According to Al Jazeera, “Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 43,259 Palestinians and wounded 101,827, since Oct. 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attack that day and more than 200 were…
The word “evil” doesn’t adequately convey the horrific nature of the crimes that have been committed against the Bibas family and the families of the (at least) 37 other children that Hamas killed on and since October 7, 2023. The…
I’ve been following closely every utterance of the new Trump administration regarding the situation in the Middle East. In that regard, by the way, I strongly endorse and recommend Schmuel Katzkin’s treatment in Sunday’s The American Spectator. With Katzkin, I…
Fighting terrorists is like playing chess with an opponent who has no respect for the rules of the game to the point that whenever they find themselves losing, they flip over the board so they can start over again. We…
I say all the time when I write these 5QT columns that I want to make them actually quick, and I often fail miserably in that endeavor. But suffused with an added vigor for the task, and more importantly an…
If I were asked to pick the central biblical message, then the imperative to love is on the short list. To love God and to love human beings created in the divine image are great biblical themes, as well as…
Last October, we witnessed a disturbing shift in schools and universities across the country. Following the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, antisemitic rhetoric surged to alarming levels. Students claiming to advocate for a “free Palestine” signed antisemitic proclamations, engaged…
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has long been suspected of receiving funding from terrorist groups and terror-supporting countries. Now, a federal magistrate has ruled that it must open its donor files and books on its assets as part of…
After the death of Yahya Sinwar, the choir of blessed peacemakers resumed the refrain for an immediate ceasefire and a plan for “the day after.” Kamala Harris, the lead singer, glanced repeatedly at her politically crafted score that proclaimed, “it…
