From the moment of recognizing the right of Jewish people to live on the land of their ancestors the international community, represented by the League of Nations and the United Nations, has made all possible efforts to deny the Jewish people of this...

We hear quite often that it is the fault of the West that the Muslim world hates us so much. They claim that it is the Western demands for implementation of democracy, perceived as arrogance by Muslims, are responsible for the escalation of Muslim terrorism...

As a Jewish state, Israel has always incorporated elements of religious tradition into its workings. Kosher food, for example, is served in the armed forces and at government functions; the national calendar recognizes Jewish holidays. And personal status...

This column is being written on May 3, which is 5 Iyar on the Jewish calendar, which is Israel's 58th birthday. On this day in 1948, as the British Mandatory Government was sailing out of Haifa harbor, David Ben Gurion, the head of the Zionist movement...

Oh my God, someone has publicly outed the "Israel Lobby." For those readers who do not closely follow the machinations in academia, let me explain. John Walt, the academic dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and John Mearsheimer, a political...

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Arik, Itzik, Yarkon. Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah. Sarele, Revital, Raykhke, Lilach. Your Jewish name says a great deal about you. It hints at when and where you were born, how traditional your parents were when they chose your...

Last time we looked at the significance of Jewish names. Now, choosing them. If you happen to be in the market for a name -- or if you want to lend some advice to someone who is -- there is a wealth of suggestions waiting for you on the Web. Of course,...

The election of a new Seniors Party in Israel will no doubt give some relief to those old folks who were harmed under the confused economic policies of the previous government. Why do seniors need to fight for their rights in virtually every country in...

It is fair to assume that it is not by accident that the Save Darfur rally planned for this coming week, April 30th, in Washington was scheduled in close proximity (five days apart) to Yom Hashoa. We can also expect the Holocaust to be invoked forcefully...

Iran's success in developing enriched uranium, even if this achievement is limited in scope, obviously could have serious regional and international implications. Sadly, the failure of the Bush administration to pursue a coherent strategy toward Iran...

I am addressing this letter to you because you are known to be a pragmatic man and also a believer. Use your pragmatism and belief in God to alter the destiny of your people and walk them to the "promised land" because they have suffered enough. The long...

ROME (JTA) -- David Irving's arrest and three-year jail sentence for having denied the Holocaust has been met with a chorus of cheers in the Jewish community. A notorious liar, he was once considered a prominent historian. Many people were delighted that...