October 28, 2012 Breitbart.com The biggest issue Israel faces today is not the garden-variety Arab Spring. It also is not whether equality and democracy reign in Israel. It’s also surprisingly not the Palestinian-Israeli conflict many associate as the bone of contention of the region. The mother-of-all-issues, as I learned Monday from Dr. Andy David, Israel’s Consul […]
August 19, 2012 Breitbart.com When the International Olympic Committee recently denied recognition of 11 Israeli Olympians murdered during the Munich Games in its opening ceremony, and Mitt Romney’s ad campaign dinged President Obama for not visiting Israel during his term, many turn to grassroots pro-Israel organizations to assess the damage. I can speak candidly on this […]
By now, anyone who’s surfed the internet, turned on a TV, radio or had a discussion about world politics has heard that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down. Really forced out. A peaceful revolution that was really a street-side coup d’état to topple a corrupt government that was a firm friend of the West. So how do we internalize US […]
Many of my blog followers have asked why I haven’t blogged in a few weeks. That’s simple. I’d love to say I was skiing the Alps or diving the Seychelles or maybe even scaling the Andes but in all honesty, besides advocating for Act For Israel, I spent the last month combing through all 18 chapters of my upcoming […]
On my drive back from LA, my iPhone buzzed to life with breaking news about packages containing explosives earmarked for Chicago synagogues. The CNN bulletin confirmed US officials believe al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is behind the cargo terror plot. Now, do I believe al Qaeda or any other radical Islamic group would plan […]
Growing up, being a liberal meant you were an intellectual who stood for noble causes like progress, peace and human rights. I’m proud to say my dad was one – he knew the wrongs that needed to be resolved but also knew when someone put lipstick on a pig. Yet today, those that claim to be liberal are often walking […]
   The world barely noticed when Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan left the entire planet in the lurch by voting against Iran’s nuclear sanctions last week (ditto for Brazil and Lebanon).  The world stared silently when Russian government-ordered raids slaughtered thousands of Chechens and displaced over 500,000 in two decades.   The world entirely overlooked hundreds […]
Imagine if Al Qaeda funded groups internationally to warn people about the wicked nature of Jews. Farfetched? Not exactly. It’s happening right now except the group isn’t Al Qaeda it’s the Muslim Brotherhood. Harmless? Try asking those close to former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Heck, you could ask Sadat yourself if the Brotherhood hadn’t assassinated […]
The United Nations has a longstanding pastime that is virtually unknown. It’s not a noble one like eliminating bloodshed in the Congo, or restoring law in Somalia or even peacemaking in Kashmir. It’s not focused on condemning countries with appalling human rights abuses like China, Cuba, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. Oh, no. It has […]
The Jerusalem Post just characterized Israel’s prompt response to Haiti’s earthquake victims as the Israel’s “public relations knight in shining armor.†That couldn’t be further from the truth. Israelis and non-Israeli Jews have a long history of helping those in need. One of the beliefs rabbis teach young Jews and new Jews alike is tikkun olam, […]
