Opinion Articles

Embarrassed, isolated, still loyal: The dilemma of young American Zionists

For many US Jews, October 7 brought a stronger sense of identity and a deeper bond with Israel; now, that bond is clouded by growing embarrassment
Embarrassed, isolated, still loyal: The dilemma of young American Zionists
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Antisemitism

What ‘Free Palestine’ Really Means

That in the poisoned moral economy of “Free Palestine,” Jewish blood is a form of currency to be spilled—from the blown-up buses of the Second Intifada in Jerusalem to the rockets fired at Tel Aviv; from the massacred communities of southern Israel on October 7th to the Jewish museums of America.
Antisemitism
Geopolitics

Golan, Olmert’s comments are making it easier to arrest IDF soldiers abroad

Yair Golan and Ehud Olmert’s statements may have concrete consequences in the growing international legal campaign against Israel.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

In the Face of Qatari Money

If Israel had effective public diplomacy, we would be bombarded with news alerts detailing the military, medical, and hi-tech gains Israel provided America from this ugly war.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

They have ears but do not hear

The gap between the public and the jury isn’t a matter of bad judgment. It is a symptom of a deep crisis of representation.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

Excluded from the new Middle East, Israel’s military edge faces danger

Israel helped shape this new Middle East. But now, it’s not even in the room.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Western Romance with Despotisms

The cult of revolution is only one side of the crisis. There is another, quieter betrayal that unfolds not in manifestos and murals, but in diplomatic receptions and billion-dollar endowments.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Harvard’s antisemitism report sits on three lies

The report offers a long, fascinating, but not-fully-relevant historical overview of Harvard’s Jew-hatred.
Antisemitism
Geopolitics

The West pounds Yemen – but will it ever get tough with Tehran?

Even as former President Donald Trump threatens military action against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, it is clear that the priority is a deal and not a confrontation.
Geopolitics
Identity and Education

What Does the Cancellation of the Torch Lighting Ceremony Really Mean?

The Torch Lighting Ceremony, perhaps the most important civil ritual of the year, joined the long list of public ceremonies, including those commemorating fallen soldiers, which became sites of confrontation, heckling, and disturbance.
Identity and Education