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...