Opinion

The earliest known tributes to mothers date back to ancient Greek and Roman spring festivals dedicated to their mother gods. Christians honored Mary on the fourth Sunday of Lent and thus, in England, her “Mothering...

What happened in Meron was one of the worst tragedies to befall the Jewish people since the Holocaust. It is an unmitigated tragedy. There is no reason and no justification for the victims’ deaths. There...

It’s bad enough Massachu­setts Senator Elizabeth Warren is ranked in the bottom half of the least effective U.S. Senators (27 out 45 Democrats, “Center for Effective Lawmaking”), or wasted two years in a failed campaign...

The Senate recently voted to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, a move I enthusiastically supported. This move was initiated by the Trump administration in 2017. Promised by previous administrations but never executed, the move...

It is necessary to reflect on last year’s horrible vandalism of the UMass Amherst Hillel so we can assess the atmosphere from which it emerged and call attention to the lack of action and accountability...

DUXBURY – For my husband and me, among the most important attributes we wanted to instill in our children were having a strong moral compass and good character. It wasn’t always easy for us or...

Has the Biden administration found a way to spite its predecessor and aid the Palestinians without breaking the law? The U.S. State Department thinks it has, and so do its cheerleaders in the mainstream media...

JERUSALEM – Some nations lose a prince (Great Britain), and some search for a prince (Jordan). Only in Israel do we search for a would-be king, a kingmaker, and a quasi-queen as well as two...

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