Editorials

Realpolitik in the MD-4 primary

Israel isn’t much of an issue to the voters of Prince George’s County, Maryland. But last month’s Democratic primary in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District,...

Russia targets the Jewish Agency

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Jewish Agency for Israel office in Moscow. Here is what we know: Last month, Russia’s Justice Ministry...

Support the ‘Respect for Marriage Act’

Last month, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and reversed 50 years of abortion rights jurisprudence, the dissent predicted that the court’s...

Joe Biden’s Saudi adventure

President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel had all the joy and good feelings of a family simcha — including visits with all of the...

Joe Biden comes home to Israel

President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel last week, for the first leg of his four-day visit to the Middle East, reflected the remarkably strong...

Johnson gets the boot

Three years ago, many British Jewish voters were in a quandary as they evaluated their political choices in advance of parliamentary elections. The Labour...

Prime Minister Lapid

When Yair Lapid became the caretaker prime minister of Israel on July 1 — a position he will hold at least until the next...

A Supreme win for school choice

There was an important decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week that has not attracted a lot of attention. The case is Carson...

Israel’s recurring stalemate

Israel’s Knesset is expected to dissolve itself this week. Under the governing coalition’s rotation agreement, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will become the acting prime...

The complexities of Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia

Why is President Joe Biden going to Saudi Arabia next month? During his presidential campaign and for most of his first year in office, Biden...