By: Barbara Ginsberg I have often heard people say, “I was high”. Well that word has many connotations. It could mean “high” as in drug related, or it can mean fun related and possibly much more. This past November 12th, I was very high, “spiritually high”. I was standing in the Cave of the Patriarchs […]

By: Editorial Board If there has been one constant in governmental and media circles in recent years it has been the invariable effort to distinguish between the religion of Islam and those of its adherents who seem to commit virtually all of what are referred to as terrorist crimes. It happened after 9/11 and has […]

Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in Congress and House minority whip, spoke at the ZOA annual dinner Thank you Martin. Thank you all. I’m honored by your recognition, and humbled by the challenges before us. Sixty-one years ago, the signers of Israel’s Declaration of Independence issued a clarion call to the Diaspora. That call […]

Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST It is hard to seize the initiative. The consequences of acting are frightening. It is always better to let others go first. But sometimes that is impossible. Today it is becoming clear that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has no choice but to lead. The stakes have never been higher. […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) Support for Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Head of Har Bracha Yeshiva, is growing. A petition supporting Rabbi Melamed in his ideological showdown with the Minister of Defense, signed by rabbis and educators countrywide, has reached Arutz Sheva. The letter reads as follows: An open letter From rabbis/educators in the Hesder yeshivas To […]

Dr. Aaron Lerner “The truth is harsh. The occupation is destroying Israel. It is undermining Israel’s ethical, democratic and diplomatic foundations.” So claims Haaretz Correspondent Ari Shavit in today’s edition. I would suggest that, in retrospect, much of the activity surrounding Oslo – rather than the “occupation” – has been “undermining Israel’s ethical, democratic and […]

by Jamie Glazov Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dave Sheskin, a retired officer (Major) of the IDF. He has spent many years in Israeli intelligence services, primarily in the European theatre of operations. His expertise is in Radical Islam, Sharia Law, and the art of detecting the whereabouts of terrorist leaders in Europe and bringing […]

By: Jason Maoz, Senior Editor It’s time for the Monitor’s sixth annual Henry Schwarzschild Award, bestowed on a Jewish person in the public spotlight who, by his or her statements, displays contempt for the Jewish people, disregard for historical truth, a desire to sup at the table of Israel’s enemies, or who otherwise plays into […]

ITAMAR MARCUS and BARBARA CROOK, THE JERUSALEM POST Palestinian anti-Semitism has long been recognized as a vehicle of hatred. From academics teaching that Judaism permits murder and rape of non-Jews, to religious leaders teaching that Islam demands the extermination of Jews, Palestinian anti-Semitism is a compelling force driving hatred and terror. The Palestinian Authority depicts […]

by Nadia Matar Dear Friends, Yair Stern, the leader of Lehi (Lohamei Herut Yisrael), wrote an article on the holiday of Hanukkah entitled “The Miracle of Hanukkah.” It was written on the eve of Hanukkah 1942, and was published in the Kislev 5702 issue of the organization’s internal newspaper Bamahteret: “The miracle of Hanukkah […] […]