I have...
Obama and the Myth of the First Black President
If Toni Morrison, the Nobel-prize winning African-American novelist, can refer to Bill Clinton, a white man, as America's first black president, then surely the process...
The Difficult History of Religion and Freedom
Fears are mounting over the growing crisis in the Middle East. Even as the current pharaoh of Mitzrayim (the Biblical name for Egypt) has now bowed...