Editorials

Political self-preservation

The recent return of the Ra’am Islamic party to Israel’s precariously balanced government shows just how significantly political self-preservation motivates the members of the...

Collective punishment for looking Jewish

We struggle to contain our indignation. The story is upsetting. The video is chilling. The apology was milquetoast. Lufthansa Airlines blew it. But very...

Russia’s blood libel

Like the rest of the Western world, Israel wants to support Ukraine in its fight to defend its democracy and right to self-determination against...

A breach at the Supreme Court

Much has been said about last week’s unprecedented leak of a draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in the Dobbs v. Jackson...

Spotlight on infertility

Across the globe, developed countries are experiencing decreasing fertility rates and aging populations. People marry later than in earlier decades, delay childbearing until later...

Elon Musk’s Twitter

No, Elon Musk is not a Jew. And while his eye-popping $44 billion purchase of Twitter may turn out to be good for him,...

Interests, not friends

The political adage that there are no permanent friends, only interests, rings true in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, once the focus of American...

The battle over Title 42

Title 42 is a federal health order that was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the Trump administration, which...

Government in limbo

Just when we were starting to get comfortable about the prospects for Israel’s politically diverse and razor-thin majority coalition government led by Prime Minister...

Stop the war crimes

As we gather around our seder tables this week, we encourage serious discussion about the reported atrocities being perpetrated by the Russian war machine...