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Identity and Education

Remembering the Inimitable Abe Foxman

In the introduction to the book about the U.S. community I wrote about a decade and a half ago, a little story about Foxman appeared, which I thought was appropriate as a farewell to this man and to an era.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

A War of Consciousness

National security depends not only on victories in Bint Jbeil or Rafah, but also on the battlefields of consciousness in Washington, Berlin, and Paris.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Europe’s Sanctions Are a Strategic Blow to the Settlement Enterprise – and to Israel

Israel must act with determination in convincing the European Union to cancel these detrimental sanctions.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

What does it mean for a teacher to lose a student?

Those no longer here with us were part of the future we believed in. Their absence changes that
Identity and Education
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