There are No Self-Hating Jews
The “self-hating Jew,” an idea bandied about especially by prominent Israelis of the so-called Right, is utterly misleading. Far more significant and revealing about that...
Category : Beliefs & Perspectives
Monotheism and the Temple Mount
Some pundits would have us believe that the three “monotheistic” faiths have an equal claim to the Temple Mount. No impartial observer can deny, however,...
The Fixation of Israel’s Elites on “Land for Peace”: Five Interpretations
ACPR Policy Paper No. 172 Courtesy of The Ariel Center for Policy Reasearch (ACPR) The opinions expressed in the Policy Papers are solely those of...
A Coward for Prime Minister
The above title is identical to that used in an article written by Jerusalem Post analyst Caroline Glick on June 21, 2005, when Ariel Sharon...
Jewish Roots of the American Constitution
Introduction Although many of the framers of the American Constitution were not devout, their political mentality was shaped in universities whose curriculum was based very...
Needed: Jewish Statesmanship
Edited transcript of the Eidelberg Report, Israel National Radio, January 28, 2008. Let us first define statesmanship. Statesmanship is the application of philosophy to action....
Bush Said, “End the Occupation,” and Olmert Was Silent
In his visit to Israel, President Bush had the audacity to say, “end the occupation.” He had in mind Judea and Samaria including the Old...
Judge Aharon Barak on Judaism and Democracy
In a speech at Haifa University, former Supreme Court Justice Aharon Barak declared: “It may already be said that the term ‘Jewish and democratic’ is...
Capital Punishment
With the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign in full swing, the issue of capital punishment has again surfaced in America. Again we hear social scientists echoing...
Capital Punishment
With the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign in full swing, the issue of capital punishment has again surfaced in America. Again we hear social scientists echoing...