Middle East
Opinion Articles
The Black vote, Israel and the 2026 primaries: This is the political shift Washington should watch
Analysis: Progressives scored key wins, but Black voters in Detroit and St. Louis sent a clear message rejecting extremism.
Additional Publications
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israelis are angry at Europe, yet still drawn to it
Since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, relations between Israel and several European Union member states have entered one of their most difficult periods in recent memory.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israel’s Next Front: The Power of Attraction
Universities, hospitals, cultural and sporting institutions, technology companies and philanthropic foundations increasingly shape a country’s international influence.
Democracy
Democracy
‘Enemy of the people’? A free press is democracy’s lifeblood
Israel’s free press will not die overnight. But it can slowly wither and censor itself, ultimately harming all sides of the political spectrum.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Professors Should Fight Campus Jew-Hatred as Educators, Not Bureaucrats
These are educational institutions. But most universities have allowed bureaucrats – in Washington and on campus – to hijack what could be “teachable moments.”
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Has Israel been sidelined as the new regional order is being written?
Israel fought the wars, paid the price, and transformed the region – only for others to write the new Middle East without it.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Europe, Israel, and the medical record of a nation
Different faces, different ailments. Yet by the fourth pharmacy, the names had stopped sounding like unrelated prescriptions. Heard together, they suggested a kind of national medical record.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Zealotry – not baseless hatred – will lead to Israel’s collapse
Today, as in ancient times, ideologues will risk civil war to thwart compromises. Fortunately, most of the nation thinks they're wrong.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Can You Be a Zionist Without Zionism?
Do you want to convince Jews, and the world, that Zionism is a cause worth supporting? Explain what “Zionism” is, and perhaps it will turn out that the world is actually on our side.
