As 2012 draws to a close, we continue to back a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians because we cannot muster up hope for any lasting peace without it. Right now, however, our hope is on life support, with flatlining only a few short breaths...

“I wish to God she had an M-4 in her office locked up — so when she heard gunfire, she pulls it out and she didn’t have to lunge heroically with nothing in her hands.”  — Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Tex, on “Fox News Sunday,” referring to Sandy...

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, as the enormity of the Holocaust became well-known worldwide, vigorous steps were taken in West Germany to make sure that the views of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist Party would “never again” be...

On the heels of the Gaza conflict and the United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood, we’re wrestling with two axioms as they relate to Israeli leadership’s decision-making. • Just because you have the ability to do something doesn’t mean you...

The so-called Law of Unintended Consequences — which of course is no law at all, but a phrase meant to describe how decisions in complex systems have varied and unpredictable results — is raging in Egypt right now, and President Mohammed Morsi is...

As we hope for an effective and lasting cease-fire and truce, still the most common story line being screamed around the world about Israel’s Pillar of Defense response to indiscriminate rocket and mortar fire is woven together this way: • Hamas’...

Now that election season — the only time we actually pine for (nonpolitical) commercials — is over, it’s time to issue a friendly challenge to our readers: Give us feedback on our campaign coverage and more generally on the opinions and analysis...

For “one brief shining moment” in an election campaign that was largely a mixture of attack ads, relentless and conflicting opinion polls and ad nauseam pundit commentary, there they stood: President Barack Obama, coming to New Jersey on the heels...

If you’re feeling sad that the close of the election cycle will mean an end to distortions, half-truths and outright lies, never fear! Iranian leaders are picking up the slack even before Nov. 6. The theater of the absurd emanating from Iran is comical...

“(T)he Kotel is not an ultra-Orthodox synagogue. It’s a national heritage site which is very holy to all of us.” — Lesley Sachs, executive director, Women of the Wall Israel is being bombarded with allegations of discrimination from within and...

“Take a census of the whole Israelite community...” — Numbers 1:2 The Hebrew Bible teaches us that the Almighty commanded Moses to “take a census of the whole Israelite community.”  That ancient wisdom has tremendous currency for the descendants...

Remember how cool you thought it was that a word could be that long? Think about how many grade school kids take on the challenge of spelling this 28-letter beast.It’s a classic case of form over substance, though. For neither the students who take...