Cruel Mercy
I must confess to being infuriated by Israel’s Government. I am sickened by the leaders of this Government. How they self-righteously proclaim, to an uncaring...
Category : Beliefs & Perspectives
The Foundation for Constitutional Democracy » Should Israel Establish A Sanhedrin?
Various people want to reestablish the Sanhedrin. With all due respect to the many fine rabbis in Israel, can we find 71 judges who meet...
Netanyahu’s Myth of Reciprocity
Back in February 1997, when Benjamin Natanyahu was Israel’’’s prime minister, I wrote an article in The Jewish Press bearing the above title. Well, here...
Deterring Arab Terrorism
Effective deterrence against Arab terrorism will require, among other things, a consistent and unsentimental public policy. Arabs who would slaughter Jews should know in advance...
The Sanhedrin
Because of the anti-Jewish as well as anti-democratic tendencies of Israel’s Supreme Court, especially under the leadership of Chief Justice Aaron Barak, serious Jews have...
What Is A Jewish State?
Before one can talk intelligently about a Jewish state, we need to define the modern concept of the “state” as well as the term “Jewish.”...
Jewish Roots of American Constitution: The War Against International Terrorism
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...
Kings, Presidents, and Israel’s Prime Minister
The Hebrew term for king, melech, primarily implies a chief “counselor,” a president whose intellectual and moral qualities warrant his elevation and authority. What follows...
On Rabbis and Self-Restraint
When Jews are murdered by Arab terrorists, as more than 500 have since the 1993 Oslo betrayal of Judaism, it is improper for rabbis, whether...
On Rabbis and Self-Restraint
By Prof. Paul Eidelberg When Jews are murdered by Arab terrorists, as more than 500 have since the 1993 Oslo betrayal of Judaism, it is...