Douglas Altabef

The author is an executive board member of Im Tirtzu and a board member of the Israel Independence Fund.

 Orly Noy from B'Tselem attends a lobby meeting entitled "Between occuption and Apartheid" in the Israeli parliament, June 22, 2021

Affirming our sovereignty: Taxing foreign political donations to Israeli 'water carriers' - opinion

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Oh, baby! Israel's high birth rate is a model for the West to emulate - opinion

 A WOMAN pays her respects at a memorial set up for the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz in Tel Aviv last week. Hamas has, to no one’s surprise in Israel, made itself completely unpalatable, let alone heroic, says the writer.

Removing the mask: Hamas dropped its victim narrative with sadistic hostage releases - opinion


We just witnessed the Supreme Court's breathtaking hypocrisy - opinion

The Supreme Court has failed the most basic test of judiciousness, showing itself to be rash, tone-deaf, and ultimately unaccountable.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, last October. Levin has been appropriately adamant that Justice Yitzhak Amit’s case should be investigated, the writer maintains.

Striving for consensus doesn't mean abandoning our principles - opinion

We live in a world where “my truth” increasingly directs an individual’s actions, regardless of the larger implications.

LARGE SIGNS in Jerusalem show former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, each with the words: ‘Unity Now.’

Giving it the new college try: An academic rescue plan for American Jews - opinion

Who knows, they might even succeed in knocking some sense into the Ivy League schools.

 STUDENTS AT Columbia University, an Ivy League school in New York City, attend a news conference calling on the university’s administration to support students facing antisemitism, last year. The American Jewish love affair with the Ivy League should end and can end, the writer maintains.

A tale of two worlds: Republicans and Democrats after the US election - opinion

Meanwhile, the losing Democrats have turned the rifles on each other, seeking blame, but ignoring the larger reasons and implications of their decisive defeat.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump is joined by Senator Marco Rubio at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before Election Day last week. Rubio is expected to serve as the next secretary of state. Trump has brought back optimism to the American discourse, the writer argues.

Israel’s path to victory: Netanyahu’s strategy in the multifront war - opinion

Netanyahu's strategy focuses on achieving victory in Israel's multifront war, aiming for long-term peace and security.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Rafah, in July. What form would victory assume? In Gaza, victory means the end of Hamas as the governing entity, the writer asserts.

The complex relationship between Kamala Harris and American Jews - opinion

With some viewing Kamala Harris as supportive and others skeptical of her alignment with the increasingly left-leaning Democratic Party, it is essential to consider deeper issues at play.

 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris holds a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, last week. Harris will embrace Jews of either no narrative or anti-Israel ones, the writer charges.

Israel's sovereignty at risk: Reclaiming our nation's independence - opinion

For us to fearlessly and to clearly address these existential issues we must re-embrace our sovereign mission to protect our citizens in the one and only Jewish nation-state.

 PEOPLE LOOK ON as smoke rises from a fire that broke out near Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee, as a result of a rocket attack from Lebanon, last week. The writer asks: What about securing the ability of our citizens to return to their homes in the North?

J. D. Vance’s astonishing journey to the top of Republicanism - opinion

J.D. Vance's extraordinary journey from a harsh childhood to being the Republican vice-presidential nominee highlights resilience, family influence, and the potential for transformative leadership.

 VICE PRESIDENTIAL nominee J.D. Vance stands at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week. His life was literally saved by his Hillbilly grandparents, the writer notes.

Israel must become cohesive again, what can each of us do? - opinion

There is a broad consensus for the need to look critically at the ideas and the people who have been steering our ship, and to hold them accountable for their misunderstandings and errors.

 YELLOW RUBBER ducks are on display, symbolizing the call for the release of the hostages held in Gaza, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv. Hindsight was thrust upon us by the subhuman attacks of Hamas.

Israel is being held hostage by its flawed wait-and-see mentality - opinion

We owe it to our youth, our up and coming leaders, to stiffen our spines and to do what needs to be done – on our own terms – to assure their future.

 SECURITY FORCES are on the scene in the Druze village of Hurfeish in the Upper Galilee after a drone attack.