International reaction to the recent surge in Palestinian terrorism and last week’s Israeli operation in Jenin has been as predictable as it is depressing. Though the Biden … more

In 1921, Herbert Samuel, the British high commissioner of Mandatory Palestine, appointed Haj Amin al-Husseini grand mufti of Jerusalem. It would prove to be a mistake. Husseini would spend his … more

The great German writer Heinrich Heine famously observed in his 1821 stage play “Almansor,” set in Spain during the Inquisition, that “wherever books are burned, they will … more

A delegation of Israeli surgeons faced a daunting challenge last week when a general power failure interrupted a life-saving surgery they were performing in Ethiopia. But thanks to their quick … more

Surgeons at Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem managed to reattach a boy’s head after a horrific accident left him internally decapitated. A car hit Suleiman Hassan, a 12-year-old Arab from … more

At least 73 Israelis were arrested on Tuesday as opponents of the government’s judicial reform initiative packed Ben-Gurion Airport and blocked highways and interchanges across the country in … more

When the first Jewish patient died on Rabbi Melvyn Lerer’s watch as chaplain at the Central Islip State Hospital in 1976, he was devastated. There was no tahara (preparation of the body for … more

The BDS movement has been a total failure. It has not damaged Israel’s economy, it has not turned Israel into a pariah, it has not changed Israeli policy, and it has not destroyed the … more

This June, I was privileged to hear an American lieutenant-general studying at the Israel Defense College speak about American patriotism and the lack thereof. He said he was saddened that he … more

While Jews have been arguing among themselves over the differences between the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and the Nexus … more