יום שלישי, י״ח תשרי תשפ״זTuesday, September 29, 2026
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At bottom, J Street believes the Palestinians are fundamentally right in asserting entitlement to most of the land Israel conquered in 1967; that their cause is therefore a just one; and that they will not and cannot be expected to abandon their claims in any significant way.
What was particularly intriguing was a somewhat garbled discussion about using Mr. Sanders’s faith – or lack thereof – to dilute support for him.
She repeatedly condemned the growth of Jewish settlements over the green line, at one point calling for “a stop to settlements – not some settlements, not outposts, not natural-growth exceptions.”
So any cop, anywhere, becomes part of the problem being addressed and thus becomes a potential target of those pursuing violent retribution.
So the president had no real information here but was essentially giving Mrs. Clinton a pass.
He described the findings as “the most surprising result of my career.”
He seemed never able to resolve in his own mind whether the world had for a season been polluted by demons from a nether world or that humanity had simply run amok.
An inspiring writer, illuminating teacher, and revered pulpit rabbi. So many accomplishments in a life well lived.
“Know or should know” is classic legal language suggesting criminal responsibility.
A legendary and savvy networker, he enjoyed the confidence of many public officials over the years, working with them on many communal issues.
The 27 remaining members of the EU reportedly are already contemplating their own new strategies necessitated by the UK withdrawal.
How strongly will Turkey counter the anti-Israel sentiment that animates the Islamic world of which Turkey is such a prominent part?
Though he made friends easily, his casual manner masked a sharp business acumen.
He championed the right of Jews to live anywhere in the biblical land of Israel and inspired and called upon many to join with him in asserting this right.
But the height of absurdity was reached with the announcement by Attorney General Lynch, in response to requests by media outlets for the transcripts of Mr. Mateen’s remarks, that only redacted versions would be released.
What particularly rankles is that Mr. Nadler’s statement accompanying his declaration of support for the Iran deal actually made a better case for opposing it.
Clinton didn’t even hint at the notion that Islamic terrorism or radical Islam played a role in the Orlando attack.
To be sure, the Times in 2008 reported on a controversy at Harvard over its having set separate gym hours for Muslim women. But it did not editorialize about it.
The key is that in the first instance a judge will have discretion and “may” deny the request for a stay if he or she is not persuaded by the government’s case.
He has strongly criticized Israel’s settlement policy and characterized Israel’s responses to Palestinian terrorism as “disproportionate.”
As for the legislation passed by the Senate, if it becomes law it would carve out an exception to a 1976 law that largely immunizes foreign nations from being sued in U.S. courts.
Although these issues have been raised before, they were dismissed when prosecutors denied any purposeful efforts to deflate the selling price.
Significantly, though, there is precious little leverage the president has with Russia, North Korea, and China.
Actually, the public doesn’t appear to share the media’s obsession with the minutiae of a candidate’s tax returns...
We had hoped that Mr. Silver’s prodigious accomplishments on behalf of all New Yorkers would play a greater role in his sentencing than they apparently did.
The article was built around an interview Mr. Samuels conducted with Mr. Rhodes and clearly shows how the public and Congress were purposefully misled.
“Almost any deal is better than no deal,” seemed to be the operating principle.
The strong likelihood that prosecutors violated the plea agreement didn’t matter.
This form of preachiness is unknown in the ordinary interactions of nations but has become quite de rigueur when American officials come down hard on their Israeli counterparts.
Where would the IDF direct its fire if not at the sites of the missile launchers?
It has long been clear that Mr. Obama feels frustrated for not having resolved the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Significantly, at the time of his detention Israel was under extreme international pressure to show that it was serious about responding to Jewish attacks against Palestinians.
“Have we lost our minds?” asked Bennett. “We are at war. War against vicious terrorism.”
The ability of relatively marginal groups bent on destruction to project their power is unprecedented.
The politics of the matter should have pushed him in a different direction.
Mrs. Clinton, on the other hand, was far more substantive and thus open to more scrutiny.
This is arrant sophistry. The “new” resolution “calls upon” Iran not to engage in ballistic missile activity while the earlier one declared “that Iran shall not engage in such activity.
President Obama, resigned to his failure to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, is looking past his time in office and weighing a plan that would preserve at least the principle of a two-state solution for his successor to pursue.
Is “called upon not to” as legally binding as “shall not?”
President Obama was inclined to push Israel to take some unpleasant bargaining positions with the Palestinians, especially concerning settlements.
But underlying the current dispute is something of even broader moment than the establishment of a separate prayer space for non-Orthodox prayer in close proximity to the Kotel.
We were deeply concerned by some of Donald Trump’s comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during last Thursday’s Republican debate. Moderator Wolf Blitzer noted that Mr. Trump had recently said that as president he would try to bring peace between the two sides – but not by favoring one side or the other. Mr. Blitzer recounted […]
Just imagine – Republicans were specifically induced to support the entire bill with promises that products from over the Green Line would be protected the same way other Israeli companies are.
We urge readers to contact officials and ask them to support an investigation.
The new law will require the U.S. government to take specific action in response to BDS activity.
It is instructive that no Democrats reacted negatively to some old statements by Vice President Biden that have surfaced.
Committed to the welfare of his fellow Jews, Rabbi Tannenbaum spent much of his day involved with the shidduch and agunah problems affecting so many in the Jewish community.
But it would be a mistake to look at this only from the perspective of the bitter partisan politics that has driven Washington for the last 25 years – although there is surely a measure of that in play.
Ironically, the mosque he chose to visit has been linked to extremist elements and was formerly led by an imam who reportedly had extremist ties.
