Islamofacism and Terrorism

As in the 1930's, Europe faces an enemy il would rather not confront, and part of the price of appeasement is buying into that enemy's narrative. The French Appeals Court wil test just how far European society is willing to go inthis direction.

"I am an atheist, and if you had any brains, you would be too."

In the words of Boaz Ganor of the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, so-called customary international humanitarian law (CIHL) is a "force multiplier" for terrorist groups, who think nothing of putting civilians in the line of fire.

Tony Blair must have left office with a similar sense of failure over his inability over to arouse the Englishmen of his day to an appreciation of the threat of global jihad.

So while Jews continue to remember May 1967, the rest of the world sees only the results of June 1967.

If America follows down that path of underestimating the ambitions of radical Islam or its ability to wage war on the West, then the situation is grave indeed.

Against this homogenizing trend and post-national Europe, stands Israel and its claim to be both a democratic and Jewish national state.

The Obsession with Iran

Israel's Obsession with Iran - Part II

To stress the point, the official emphasized one of Obsession's main points - appeasement of expansionist powers only leads to a far more destructive confrontation later on.

All Israelis are obsessed with the Iran.

Political Islam, or Islamism, poses unique threats to Torah Jews qua Torah Jews.

The President Hangs Tough

No Alternative to Democracy

If the Baker Commission Report and Gates’s testimony represent new winds from Washington, we may yet come to fully experience the words of last week’s parashah, “Va’yevaser Yaakov levado.”

Those who routinely condemn every Israeli attempt to strike back at those operating from among civilians populations as "disproportionate" or "war crimes," effectively deny Israel the right to defend itself.

Perhaps it is about time to recognize that we have no choice but to rely on Hashem to protect us, and to call out to Him in this eis tzara.

The “rationalist fallacy” – i.e., the belief that all conflicts can be solved by men of goodwill sitting around the bargaining table – increasingly afflicts the Western world.

I can no longer be friends with those incapable of acknowledging that simple truth.

Many Western intellectuals imagine that the Islamists will be satisfied with Israel, and that only Israel’s obstinate determination to exist prevents peace in our time.

Those who assume that all grievances can be assuaged will inevitably fail to comprehend the jihadists’ rage, or assume that it will go away if Israel is offered up on the chopping block.

INCREASINGLY, THE AMERICAN LEFT shares with its European counterparts a naïve Enlightenment belief that all problems can be solved by rational men around a conference table.

Israel’s wars tend to bring anti-Semites out into the open, and the current one is no exception.

Israel's Obsession with Iran - Part II