COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan is a former principal of Jerusalem elementary and middle schools, and was a member of Kibbutz Re'im from 1994-1999. She is the author of Mistake-Proof Parenting , based on the time-tested wisdom found in the Book of Proverbs, available on Amazon.

DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING against the attacks on Iran step on a poster of US President Donald Trump, in Turkey, last week. While it’s true that America cannot fight every war, it is certainly obligated to fight against those who have threatened to finish it off, the writer says.

Blindness to the global threat: The folly of American isolationism - opinion

Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.

Why are people reading articles about Tucker Carlson? - opinion

FRANCESCA ALBANESE, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, declared Israel “the common enemy of humanity.”

Francesca Albanese represents UN inability to acknowledge truth and morality - opinion


Samer Sinijlawi’s vision for Gaza deserves serious skepticism - opinion

Promises of reform in Gaza may appeal to the West, but there is a risk of the past repeating itself.

Palestinian childred are seen sheltering at a tent camp in Gaza City on Tuesday. The new Gaza plan, sadly, seems doomed to failure even before it gets off the ground, the writer says.

What does ICE have in common with Israel? - opinion

Critics of ICE and Israel have recast lawful defense as brutality, using emotionally charged images to shift sympathy away from the criminals.

An immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent raises a finger moments after detaining a man during an immigration raid, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

This was not protest, it was a threat to New York’s Jewish community - opinion

New Yorkers, whether Jewish or not, must be willing to disavow what is being touted as a moral equivalence of something that is actually a precursor to forced expulsion.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

Israel can no longer avoid the coexistence debate - opinion

As Arab Israeli violence rises, Israel must balance its safety with coexistence.

Israeli police tape.

Iran on the brink: Could 47 years of oppression finally end? - opinion

All around Iran, citizens rise against tyranny, taking a risk for freedom and a better future.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Instead of tackling antisemitism, cities worldwide are placing Jews under house arrest - opinion

Rather than clamping down on blatant persecution of Jews, in the towns where they live and at the places they frequent, Jews are being told to avoid gathering because it's too dangerous.

 People take part in a protest to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza during a march in London, Britain, January 13, 2024.

It's time to say bye-bye to Western culture unless someone fights back? - opinion

There is no question that the migration of Muslims, who hold very strong views that emanate from their religion and culture, is in direct conflict with Western values.

A pro-Palestinian rally in Australia.

America or Israel: You can’t have both - opinion

As unexpected and bizarre as all this sounds, Jewish Americans may very well be facing the choice of America or Israel, because if Moreno has his way, they will no longer be able to have both.

US SENATOR Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is ceremonially sworn into office in January 2025.

Stopping Jews from bettering mankind: What drives modern antisemitic conspiracies - opinion

The unbridled hatred toward Jews and the State of Israel can be attributed to the baffling need to disavow a race of people who have dedicated themselves to blessing a world that doesn’t want them.

JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The United States, and Donald Trump, are flirting with Israel's enemies - opinion

Israel greatly benefited from the strength and fortitude displayed by the world’s superpower, which came to the rescue alongside the Jewish state.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani onboard Air Force One during a refueling stop near Doha last month. The writer asks: Who is more duplicitous than Qatar?