Tisha B’Av teaches us that throughout history, hatred of Jews existed. The barbaric Hebron massacre is a perfect example and should be remembered.

In some situations, we aim to do more than convey information; we also hope to motivate others to react as we would. But it's not so simple.

US politics has entered a realm where the actual merit of a particular issue may no longer be the focus, and this dangerous trend affects Israel too.

The Balfour Declaration did not determine, in any way, a Jewish right to establish Israel. That right pre-existed this Declaration.

Concern for nationalism is deemed by segments of the world to be inherently unethical even as nationalism is recognized as necessary.

Pithy and false one-liners, spiteful singular comments, lack of concern for thought and/or the facts – this is all part of the present, possible maliciousness of an internet sound bite.

We do not fight just for Israel, but also for the expression of proper Divine values universally and what Israel must mean to the world. This is also a Purim message.

Highlighting a terrorist attack should bring forth anger and thus action against the perpetrators. In some cases, however, it draws sympathy for the terrorist.

Our ultimate value should not be solely that Israel does, and benefits from, good, but that all humanity should similarly strive to meet this goal for the good.

This is what the enemies of Israel actually want: to define us like everyone else. Any terrible, violent action committed by Israelis allows the world to pronounce that this nation is just like everyone else.

Iran is still Iran, a major supporter of terrorism – and the participants at the table were only there because they believed this. So why all the camaraderie?

So as much as I condemn the attack on Charlie Hebdo and support the right of this magazine to publish the cartoons that it does, I am still not Charlie Hebdo.

President Rivlin’s call for unity should be taken seriously. Regardless of our differences, we must take all steps necessary to achieve this goal.

People wonder how Nazism could have swept Germany just 100 years ago. With ISIS we are seeing the same phenomena today.

The challenge to those who wish to maintain a narrow perspective on Israel is that the people who attacked Charlie Hebdo were also in conflict with Israel.