Israel is guided by an astral calculus that is not always perceptible. This explains why we sometimes stubbornly refuse to recognize the rational calculations of diplomatic cost and benefit – calculations politely impressed on us by well-meaning allies.

For Yom Hashoah, consider this true personal story about a kvitel, a little prayer note, that connects five generations of my family through the Holocaust and beyond.

The ideological hate of the left-wing for settlers and settlements is in full view this week. Tearing down an icon of the Yesha Council –is what the current campaign is all about.

Treating Israelis and Palestinians side by side is a delicate balancing act. Israel gets almost no international credit for its manifold humanitarian medical activities.

My friend Richard Marceau, a Quebecois separatist and a convert to Judaism, has just published a unique autobiography which is also a polemic for Israel. He tears down stereotypes about Jews and debunks canards about Israel.

The uncomfortable but inevitable revision of the Tal law will release Haredim from military service at a young age and tempt them into the real, working world

Umar Mulinde, a 38-year-old pro-Israel pastor from Uganda, has fled to Israel for emergency medical treatment at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center following an acid attack by Islamists that severely burned his face and crippled his eye.

Despite threats to its security and assaults on its legitimacy, Israel is succeeding in advancing its national agenda. We are winning!

Despite threats to its security and assaults on its legitimacy, there are many trends underway in Israel, the region and the world which work to Israel’s favor. Supporters of Israel need not despair!

Pray that we can reenergize our national spirit with Zionist and Jewish values, and with historical perspective that allows us to see the positive in this country and to recognize our achievements.