Opinion Articles

Are Americans Finally Ready to Denounce Violence — Left, Right and Jihadist?

Amid so much media noise, with social media creating Algorithmic Radicals, spiraling deeper and deeper into violence-inducing echo chambers, many believe the shriller the better. But words matter – and tone matters too.
Are Americans Finally Ready to Denounce Violence — Left, Right and Jihadist?
Pro-Palestinian supporters set up a protest encampment on the campus of Columbia University in New York as seen on April 22, 2024

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Jewish Communities Worldwide

New York: Diaspora or Galut?

The Jews in the United States are no longer regarded as a persecuted people “who made it,” but rather as white oppressors whose wealth and standing came at the expense of others.
Jewish Communities Worldwide
Geopolitics

Hamas is rebuilding, and Israel faces the same dilemma again

As Hamas rebuilds, Israel faces the same unresolved question: what comes after the fighting ends?
Geopolitics

Macron’s diplomacy ahead of Paris conference raises bias concerns on Israel

Macron’s diplomatic messaging on the Middle East sparks debate over neutrality and double standards.
Geopolitics

The Reagan lesson for Iran: Defeat the regime, defuse the bomb

Reagan’s Cold War statecraft offers lessons for confronting Iran’s regime and nuclear ambitions.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

Israelis don’t want war; they want to win Eurovision

It is a national event, something close to a civic ritual. And in cultural terms, it offers a way of belonging to a larger endeavor.
Identity and Education
Religion and State

The IDF mixed-gender unit controversy

Like the extremist rabbis, the “Tel Aviv faction” will not rest until women serve in each and every IDF unit, whatever the cost. One can only hope that, in this ongoing struggle too, the IDF and Israel’s security will not fall victim to the extremists.
Religion and State
Geopolitics

Trump rewrites global alliances, signals new era of conditional US ties

The US president saw it early, warned and threatened — and is now proving his simple equation: if allies do not act when asked, there is no reason to keep providing a full security umbrella.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Israel must stop pretending bond with US is ‘unbreakable’ before it’s too late

Israeli leaders need an AIPAC-style group to explain to them how Washington thinks and operates.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

The menorah at the European check-in counter

For those holding an Israeli passport, the airports of Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels are not neutral transit zones.
Identity and Education