Editorials

Autocrats Ganging Up on the U.S.

Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, made a three-day visit to China last week. He was greeted by President Xi Jinping in an official welcoming ceremony,...

‘Deeply Troubled’ By Settlements

For the past several months, the focus of most Israel watchers has been concentrated on the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul proposals. Jurists, academics, politicians,...

SOTU Stump Speech

President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address last week. He spoke to a newly divided Congress and an electorate that...

A New Tool for Jewish Philanthropy

The Jewish philanthropic sector is valued in the billions of dollars. It is, literally, a very big business. It is comprised of organizations and...

Blinken Visits Israel

There were a lot of moving parts that added complexity and diplomatic tension to Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to Israel, and...

Trial by Billboard

There was a skirmish last week in the Bay Area between the forces of Zionism and anti-Zionism. It took the form of messaging and,...

The Religious Accommodation Test

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on religion and other protected categories. That law...

Stop Wasting Valuable Time in the House

In the U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar has been a provocative figure, particularly for many in the Jewish community. She is...

In Support of a Consistent Arms-Sale Policy

Turkey has long been a prickly ally. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it joined NATO, the West’s Cold War umbrella, in 1952...

Progress at the Jordanian Border

There is a lot going on in Israel. And much of it complicates the job of diplomats posted there. The job of U.S. Ambassador...