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The UN vs Israel

There’s an old joke about the United Nations having a football team. ‘But who would they play?’ it goes. ‘Why, Israel of course.’ There may not be much humour in it, but there’s plenty of truth. Despite Israel being set up by UN vote, it has been the world’s premier forum for Israel-bashing, particularly since […]

Universities have let evil grow on campus. They do not deserve to survive

If these university leaders had been asked the question about any other minority, their answers might have been different

Israeli president on college bosses: Can’t they understand this is a fight against evil?

American University leaders are the product of “decades of brainwashing” according to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the New York Post in Jerusalem Thurday he denounced these people as being on the wrong side in “a clash of civilizational values.”

Hamas’ philosophy: All civilians, all children are tools of war

Every time a home is destroyed in Gaza, or a civilian building is targeted much of the world seems bewildered and outraged. In the process the worst libels against the Jewish state get repeated.

Time’s Winged Chariot Hurrying Near

A centuries-old poem reminds us to squeeze life out of every moment.

Europe’s clash of cultures — and antisemitism — is coming to America

Well the war on Christmas certainly started early this year. On the streets of New York. And in the ugliest way possible. By now everybody will have seen the footage of anti-Israel activists and pro-Palestinian extremists trying to disrupt the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.

Loved and hated, Henry Kissinger was the pragmatist who tried to solve world’s problems

HENRY KISSINGER had many distinctions in his life. Not the least of these was that he remained politically aware and active right up to his death at 100 today.

Wartime Diary

‘As the helicopters carrying the released hostages landed, traffic stopped. People got out of their cars and broke into song.’

The Fight to Recover What Has Been Lost

Between two world wars and a mental breakdown, T.S. Eliot still believed in the possibility of restoration.

When it comes to Palestine, the kids aren’t all right

The government of Israel – unlike China – is vulnerable to international opinion.

In Israel, a long wait of hope and fear to see if their children will be freed from hell

Singing broke out on the streets of Tel Aviv last night as the first hostages arrived back home to Israel after seven weeks in the hell of Gaza.

The Solitary Lines That Stick

Sometimes a single sentence, buried like a gem in the hard grit of a poem, is all you need to keep in your head.