The Jewish vote is up for grabs, and it may decide the election


A few weeks ago, a sermon by Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, the senior rabbi at the Steven Wise Free Synagogue in New York, shocked millions from that city to Tel Aviv. Standing at his pulpit, Hirsch delivered a stern warning to the Democrats. Noting that he is someone “who is finely attuned to American Jewish sentiment,” Hirsch told Democratic elected…

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The Denial of Civil Rights to American Jews on Campuses


Amidst the inferno of Jew hatred burning through more than a hundred American college campuses, President Biden continues to dither, progressive university administrators genuflect before the jihadist rioters and the Jews find themselves with no rights or protection. I analyze the nature of the campus mayhem, its connection to the war with Hamas in Gaza, and consider the implications moving…

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Now is the Time for Choosing


On Wednesday, hikers around the southern Israeli city of Arad discovered the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile from the April 13 overnight assault. Israel’s Channel 11 identified it as a Khader-1 missile. The Khader-1, like the Imad missiles, which Iran also used in its strike, are nuclear capable. The fact that Iran used two ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads…

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What happens when children seize the wheel


Three reports published since Iran’s April 13 combined missile and UAV assault on Israel stand out for what the tell us about the nature of U.S. policy in relation to the war. First, on Sunday Reuters reported that Turkey mediated between Iran and the United States to agree on the size and scope of Iran’s assault on Israel before Iran carried it…

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Iran is watching Israel bow to a weak America


Did Israel cave to U.S. pressure to pull its troops out of Gaza and allow more humanitarian aid into the Strip—aid that will likely fall into the hands of Hamas? Will the Biden administration’s policy of conflict containment lead to peace or more war? And how are Israel’s enemies perceiving events on the ground? I discussed these topics with my…

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After six months of fighting, did Israel just lose to Hamas?


Six months after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 and Israel’s military response to them, U.S. President Joe Biden tells Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Ceasefire or Else.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turns on Israel, too, as the Israel Defense Forces exit the southern Gaza Strip. Has Israel lost the war to Hamas? All this and more on…

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