Israel must take and hold Gaza indefinitely

- Posted in Gaza
"Operation Breaking Dawn" vividly underscored the pernicious paradox that has characterized Israel over the last five decades. On the one hand, the country displays indisputable tactical and technological brilliance. On the other, it is chronically afflicted by gross strategic imbecility. While   read more ...

A New Middle East

- Posted in The West and the Middle East
During a series of lectures and talks in several European countries about the impact of the Abraham Accords on the region, a member of the European Union's parliament told me, "The truth is that we do not understand what is going on in your Middle East, and more than that, we do not know what has   read more ...

Repentance as a Nation: The Key to Redemption

- Posted in Israel and the Land
"If you follow My statutes... I will bring peace in the Land... and if you do not listen to Me... I will bring upon you disaster" (Lev. 26:14, 16) The Torah is Israel's strength. When they guard it, G‑d strengthens them to overcome the nations, and only through that strength do the nations   read more ...

Israel Will Survive Without U.S. Aid

- Posted in The United States
[Some things never change. This commentary, originally written in 1983, is as applicable today as it was then. Nothing in it has changed except for a few names, e.g., Biden in place of Reagan] The long article by Robert W. Gibson. "Israel: An Economic Ward of the U.S." (Los Angeles Times, July 24),   read more ...

But There is a God in Israel

- Posted in
[Remarkably, after more than a quarter of a century after being written, this book is still supremely relevant. This classic was written by Rabbi Kahane in 1980 while he was serving a prison sentence in Israel for essentially warning his people about the very dangers they are today experiencing!   read more ...