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Engage with Israel’s new government

On Dec. 21, shortly before the expiration of the midnight deadline to do so, Benjamin Netanyahu informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he had...
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George Santos should resign

Before and during his recent campaign for office, incoming Republican Rep. George Santos of Long Island, N.Y., claimed to be “half-Jewish.” He also claimed...

Trump for sale

There seems to be no limit to former president and current candidate for president Donald Trump’s narcissism. Nor does there appear to be any...

No ‘one size fits all’ in protecting minorities

The announcement that the Biden administration is establishing an inter-agency group to coordinate U.S. government efforts “to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of...

The United Nations, disappointment and irrelevance

We have long been critical of the world body known as the United Nations. Born of a noble purpose as an intergovernmental organization created...

Warnock, Sinema, Trump and Biden

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election last Tuesday was significant. When it occurred, it sealed...

No time to waste on ceremony

Last week the White House hosted a roundtable meeting on antisemitism led by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Numerous administration officials and several representatives of...

The Birthright imperative

It’s hard to think of today’s Jewish world without Birthright Israel. Sending groups of young Jews to Israel for 10 days at no cost to...

Alternatives to affirmative action

It began with a noble purpose. Some solution needed to be found to address the effects of too many years of discrimination against minorities...

In tribute to Steny Hoyer

We are proud to join in the praise and recognition of the remarkable public service career of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), a dear and...