Tisha B'Av is a national as well as a religious day of mourning
If the Jewish people had not maintained the tradition of Tisha B'Av, it is doubtful we would ever have managed ...
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Let Zion lament
For Tisha B'Av: Isn’t it time to re-energize our national spirit with a measure of historical perspective and our societal ...
Hamas is responsible for Gaza, end of story
Hamas fights the recalcitrant jihadist groups in Gaza every time it identifies a threat to its rule, but in other ...
Gaza border incidents are warning signs
Tensions are always simmering on the Israel-Gaza border, but the murder of an Israeli soldier and the ensuing string of ...
Tisha B'Av's PR problem
Many Israelis continue to wonder why, as citizens of a sovereign Jewish state, they should mourn Jerusalem and the Temple's ...
The war on terror never sleeps
Even if we learn that Hamas had no connection to the murder of Dvir Sorek, its operatives are working day ...
One apology too many
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak's apology for the deaths of Arab protesters in the October 2000 riots could be seen ...
Time to negotiate Israel's eastern border
Israel needs a border with the Palestinians in order to remain a Jewish and democratic state. Such a border could ...
Tisha B'Av has a message for a divided, troubled America
The criticism of Trump and the willingness to demonize him now seems to apply to anyone who might vote for ...
The last of the large, democratic parties
When the Likud is denigrated, it's not because it isn't democratic. Just the opposite: The goal of its enemies is ...