Israel-Diaspora Relations Archives

Best books of the past year

March 24, 2023

My fifth annual list (for 2022-2023) of favorite books on Israeli, Jewish and other matters, ranging from diplomacy to Torah commentary.

Compared to the ongoing Palestinian terrorist mega-pogrom against Israeli Jews, the Huwara rampage must rank as one the weakest pogroms in the ugly history of pogroms. So where is the anguish over Israeli Jews continuously murdered by Palestinian terrorists?

Sacks, Carlebach, and Kahane

November 21, 2022

Remembering three relevant and very different Anglo rabbis: The elevated expositions of Rabbi Sacks, the beautiful teachings of Rabbi Carlebach, and the angry warnings of Rabbi Kahane.

Choose optimism!

October 7, 2022

On the eve of Succot, the festival of rejoicing, there is an obligation, I think, to eschew negativity and instead to bask in Israel’s national blessings. I offer here a buoyant evaluation.

A people that dwells alone: Remembering Yaacov Herzog

September 30, 2022

A tribute to Rabbi Dr. Ambassador Yaacov Herzog on his 50th yahrzeit: "There is something unique about the Jews in the history of mankind, ‘a people that dwells alone,’ and so long as the world agrees, it cannot deny the right of Jews to this land.”

In memoriam: World Mizrachi President Kurt Rothschild zt”l

July 22, 2022

He was a giant of the generation: The ultimate exemplar of Jewish commitment, Zionist steadfastness, and national unity.

When the going gets tough…

May 20, 2022

When the going gets tough… the tough get going. When this country is under attack, Israel’s friends need to be more determined than ever to defend it.

Might American Jewry do teshuva?

November 12, 2021

Nothing short of a deep commitment to traditional Jewish ritual practice will lead to a revitalization of Jewish life in America and create a basis for recovery in Diaspora-Israel relations.

J Street’s Spiritual Conceit

October 24, 2009

The pious spiritual claptrap that characterized J Street's first policy conference in Washington was both a conceit and a cover for an agenda which seeks to create American pressure on Israel. It certainly did not fool the American Muslim leaders who spoke at the conference. They know and appreciate exactly what J Street is up to.

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