מאמרים
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
Antisemitism
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Identity and Education
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Antisemitism
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Identity and Education
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.