In Search of Justice in France
In one of his, essays Henry James remarked that "ife is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong ... goodness very apt to be weak." Recognizing that this is not illusion, it is heartening that...
The Competition That Humans Are Creating For Themselves
There have been a lot of articles in the media lately about the achievements of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In particular, about all the human champions of different kinds of games that AI is beating. ...
Why Arabs and Muslims Will Not Accept Israel as the Jewish State
Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital aroused massive outrage in the Arab and Islamic world. This was for two main reasons — one religious and one nationalist.
The religious reason is rooted in...
Who knew there were Jews in India?
Let’s just say that India is not high on the bucket list of those who enjoy traveling.
You’ve heard the litany of naysayers: air pollution, litter and foul smells, a crush of people desperate and...
Promoting a culture of Jewish learning
As many people in the Greater Phoenix Jewish community know, Valley Beit Midrash is committed to fostering a pluralistic intellectual culture of Jewish learning with our every endeavor. Whether it is through our regular...
When America Scorned Jewish Immigrants
I have shelved, yet again, a perfectly serviceable column — about ideological divides in the Jewish community — because something else is stuck in my craw.
In my computer, its replacement is titled “Shithole.”
No asterisks...
Six ways to reform UNRWA
In “UNRWA’s unsettling impact” (My Word, January 12), Liat Collins is mistaken in her suggestion to incorporate UNRWA into the UNHCR. It is not because her idea is illogical – it is not possible.
UNRWA...
Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Israel make up Gaza’s ‘unsolvable equation’
A Hamas cease-fire with Israel is being undermined by the activities of the second-largest terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Both Hamas and PIJ are ideologically committed to the Islamist goal...
Rolling Back Iranian Expansionism Means Contending With A Rising Russia
NSA McMaster is turning towards rolling back Iranian expansionism, now that ISIS appears to be nearly finished. What exactly the strategy will entail is not yet clear, but at the very least it should...
UNRWA will not go away just because it loses US funds
The GAO, the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of the US Congress, is scheduled to issue a massive report on the indiscretions of UNRWA during the month of February. That report will create...