Antisemitism in America
A little more than a year ago, just before COVID-19 overtook our lives, we were lamenting the troubling rise of antisemitism in the United...
Israel on the brink of change
As we go to press late Tuesday afternoon, Israel is poised for what could be significant political change that will usher in a new...
Biden’s Middle East opportunity
President Joe Biden was right. Israel has an absolute right to defend itself. And the fact that Israel was largely protected by the Iron...
Principle and courage under fire
The Holy Land is more than a nickname. It suggests that there is something intrinsically sacred in the land of Israel. And to defile...
The fires within
Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls is the kind of military operation with which we are very familiar. The country is under an attack...
Politics, religion and Pew
Everyone knows that in order to keep peace in polite company, religion and politics should be avoided. But the two are intertwined in the...
Human Rights Watch should watch its words
There are many problems with Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) contention that in “certain areas” of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, Israel’s “deprivations”...
Student loan relief v. loan forgiveness
There is widespread concern about the crippling financial challenge to some 43 million Americans of their federal student loans. Proposals to deal with the...
Biden’s 100 day speech
President Joe Biden marked his 100th day in office last week with a nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress. He spoke...
Confronting domestic abuse
During the past year, home has been a safe haven for most people. It was the comfortable refuge from the deadly pandemic, which predominantly...