A clear victory for Israel’s right
After last week’s decisive election in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to forming a ruling coalition and returning to the prime minister’s...
China’s Xi and Taiwan
Late last month, a somber Xi Jinping walked across the stage of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing flanked by his hand-picked,...
Letters to the Editor: November 11
Newspaper pages represent ‘America in miniature’
If Maryland is “America in miniature,” then the Oct. 28 issue of the Baltimore Jewish Times opalesced the fraught...
Kanye West’s hate speech awakens my ‘triple consciousness’ of being Black, Jewish and American
Kendell Pinkney | JTA
When I read the news about Kanye West, I didn’t know whether to turn off my phone, or throw it.
I knew...
Parshat Vayera: On daughters and sons, and near-sacrifice of Isaac
G-d reveals Himself to Abraham three days after the first Jew’s circumcision at age 99, but Abraham rushes off to prepare a meal for...
Israel should consider Ukraine’s and Russia’s treatment of Jews before taking sides
Gary Schiff | JNS
Should Israel align with the West and aid Ukraine its fight against the ongoing Russian invasion? Should Israel remain neutral because...
Promoting Jew-hatred must have serious consequences
Micha Danzig | JNS
In the three weeks since the artist formerly known as Kanye West (“Ye”) made his anti-Semitic claims on social media and...
Jewish pride defies this ancient hatred
Alex Ryvchin | Special to the JT
My childhood in Australia was mostly free of antisemitism. This led me to believe we had left that...
Israel must support Ukraine
Israel is under mounting pressure to take a side in Russia’s war with Ukraine. And the complications Israel faces are largely of its own...
The blight of Kanye West
According to rapper and fashion designer Kanye West (aka “Ye”), he lost “2 billion dollars in one day” when Adidas, the Gap and Balenciaga...