Concerning Self-Hating Jews

In a column appearing in The Independent, the fiercely anti-Israeli UK daily, “”, Avram Burg,  former Speaker of the Knesset, Chairman of the Jewish Agency and scion of one of Israel’s renowned religious Zionist families, commended the UK government for measures designed to boycott Israeli goods produced beyond the green line and urged the EU to do likewise “in Israel’s interest”…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Religion and State at the Crossroads

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his new coalition partner, Shaul Mofaz, have pledged to introduce legislative reforms which will ensure that all Israeli citizens – including haredim and Arabs – will be obliged to fulfill their civic duty by serving in the IDF or undertaking a form of national service…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Labor in Opposition: An Historic Opportunity

Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovitch initially expressed bitterness and regret when the unity government was proclaimed…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Nakba Hoax in Retrospect

No revisionist or post Zionist spin can plausibly deny that the War of Independence was an attempt by a coalition of Arab states to annihilate us. But as Goebbels used to say “Repeat the same lie again and again and ultimately people will believe it”…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Breakfast with Peter Beinart

During a recent visit to New York, I had an extended breakfast meeting with controversial author Peter Beinart who in recent months receives enormous media exposure as the most prominent far left critic of Israel in the United States…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Unity Government – Opportunities and Dangers

The dramatic coup by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Shaul Mofaz to form a national unity government and set aside elections until November 2013 has dazzled the nation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Ehud Olmert and Intelligence Heads in Destructive Rampages

We have recently been subjected to a variety of prominent Israelis publicly besmirching their country in order to promote their personal agendas or compensate for their frustrations. However we fail to appreciate the extent to which these ravings damage our global standing and embolden those seeking Israel’s destruction…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Most Israelis and Jews are under no Illusions

If one reviews the events of the past year and monitors opinion polls, it becomes abundantly clear that despite the mantras chanted by the far left insisting that most Israelis and Jews are opposed to the policies of the current Israeli government, the evidence on the ground suggests the very contrary…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Personal Musings on Aliya on Independence Day

In Israel, the past few weeks epitomize the contrasting emotions of sadness and exhilaration which embody the life of the Jewish people…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Intellectuals and the Delusionary Israeli Left

The most talented Israeli intellectuals and writers frequently display gross political naiveté…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Relevance of Pesach in Our Times

Despite alienation from religious extremism and the extortionist tactics of the one dimensional haredi political parties, there has been a remarkable revival in the observance of Jewish traditions and customs among those not committed to observing Halacha…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

AIPAC at the Pinnacle of Success

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a uniquely American organization supported by the majority of American Jews, is the most important global Jewish association engaged in Israel advocacy…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Israeli Arabs – Rights, Obligations and Loyalties

An incident during the recent retirement ceremony for Israel’s Chief Justice, Dorit Beinisch, highlighted the complexities Israeli Arabs face in relation to their identity…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Olmert Honors J Street – a Disgrace

Imust confess I rubbed my eyes in disbelief when I read that former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the J Street Conference Gala dinner on March 26…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Gaza: Deterrence and Proportionality

Last Friday, the IDF struck out against the Iranian controlled Popular Resistance Committees which our intelligence discovered were orchestrating another attack on the Egyptian border. Zuhair al Qaisi, the Secretary-General of the PRC (who had orchestrated the previous terror attack a few months on the Egyptian border near Eilat) and his collaborator Mahmoud Hanani, recently released in the course of the Schalit exchange, were both killed…writes Isi Leibler Read more

Can Obama be trusted?

Few would envy Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‘s role during the forthcoming months…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Anglo Jewish Leaders and “trembling Israelites”

The simmering tensions associated with the “restrained” Anglo Jewish leadership approach to Israel advocacy, exploded at the last plenum meeting of the Board of Deputies of British Jews…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Erosion of Israeli Leadership

This week, as we pay tribute to the memory of Menahem Begin on the twentieth anniversary of his death it is somewhat depressing to observe the stark contrasts between the caliber and extraordinary dedication of Israel’s founding fathers and our more recent leaders…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Beinart’s False Image of Zionism and American Jewry

In June 2011, Peter Beinart a former editor of the staunchly pro-Israel New Republic, published a controversial essay in the left wing New York Review of Books, headlined “The failure of the American Jewish Establishment”…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Ice Cream and Conversion

When the Israeli Chief Rabbinate decreed that Haagen-Dazs ice cream is no longer kosher because it is not based on Chalav d’Yisrael – milk extracted under authorized Jewish supervision – it is imposing the most stringent interpretation of kashrut on all Israelis…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Wake-up Call for Prime Minister’s Office

The latest round of allegations in the Israel media about the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) contends that the chief executive harassed and took inappropriate photographs of a female employee. As the employee herself adamantly refuses to press charges, the outcome of this episode is unclear…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Documenting Palestinian Criminality

We are told, day after day, that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is a genuine moderate committed to achieving a peace settlement with Israel. In addition to the international community, even some Israelis – admittedly a dwindling minority – also chant this mantra…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

When Ronald Lauder calls on Mahmoud Abbas

During a recent visit to London, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald Lauder accompanied by the President of his Latin American region, Jack Terpins, called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Saeb Erekat who were also in the city…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Grovelling to the Moslem Brotherhood

It is profoundly disconcerting to read media reports of the unseemly competition between the US and Western governments to curry favor with the Moslem Brotherhood in the wake of its electoral victory in Egypt…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

On Democracy, McCarthyism and Fascism

The collapse of the Palestinian initiative to achieve unilateral independence and the widespread consensus within Israel concerning the principal threats confronting us, have deeply frustrated marginalized far left groups. Their response has been to launch a global campaign portraying us as a State losing its democratic ethos and adopting fascism – a theme eagerly endorsed by much of the Western media…writes Isi Leibler.

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Change the System but Cease Haredi Bashing

Last month at the outset of the upheaval over enforced haredi gender separation, I wrote a column titled “Confront Unbridled Religious Zealotry Now”.  Regrettably, the fundamental issues requiring attention have been totally submerged by a flood of histrionics and outright haredi bashing which will only intensify divisions within the nation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Losing the War of Ideas due to Incompetence

In the war of ideas, we operate under huge handicaps. Our adversaries attract sympathy as underdogs, yet carry enormous economic and political clout and effectively control international institutions like the UN…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Confront Unbridled Religious Zealotry Now

Once again I feel impelled to express anger, frustration and pain concerning the primitive behavior displayed by our religious zealots and their frenetic efforts to reject modernism…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The New York Times Hates Israel

The brouhaha over the recent New York Times column by Tom Friedman highlights the newspaper’s increasing hostility against Israel…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Kudos to ADL’s Foxman for speaking up

For some months I have been highly critical of the failure of the American Jewish establishment leadership to speak out against repeated hostile policies and statements emanating from various branches of the Obama administration…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

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