Islamic Ascendancy intensifies US Appeasement

It is ironic that whereas President Obama portrays himself as a friend of Israel whilst soliciting funds from Jewish donors, two senior members of his team were providing chilling insights to what Israel may expect should the current administration be returned to office…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The resurgence of the Zionist Organisation of America

I recently had the fascinating experience of attending the 114th national anniversary dinner of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) in New York…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

New Israel Fund creates Furor Down Under

In June 2010, amidst considerable controversy, an Australian branch of the New Israel Fund (NIF) was launched by its president, former MK Naomi Chazan, who a few months earlier had been disinvited from an Australian Zionist speaking engagement because of controversies associated with the NIF…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Israeli Sovereignty over Jewish Jerusalem

The ongoing pressures exerted against construction in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem such as Gilo reflect intensified global efforts to redivide the city…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Bibi – the Pros and the Cons

Two months ago at the UN General Assembly, we proudly observed as our Prime Minister employed his golden tongue to promote the case for Israel….writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Searching for a Single Palestinian Moderate

The Bible tells us that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah despite Abraham’s intercession, after he was unable to identify even ten righteous people in these cities…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Stop Distorting Rabin’s Legacy

As Israel commemorates the 16^th jahrzeit of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, I can vividly recollect – as though it was yesterday- the shock and anguish that we all experienced when we first heard the devastating news…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

American Jewish Leaders at the Crossroads

On the surface, it would seem that two of American Jewry’s most highly regarded Jewish leaders, both deeply committed and devoted to Israel, have lost – at least temporarily – their political bearings…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Gaza Missiles – Testing Our Resolve

Our tepid response to the latest stream of missiles launched against us from Gaza is chillingly reminiscent of our failure to adequately respond to this threat since the advent of the primitive Qassam missiles over a decade ago…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Candidly Speaking – On Distinguishing between Good and Evil

Good deeds and the spurning of evil preoccupied us throughout the Days of Awe and the Sukkot Festival, climaxing with the redemption of Gilad Schalit…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Gilad Shalit – the Sweet and the Bitter

The liberation of Gilad Shalit on the eve of Sukkot, after five cruel years of incarceration was the outcome of a major conflict between the heart and the mind in which turbulent emotions triumphed…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

A Post-Zionist World Organisation

A recently published Jewish Telegraphic Association (JTA) news report reinforces the view that the World Zionist Organization (WZO) has now truly passed its expiry date, and is engaged in activities which could even be considered to be undermining Zionist objectives…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Unabated US Administration Pressure against Israel

The serious impact of the US administration’s fierce condemnation of a routine municipal approval for construction of 1100 homes in the Jerusalem suburb of Gilo must not be underestimated…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Rosh Hashanah Expectations

Rosh Hashanah is the season of Tshuva – of soul searching and reviewing events of the past year in order to improve our conduct and raise our moral standards for the forthcoming year…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

A Crucial Week at the U.N.

This has been an amazing turnabout. A few sentences in Barack Obama’s speech at the UN represented the most articulate and explicit summary of the case for Israel ever uttered by an American president at the UN…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Silence of American Jewish Leaders

Traditionally diaspora Jewish leaders speak up on behalf of Israel, frequently even taking the lead on issues in which geopolitical considerations made it problematic for the Jewish state to be engaged…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Jews Defect from Obama in Droves

In a column published two months ago, I commented on the findings of an opinion poll by Dick Morris which indicated that, contrary to the predictions of most political commentators, the Jewish community’s century-long nexus with the Democratic Party was dramatically eroding as Jews increasingly began to absorb Obama’s negative approach to Israel…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Two-Faced New Israel Fund

It is a sombre reflection on the naivety of well-intended Jewish philanthropists that they continue donating vast amounts of money to Israel’s largest NGO, the New Israel Fund (NIF)…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

No Tolerance for Hooligans

The demolition of the three homes at the Migron Heights outpost by the army was conducted in an unprofessionally brutal and primitive manner….writes Isi Leibler. Read more

The Depraved United Nations

On September 20, the vast majority of the 192 member countries of the United Nations will probably “recognize” a Palestinian state…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Explaining Doublespeak to our Friends

These are difficult times as we simultaneously confront threats from our Middle East neighbours and intensified pressures from every direction including the Obama Administration….writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Justifying Murder – an Abonimation

Since the Middle Ages and earlier, we encountered marginal Jews who turned against their own people. Amongst apostates to Christianity there were those who wrote inflammatory libels against the Jewish people, paving the way for pogroms; socialists like Karl Marx whose vile antisemitic tirades speak for themselves; and more recently, Jewish communists purportedly supporting a new world order who applauded Stalin whilst he was murdering, imprisoning and persecuting their fellow Jews…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Tough Decisions on Terror

The latest terrorist attack in southern Israel was no random terrorist outburst. The Hamas leadership is unquestionably responsible and at the least authorised the attack…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Social Protest – Reality and Delusion

We should be celebrating the apparent success of a protest movement initiated by Israelis outraged by the increasingly hedonistic society which displays scant concern or compassion for the underprivileged. After the tents have been dismantled and the protestors return home, there is every likelihood that their exercise in people power will have a long term impact, creating a new political agenda obliging legislators to ensure that societal and welfare issues are no longer ignored…writes Isi Leibler Read more

J Street’s Soft Sell for the Uninformed

Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, has written a highly misleading book titled “A New Voice for Israel” portraying himself as a passionate supporter of Israel and a dedicated Zionist and extolling the virtues of his purportedly “pro Israel pro-peace” organisation…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Tzipi Livni Should Resign Now

Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni’s unprecedented outburst against Prime Minister Netanyahu to an American audience warrants Kadima calling for her immediate resignation as party leader…writes Isi Leibler. Read more

Claims Conference: A Failure of Leadership

The board of directors of the Conference on Material Claims against Germany (Claims Conference) should hang their heads in shame. Rather than respond to the growing calls for an independent review of the organization in the wake of the theft by insiders of more than $50 million earmarked for survivors, last month’s annual board meeting in New York saw a handful of key officials orchestrate a series of resolutions designed to cover up the gross – if not criminal – negligence which failed to avert the greatest financial scam in the history of any Jewish organisation….writes Isi Leibler Read more

Israelis performing Wagner in Germany – a national disgrace

 

The Israel Chamber Orchestra on Tuesday performed Wagner’s opera Siegfried Idyll at the Bayreuth Opera Festival. It was the first time an Israeli orchestra had played Wagner in Germany….writes Isi Leibler Read more

Obama and the Jewish Vote

 

The recent Dick Morris opinion poll demonstrates that traditional long-standing Jewish support for the Democratic Party has eroded dramatically. Read more

Rupert Murdoch – a Genuine Friend of Israel

For Israel, a major erosion of the Murdoch media would have highly adverse repercussions…. Read more

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