Muslim Riots
From Samuel Huntington, Who Are We? (Simon & Schuster, 2004, p. 188): “Muslims, particularly Arab Muslims, seem slow to assimilate compared to other post-1965 groups…....
Category : Beliefs & Perspectives
Destroy the Enemy to Obtain One Hundred Years of Peace
Part I — Epaminondas “Those who wish to enjoy peace must be ready for war.” Referring to the democratic reformer Epaminondas, the warrior-philosopher whose Theban...
Patton Updated
To Israel’s General Staff: Lessons From A Master of War Israel’s General Staff would do well to emulate George S. Patton, the general most feared...
To Israel’s General Staff: Lessons From A Master of War
Israel is at war. Israel’s General Staff would do well to emulate George S. Patton, the general most feared by Nazi Germany. On the eve...
Yaalon’s “Longer-But-Shorter” Road to Peace
The Eidelberg Report, Israel National Radio, December 29, 2008. Dedicated to Tsafir Ronen (z”l). Binyamin Netanyahu’s plan to elevate the economic well-being of the Palestinians...
Two Kinds of Doves
Depending on their attitude toward peace, people generally divide between “doves” and “hawks.” Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are no “hawks” in Israel, only “doves.”...
“You Can’t Make A Crooked Line Straight”
The Sages say, “You can’t make a crooked line straight.” This prompted the present writer to warn a reputedly right-minded organization against joining the Likud...
Orot (Lights) From Rav Kook
Apropos of Hanukah, the Festival of Lights, let me share with you some of the light from Orot, the seminal work of the illustrious Rabbi...
Demophrenia Updated
I am in the process of publishing a second and updated version of my book Demophrenia: Israel and the Malaise of Democracy. The updated version...
Defining the Enemy: Islam
Islam is at war with the West. The West cannot win this war unless it defines the enemy. Europe has all but surrendered to Islam,...