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Bill Maher deserves praise, not gratitude, for telling the truth about Israel

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In his typically acerbic, dry humour, comedian-pundit Bill Maher marked the 78th anniversary of Israel's Declaration of Independence with...

Zubin Mehta’s tone-deaf chutzpah

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In an interview on Jan. 15 with India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai, conductor Zubin Mehta proudly announced that he had...

Netanyahu deserves exoneration, not a pardon

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Since submitting a formal request for a pardon from Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

When even consensus in Israel is contentious

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Consensus is so hard to come by in Israel that even when it exists, it’s a source of strife....

‘Hasbara’ and the traitors among us

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The release on Thursday and Friday of two hostage videos—the first by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad captors of Rom...

Israel’s brilliant handling of the ‘flotilla’ affair

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It was supposed to be a grand act of defiance—another headline-grabbing spectacle in the ongoing campaign to vilify the...
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No, Trump isn’t about to recognize a Palestinian state

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Non-Shabbat-observant Israelis awoke on Saturday to fake news that, in Winston Churchill’s witty words, “got halfway around the world...

Elise Stefanik’s UN debut can’t come soon enough

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Whether the Biden administration is planning a last hurrah for the Jewish state at the United Nations—a lame-duck good...

Kamala’s push for Palestinian statehood

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During her 27-minute interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday night, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris prefaced several of...

The Israeli imperative to destroy myths, not just missiles

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Israel’s preemptive strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon during the wee hours of Sunday morning temporarily shifted focus away...

Has Israel’s security apparatus learned nothing from Oct. 7?

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If Mohammed Abu Salmiya hadn’t filmed a couple of hate-filled videos upon his triumphant return to Gaza on Monday...

Dr. Phil’s moral clarity

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It’s not surprising that the press had a field day following Dr. Phil’s interview on Thursday with Israeli Prime...