Opinion // Trump’s Not the End of the World
The Jewish community can learn from its fears of Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
From The Editor // January-February, 2017
Washington has had unseasonably warm weather, with leaves clinging to branches and roses blooming into the first weeks of winter. But the winds of political change have also blown into the nation’s capital.
Opinion // Is it Time to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?
What is an embassy? It is an office in which people do their jobs—at times essential, at other times unimportant. It is also a symbol—of friendship, of cooperation, of relations.
Opinion // Challenging History’s Taboos
The Holocaust (Shoah) and the Nakba (al-Karitha) share three characteristics. First, both terms mean catastrophe, disaster or calamity.
Opinion // Declaring the Rights of Migrants
Refugees are flocking to the European continent in ever-growing numbers, and Europeans show increasing resistance to accepting them.
Opinion // Let Foreign Policy Guide Your Vote
An experienced negotiator (not Trump) is the key to good relations with Israel.
Opinion // Don’t Despair: Israel’s Not a Failure
American Jews shouldn’t be disappointed that Israel’s not a liberal wonderland.
Opinion // The Shot Heard Round the World
The Israeli soldier who “neutralized” a terrorist is not the true villain.
Opinion // The Cold, Hard Realist’s Case for Israel
The United States doesn’t need to get into a discussion of “shared values.”
Opinion // It’s Not Just That Hillary Is a Woman
And it’s not enough that Bernie is Jewish.
by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
People keep asking Jewish feminists like me which would excite us more, the first woman...
Opinion // Who Will Be Israel’s Champion?
It’s never been easy for the Israeli establishment to foresee how a newly elected American administration is going to behave. Israel did not know in advance that Lyndon Johnson was going to be Israel’s best American friend, possibly ever.
Opinion // The Victimhood Olympics
On a recent visit to America,I found myself one Shabbat morning in a large suburban shul. During the Torah service, after one of the aliyot, the rabbi gave a brief talk. He started by noting that it was the anniversary of Kristallnacht and ended by stressing the importance of the Holocaust to “our identity."