How Once-Cautious Benjamin Netanyahu Came to Lead Israel’s Most Radical Coalition
Twenty-seven years have passed since Benjamin Netanyahu was first elected as Israel’s prime minister. Since 1996, he has headed six governments over more than...
Embrace People With Disabilities All Year Round
Over the past decade, there has been a national effort to raise awareness about individuals with disabilities. Months like Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and...
Social Media Is the Least Effective Platform for Effective Israel Advocacy
In May of 2021, during the Israel-Gaza crisis, Israelis were running to bomb shelters as Hamas launched hundreds of rockets at them. A dozen...
Letters to the Editor: March 31
What the PA Can Do
Your editorial urged, “If the Palestinian Authority genuinely wants peace it needs to do everything in its power to stop...
Dealing with Antisemites
A new survey by ADL found that 2022 set a record for antisemitic incidents in the United States since ADL started keeping track in...
Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin
At the conclusion of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s carefully orchestrated Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader personally escorted his guest...
Parshat Tzav: Humility a Component in Serving God
Torah text is inscribed upon the skin of a once-living creature. Such a creature was once asked to speak to God for us. Now...
Going Unto a Refugee Crisis
Pikpa Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece. June, 2016.
“No problem?” asks Sahar, pointing at my guitar. This is her favorite English phrase. She is 14 years...
Struggling with Long COVID
Three years ago, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) developed flu-like symptoms. It turned out to be COVID. He never got very sick, and his symptoms...
Compromise and Rejection
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke to the nation last week. He addressed the increasingly contentious judicial reform proposal before the Knesset that some view...