November 9 marked the anniversary of one of history’s darkest events: Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” which signaled the beginning of the Nazi onslaught against Europe’s Jews. On November 9–10, 1938, synagogues were torched, Jewish-owned businesses and homes were ransacked, and...
November 9 marked the anniversary of one of history’s darkest events: Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” which signaled the beginning of the Nazi onslaught against Europe’s Jews. On November 9–10, 1938, synagogues were torched, Jewish-owned businesses and homes were ransacked, and...
Is peace in the Middle East possible? Last month’s Israel Answers article affirmed that Palestinian statehood would not result in peace in the Middle East primarily because a whole generation of young Palestinian adults have been taught from a young age that dismantling Israel is the only path...
Many Western countries continue to call for a two-state solution—an independent state for Palestinians alongside that of Israel. But is this “solution” viable and could it bring peace to the Middle East?
The answer is no—and here are a few reasons why.
1. Palestinians have been...
Prompted by a swell in antisemitic incidents in Europe back in 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) drafted a definition of antisemitism to help countries, institutions, and organizations recognize it when it was happening in order to respond quicker to, monitor better...
After the brutal attack on Israel on October 7, lies about Israel that were already circulating before the war intensified, and as the battle continued, new ones emerged. One is that Israel is using famine as a weapon of war. But are people in Gaza suffering from intentional starvation, and if...
Wedged between Egypt, Israel, and the Mediterranean Sea, Gaza has been described as an “open-air prison” and the “world’s largest concentration camp.” Those touting this view say that since 2005, when Israel withdrew its people and military forces from Gaza, Palestinians living there have been...
Palestinians describe Israel as an “occupier,” which places the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the context of an oppressor and the oppressed. Palestinian violence is therefore overlooked if not condoned as the legitimate reaction of a victim of oppression. This narrative portrays Hamas—the...
Israel’s critics and enemies often refer to Zionism as “settler colonialism.” This charge intensified after Hamas broke an existing ceasefire agreement, invaded southern Israel, and brutally murdered more than 1,200 people on October 7, prompting Israel’s declaration of war. Within weeks, rather...
Even a casual observer of history cannot help but notice the astounding relationship that has developed between Jews and Christians over the last 80 years. None of this would have happened without the birth of the modern State of Israel in 1948. Since then, however, other pivotal moments have...