Are Beinart and Rogen the handwriting on the wall for Diaspora Jewry?
{Previously published by the JNS} Much has been written about Peter Beinart’s recent article “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” and Seth Rogen’s simplistic ill-informed podcast delegitimizing the…
Editorialized news reporting is worse now than the Bari Weiss controversy
In 2016, James Rutenberg, the media reporter for The New York Times, wrote, “You have to throw out the textbook American journalism…. You would move closer than you’ve ever been…
Why Palestinians can’t sign an end-of-conflict pact
Palestinian Arabs cannot sign an agreement that ends all claims and recognizes the right of a Jewish state to exist and live unmolested on land that was ever Muslim. According…
Biden vs. Trump on Israel and anti-Semitism
{Previously published by the JNS} A pro-Israel friend of mine told me that he wished AIPAC would publish an unbiased list comparing the policy differences between former U.S. Vice President…
Will annexation embolden Iran?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Could the ramifications of annexation reverberate from an exclusively Israeli-Palestinian issue, into one with regional implications that could lead to a large-scale war? Does…
The case for the status quo in Judea and Samaria
{Previously published in the Jerusalem Post} Supporters of extending Israeli sovereignty to 30% of the West Bank claim this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to permanently create defensible…
Kerry’s gift to Pompeo: The end of the Iran arms embargo this fall
In January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency certified that Iran had complied with all of its obligations under the JCPOA (nuclear deal). The Obama administration responded by saying, “That…
Nixon goes to China, Trump spends trillions to save America
As the economic consequences of closing down the American, Israeli and world economies grow exponentially each day, with the potential for a worldwide depression lurking just around the corner, now…
Pandemic Should be a Wakeup Call to Prepare for Bioterrorism
{Previously published by the JNS} The hard lessons of the coronavirus pandemic will hopefully motivate the world to work together in the future to mitigate the effects of the next…
Sorry, but Bernie Sanders is No Zionist
Now that the Democratic Party nomination is completely up in the air, one must contemplate the real possibility that socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, who may have the most delegates going…