For at least the past two decades, we have come to expect the relentless drumbeat of harsh criticism, unfair treatment and marginalization of the State of Israel by the United Nations. Thus it came as a most welcome surprise that Israel has been elected...

There are multiple reasons we mourn together, both in Judaism and beyond.We do so to respect the deceased, to comfort the family, to allow ourselves the opportunity to put the needs of others before our own needs, to create space and time to heal before...

“Tell me thy company, and I’ll tell thee what thou art.”— Miguel de CervantesIf the reports this week are true that Hamas supplied weapons and other support to ISIS in its assaults that killed dozens in the Egyptian Sinai, then what shreds of...

Benjamin Netanyahu has already served more years as prime minister of the Jewish State than any of his predecessors, including David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding premier. Bibi’s survival instincts have served him well throughout his long public career...

The question of whether World War III will happen in our lifetimes may well turn on whether the worst of the bad guys, such as Iran and North Korea, are rational actors or not and, sadly, we don’t know the answer.This constant undercurrent percolated...

Jay Michaelson wrote a provocative piece last week in the Forward, taking much of the progressive world to task, “especially…those organizations pressing Israel to pursue peace with Palestine,” for their silence following news of another tunnel...

While time will tell the full story, initial actions bode well for the leadership of Sadiq Khan, the first member of his Muslim faith to become mayor of London, particularly as relates to his relationship with the city’s Jewish population.  Khan is,...

There seems to be no limit to the extent to which arms of the United Nations will adopt positions that are aimed to delegitimize and demonize the Jewish State of Israel.  In the most recent—and one of the most egregious—of such actions, the United...

An Associated Press story by Deb Riechmann on Monday reported that President Barack Obama is “poised to release secret pages from the 9/11 inquiry.”  Some 28 pages comprising a chapter of the official congressional inquiry on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks,...

“Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the bus bombing but did not take responsibility for it. Some mosques in Gaza also welcomed the attack with messages of praise broadcast from loudspeakers.“A spokesman for Hamas...

There are lots of ways to combat anti-Israel campaigns like BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).  Here in St. Louis, we’re part and parcel of one of the more productive lines of advocacy.One way, the most common one, is to talk about the political...

It seems strange to welcome news about a victory by Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s army, but its taking back control from ISIS control of the ancient city of Palmyra is indeed a welcome event.ISIS marauders had received worldwide condemnation for their...