“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.”       If the combined talents of Ian Fleming, John le Carré, Stieg Larsson and Daniel Silva had concocted the storyline that came out of Washington last week, every major publishing house would have...

No one should be surprised at the latest report from the Anti-Defamation League that incidents of anti-Semitism surged last year.And no one should take the report lightly.According to figures released last week by the ADL (https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/anti-semitic-incidents-surged-nearly-60-in-2017-according-to-new-adl-report),...

The anguished plea of “never again” that has long been associated with the Holocaust has surfaced with new force and new meaning following the horrific deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.Too many mass shootings...

“The first step to building resilience is to take responsibility for who you are in life.  If you’re not willing to do that, stop wasting your time reading this letter.  The essence of responsibility is the acceptance of the consequences—good...

With a recommendation by Israeli police that corruption charges be brought against him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing his greatest challenge yet to remaining in office. If Israeli prosecutors follow the indictment recommendations,...

You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. — Exodus 22:20This time-honored Jewish value mentioned repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible is being severely challenged by an ill-timed and ill-advised decision...

Democrats have won 24 of the last 25 elections in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District in the Chicago area. Now, a perennial candidate who is running unopposed for the GOP nomination in the March 20 primary should easily help to extend that record.Candidate...

Despite strong opposition from Israel, the United States and Holocaust scholars, the Parliament in Poland has adopted a bill that criminalizes blaming Poland or its citizens for complicity in Nazi war crimes.  The bill seeks to punish individuals who...

Lebanon, Israel’s neighbor to the north, has been linked to the Jewish State since the days of King Solomon, who used the Cedars of Lebanon in the construction of the First Temple. Today, the growing power of Hezbollah threatens to overshadow that...

Once again, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has delivered a passionate and well-reasoned speech to the Security Council that included a pointed attack on Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. She said Abbas lacks...

Ever since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, efforts have been made to encourage companies and organizations to boycott doing business with the Jewish State, to divest any holdings from their portfolios and to impose sanctions on companies...

If you’ve ever wanted to be the editor of a newspaper, here’s an exercise to show you what it’s like. Let’s say you are trying to figure out the best display for the two top stories of the day. In one, your state’s chief executive lays out...