Israel's Sacred Places

- Posted in Israel and the Land
When the late Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signed the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn (September 1993), they initiated a process whereby Israel would lose control of its Sacred Places and its Holy Land. Even before Oslo, Moshe Dayan had surrendered   read more ...

The Mythical Moderate Muslim

- Posted in Islam and Related
Primitive tribes offer sacrifices hoping to mollify whatever nonexistent beings they believe in. The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman belongs to a very sophisticated tribe that, according to the recently retired Malaysian Prime Minister, rules the world by proxy. One would think Mr. Krugman   read more ...

The Ballad-Mongers of Jerusalem

- Posted in Jerusalem
I never cease to be astonished by the arrogance of Israeli Prime Ministers whose policies suggest that they own the Land of Israel and can dispose of parts it — why not all of it? — to whomsoever they please. Of course they count on the pliancy of cabinet ministers and on the pusillanimity of   read more ...

Why Jews Are Losing Their Birthright

- Posted in Israel and the Land
Why are Jews losing their birthright? The most fundamental reason will be found in Israel's Declaration of Independence of 1948. The first sentence states: "Eretz Yisrael was the birthplace of the Jewish people." This suggests that the Jews did not become a people until the conquest of the land of   read more ...