U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle reacted differently to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress, something he’s done a record four …
more
By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
|
7/25/24
|
On Nov. 2, 1917, amid the turmoil of World War I, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour sent a public letter to Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild, a former member of Parliament and leader of …
more
By Jerold Auerbach
|
7/25/24
|
Now that the campuses have settled down, it’s time to take stock of what has happened since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Despite the hysteria, the protests were resounding …
more
By Mitchell Bard
|
7/25/24
|
W hen it meets this week at its annual convention, the American Federation of Teachers will not be focusing on the need to improve teaching in American schools. Instead, the AFT is weighing in on …
more
By Stephen M. Flatow
|
7/25/24
|
In the wake of the Hamas hostage crisis, a central and often-heard rallying cry has emerged from the Israeli and Diaspora Jewish communities: “Bring them home.”
Instead, the call …
more
By Steve Rosenberg
|
7/25/24
|
Entering the ninth month of this terrible war has been especially harrowing. As our hostages continue to be held in unfathomable terror, my mind is consumed with the women, because we all know what …
more
By Chana Boteach
|
7/25/24
|
Last week, I led a Conference of Presidents leadership mission that represented the American Jewish community at the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of AMIA, the Jewish center in …
more
By William Daroff
|
7/25/24
|
In an era dominated by social media and defined by short attention spans, it’s striking that longer, more involved debates hosted by elite institutions still matter.
The Oxford Union …
more
By Ben Cohen
|
7/25/24
|
The United Nations has long referred to Judea and Samaria as “occupied” Palestinian land, and the global body’s principal judicial arm, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, issued a non-binding ruling last Friday declaring that “occupation” to be ...
more
By Dave Gordon
|
7/25/24
|
In the claustrophobic enclave of Gaza, life for its two million inhabitants became a protracted ordeal under the suffocating rule of Hamas.
Ever since it seized power in 2007, the terrorist …
more
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam
|
7/24/24
|