The Times acknowledges that “Certainly, the Israeli-Palestinian crisis deepened during her tenure” – and then hastens to add “but she did not cause that.”
It is also noteworthy that Israel and the Middle East have not garnered significant attention on the Republican side either.
A renowned Talmudist, he was also noted for his compassion and self-effacing efforts to assist those in need...
Can they be anything other than a “justification of violence” when he describes terrorism as a natural reaction to Israeli policies? Statement of “a simple truth?”
He was an uncompromising foe of the Reform and Conservative movements and each year issued condemnatory statements on behalf of the UOR prior to the High Holy days.
Rav Refael was, until his passing last week at age 78, one of the roshei yeshiva at Mir and an internationally renowned scholar, especially noted for his uncommon grasp of the intricacies of the Talmud
For decades a larger than life fixture on the Jewish communal scene, Rabbi Greenwald played key roles in behind the scenes efforts to resolve several high-profile issues of concern to the Jewish community, including negotiations that helped win the release of imprisoned Soviet Jewish activist Natan Sharansky.
Ms. Hotovely makes a powerful common sense argument for transparency with regard to international aid to the PA.
German chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have backtracked from her recent expansive welcome to the refugees
For his appeal, Dr. Pincus turned to Avi Schick, a partner at the Dentons international law firm, who took on the case pro bono, which led to the Pentagon reversal.
Sting operations must be based on a target’s predisposition to commit a crime similar to the scripted crime.
Indeed, last week the administration notified Congress that new sanctions would be imposed – but soon afterward announced there would be a delay of uncertain duration.
DA Thompson confirmed the arrests and declared that “We will now fully prosecute those defendants under the law.”
Many of the extremist groups are affiliates of Al Qaeda, which has had its roots in North Africa since the 1990s.
In a sense, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia were drifting apart well before the nuclear agreement.
The lack of an American presence on the ground to challenge ISIS has become an issue in the presidential campaign.
Indeed, the advent of social media has fostered an information and networking explosion. Clearly it is in our nation’s interests to somehow stem this information interaction.
And there are still rumblings about various immigration issues including out-of-control illegal immigration and “legal” Syrian migration.
We note the silence of our elected officials on the Pincus case – not a word thus far from Senators Schumer and Gillibrand or anyone else in New York’s congressional delegation.
To be sure, it is hard to understand how such a plan could work in practical terms.
The RCA’s stance has also been centered on the issues of ordination and tefillin.
There was nary a mention of Chanukah being “Jewish” in terms of our belief in Hashem or that Chanukah was celebration of the Maccabees as Jewish patriots overcoming occupation.
The president also raised some collateral issues plainly intended to distract from the issue at hand.
Mr. Kerry seemed to suggest there had been some “rationale” for the Charlie Hebdo killings last January
He has earned the prayers and best wishes of all of us in his time of travail.
It could not be lost on Mr. Obama that the Syrian refugees as a group carry with them a different culture, value system, and religion from most Americans.
Whatever the facts, Turkey could make the crisis go away by apologizing to the Russians.
Of course this argument ignores the fact that Mr. Pollard by then was already in federal detention and would not in any way have been accessible to the press without approval by the bureau of prisons.
There’s no question the Paris attacks will enervate the public debate over whether and how to escalate U.S. operations in Syria and Iraq.
There is nothing surprising in Erekat’s position. But the new EU labeling rule perplexes.
To be sure, Mr. Miller is primarily concerned with the survivability of those countries with whom Israel might strike a deal and thus the enforceability of any such deal.
Time will tell whether this apparent spirit of collegiality will last – international dipomacy is a tricky business.
In other words, Iran would not be given a pass for its continuing activities as the leading supporter of terror groups around the world.
For anyone to think for one minute that this woman loves Jews but hates Zionists, they have to be out of their mind.
Just a reminder about elections: there are no sure bets and every vote counts.
Of course, there’s a good reason why liberals go out of their way to whitewash or ignore the constant stream of anti-Jewish declarations by Mr. Abbas and other Palestinian leaders:
The organization’s mission statement describes its role as “ser[ving] as a bridge between the Arab community and the greater New York City community.”
Rebbetzin Machlis was one of those rare personalities whose accomplishments stand out in their lifetime and beyond.
To be sure, after some quick pushback from the Jewish community, the State Department strove mightily to walk back the statements.
In addition to the performance of halachically-prescribed rituals and observances, the program calls for ancillary activities such as pre-Shabbos challah bakes and post-Shabbos Havdalah concerts.
Under the circumstances, Prime Minister Netanyahu has adopted policies that seem to be the only practical way of protecting Israeli citizens.
Mr. Harper has long gone well beyond the usual official expressions of support for Israel one typically hears from western leaders.
Iranians continue to insist the nuclear sanctions regime is to be lifted as soon as they have embarked on the road to compliance.
With three new supporters, the bill now has 48 of the council’s 51 members behind it.
Depressing as it is to contemplate, despotism kept the region from falling apart and becoming prey to non-democratic insurgencies.
“Cycle of violence”? The Jews killed over the past few weeks were innocently going about life’s routines: walking to prayer, riding in a car, etc.
As Secretary of State Kerry put it at the time, “Iran is currently a major actor with respect to adverse consequences in Syria.”
The enormous magnitude of the issue, coupled with the troubled logic of its supporters, got us thinking about whether these same Democrats would have supported the deal had it been negotiated by a secretary of state appointed by a Republican president.
As President Obama put it, Russia’s actions amounted to a “strategy that’s doomed to failure.”
The vast majority of Americans are not at all bothered by presidential aspirants signaling their esteem for Israel. Now why do you suppose it drives Ms. Coulter to a foul-mouthed primal scream?
September 25, 2026 
