Ambassador Oren’s talk of unilateral Israeli withdrawal is neither new nor smart.

With 20 days to go until the vote for Chief Rabbi, Israel’s secular politicians and the non-Orthodox public they represent have to make a choice. Do they want a modern Rabbinate, or do they want to kill it all-together by electing the Haredi candidate?

Netanyahu should make it clear that Israel is not headed towards another imprudent “disengagement” from the territories

When the centrifuges continue to spin in Qom, it’s no wonder that many in Israel prefer Mitt Romney… A new public opinion poll shows that large majorities of Israelis are dissatisfied with Obama administration’s policies on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and on Iran.

Summarized here: The punditry of Benny Morris, Dennis Ross, Daniel Schwammenthal, Jonathan Tobin, Amir Mizroch and The Washington Post editors.

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.