Opinion | History Held Hostage
Until the doors of Warsaw’s POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews opened six-and-a-half years ago
Opinion | The Politics of a Mizrachi Millennial
In August 2015, I was part of a bipartisan group of young Iranian-American Jews from Los Angeles who met with Representative Ted Lieu.
Opinion | Murder Rate Rises Among Israel’s Arabs
Only one political faction could look with satisfaction at the indecisive results of the second 2019 Israel election.
Opinion | The Elephant in the Impeachment Inquiry
With Syria in turmoil, the Kurds in flight and its own government in prolonged limbo, the last thing Israel probably wants to worry about right now is an American impeachment process.
Opinion Interview | Steven Waldman on America’s Long Struggle for Religious Liberty
Most recently, Waldman says he’s alarmed by the level of bigotry faced by Muslims—often unnoticed by those who consider themselves “persecuted” by, say, gay couples wanting wedding cakes, but who see all Muslims as terrorists and oppose the construction of mosques.
Opinion | Grumpy Jewish Grandpa 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders gets a lot of grief for being loud. “You don’t have to yell,” Representative Tim Ryan told the senator during CNN’s second Democratic primary debate.
Opinion | A Feminist Bounty—and Quandary
When Hillary Clinton ran for president, her being a woman was icing on the cake. I love icing, so I jumped into her campaign without hesitation. In 2008, I liked Barack Obama, but I felt Clinton had
Opinion | How Israel Is Failing Its Ethiopian Citizens
This July, thousands of Ethiopian Jews participated in sit-ins, blocking main roads all over Israel with burning tires. More than 100 police officers were injured and more than 136 demonstrators arrested.
Opinion | The Surprising MbS-Netanyahu Connection
Israel has hoped throughout its history to be accepted by its neighbors, no matter how remote the prospect has seemed at times. David Ben-Gurion famously despaired of ever achieving a rapprochement with the Arabs.
Debate | Should American Jews ever criticize Israel? | Absolutely
"Not only do they have a right to critique Israel’s policies, they have a responsibility to do so".
Debate | Should American Jews Ever Criticize Israel? | Cautiously
We should act with the knowledge that our criticism could be misused and misconstrued
Debate | Is There a Jewish Responsibility to Fight Climate Change? | Paul Driessen
CFAC author Paul Driessen says Jews have no responsibility to fight Climate Change, human impact is unproven.