While the public toils and tears, its politicians never quit politicking.

America’s Silenced Majority remains pro-Jewish and overwhelmingly pro-Israel. But dynamics on social media, and a polarized political culture that broadcasts extremists too loudly, has given the haters an outsized profile.

Israel cannot allow Hezbollah to continue firing into its territory with impunity, nor can it leave its citizens in the north living in fear, waiting for the next rocket to fall.

It’ll be over by Christmas” is an old saying from the first months of World War I. That war lasted from July 1914 to November 1918—almost four and a half years. To Israel’s leaders’ credit, they have never said such a thing about our war. When it began a year ago, with the brutal attack on October 7, neither Christmas nor any Jewish holy day was mentioned as a possible end date. The war started on a holy day, and when it ends it will be a different type of holy day—that is, if Israel ends up winning it.

The government is making a mockery of Israeli law and reviving its push for significant changes to the justice system, creating a divide in the country.

The prevailing opinion was that “you don’t change horses in midstream.” It turns out that this was a costly mistake.

As Germany’s far-right AfD secures regional victories and the left-wing BSW rises, new challenges for Israel’s relationship with its key European ally and the Jewish community within it emerge.

I realize this program of action may be uncomfortable for many American Jews. Still, the cost of the American Jewish vote for the Democratic party must include policies that will advance Jewish security and identity for the future.

Israel’s emotional whiplash: from war’s edge to hostage tragedy. Netanyahu’s strategy speech sparks controversy. Is prioritizing security over hostage rescue the right call?