HaTikva: Jewish Hope or Jewish Despair?
If every country has the right to select its own anthem and vote the anthem into law as is customary to do, then Israel has the same inalienable right to our anthem – HaTikva....
Category: Current Events
Nakba: Why Do You Let THAT Define You?
I wonder about a “People” that is willing, from the get-go, to define themselves as a failure: The Nakba is, for the Arabs who now call themselves Palestinians, their defining moment. The Arab defeat...
Two State Solution: Have I Lost My Marbles?
I raised a few eyebrows when I posted a link to Bassem Eid’s new article, saying I endorse it. Friends wondered what had happened to me since I generally raise issues about why we...
Holocaust Remembrance Day – New Meaning
What better way to commemorate our historic victimhood than by doing something that shows we are no longer victims! This year, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the IDF discovered the second Hamas terrorist tunnel it...
The Holocaust is Not Our Moral Compass
Don’t dare tell me that we, of all people, should know better. I do not accept this from anyone – not the non-Jew and not the Jew. The Holocaust was something that happened to...
Why Should You Not Support Israel’s Right to Exist
I’m so sick of hearing all the reasons why people should support Israel’s right to exist. Things like this, for example: Israel does so much good around the world. The Israeli government and non-government...
Soccer Is Not Just Soccer When Jews Compete Against Arabs
Leave it to Gideon Levy to turn a soccer spat into an indictment of our nation. I’m sure Levy cares deeply about Israel’s soul and that is why he never misses an opportunity to...
How Many Candies is a Jewish Life Worth?
I am just wondering about proportionality and disproportionality regarding the relative numbers of candies tossed about to ecstatic Palestinian Arabs celebrating each newly decorated shaheed (martyr). What I mean is: Are the same number...
