Jews don’t control America’s foreign policy
Belief in the myth of Jewish power haunts the U.S.-Israel relationship. Op-ed.
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Biden will do everything he can to help Lapid and sabotage Netanyahu
Despite outrage about interventions in its own elections,expect Washington to pull out the stops to try to sabotage Netanyahu.Op-ed
Expose: The "experts" are often wrong and sometimes even corrupt
Exposing a corrupt foreign and defense establishment: A former US. general secretly worked for Qatar in connection with Benny Gantz. Op-ed.
The DeSantis affair The disgraceful politicization of Jewish institutions
NY’s Museum of Jewish Heritage has declared itself a partisan institution by banning Gov. DeSantis from speaking in its building.Op-ed.
The US ambassador to Israel calls pay-for-slay 'martyr payments' - for starters
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides sees his job not as promoting good relations but telling Israelis what they can and cannot do.Op-ed
The Holocaust Remembrance Day rule that proves everyone loves dead Jews
Lip service paid by the world to the memory of the Six Million is matched by the complacence about or support for today's Jew-hatred.Op-ed.
Who’s coarsening American public discourse now?
Is Biden’s angry and divisive rhetoric to blame for the latest round of abusive Nazi analogies? Opinion.
Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers
Netanyahu’s trial ending in a plea bargain is bad for Israeli democracy, even if it lets us move on from a long-running nightmare. Op-ed.
Politics and combating anti-Semitism don’t mix
Historian Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination to be State Department envoy shouldn’t be held hostage to partisan anger. Opinion.
Anti-Zionist Jews are more in tune with the Palestinian Arabs than Jewish liberals
Some cling to the myth of a 2-state solution, but recent statements by Mahmoud Abbas are in line with those wanting Israel destroyed.Op-ed.
What’s the greatest threat to the Jews? Iran or voter integrity laws?
Why are Jewish groups agreeing rather than pressuring it to stop Iran? Opinion.
Archbishop Tutu and the disturbing power of intersectionality
South Africa’s struggle was nothing like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but Tutu's bias showed how easily myths lead people astray. Op-ed.
Why the double standard on 'West Bank' violence?
Claims of settler violence made headlines while “routine” murder by Palestinian Arabs against Jews is downplayed or justified.Opinion.
Skirting the line between a lukewarm friend and an enemy
NY's Rep. Bowman was praised for visitng Israel. But alliances with anti-Zionists and upsetting stands show a different story. Op-ed.
Stop complaining about Christmas trees and enjoy your own holiday
Why American Jews need to stop trying to cleanse the public square of religious symbols. Opinion.
Biden gives a clinic on how not to negotiate with Iran
Washington has lost the game before it started, and Israel is clearly on its own. Opinion.
Is there still hope for American bipartisan support of Israel?
The AIPAC formula, aiming for a broad coalition of both parties, that achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s is no longer working. Op-ed.
Neo-Nazis are not a political metaphor
A dirty trick backfired in the Virginia election. Misusing Charlottesville as a partisan ploy makes fighting antisemitism a joke. Op-ed.
Biden Palestinian Arab consulate move is Bennett’s toughest test
The Agron St. consulate is in a Jerusalem neighborhood that not even left-wing Israeli governments would ever consider surrendering. Op-ed.
Ideas must be debated, but not historical facts
A bogus claim that Holocaust studies must be balanced with revisionist lies is being used to discredit a law on critical race theory. Op-ed.
The Jewish stake in resisting the war on school-board critics
The attempt to frame protests against critical race theory as “domestic terrorism” also gives a permission slip to anti-Semitism.Op-ed.
The Sally Rooney episode: BDS proves once again that it’s all about the anti-Semitism
Rooney's translation refusal and Ben & Jerry’s singling out Israel for boycotts, tell us all we need to know about Jew-hatred. Op-ed.
Two cranky old Jews symbolize everything that’s wrong with our political culture
Larry David snubbed former friend Alan Dershowitz because he represented Trump. Politics has become a religious culture war. Op-ed.
What Israel must learn from the US retreat from Afghanistan
The cost of disgrace is not cheap, but Americans will get over the humiliation of the Afghanistan disaster. Not so Israel. Op-ed.
The bombing of Sbarro’s and why Oslo failed
The Sbarro massacre in Jerusalem is a ghastly reminder of the nature of a conflict that Israeli concessions couldn't solve. Op-ed..
Are Jews really united against anti-Semitism?
A DC rally against Jew-hatred struck many of the right notes, but the poor turnout illustrates the dismal Jewish crisis response. Opinion.
Biden’s promise on Iranian nukes is worthless
Biden pledged Tehran will not acquire nuclear weapons on “his watch.” But with Obama’s deal the crisis will occur after that. Op-ed.
If the US wants to be humane, it won’t ‘rebuild’ Gaza
Reconstruction to show sympathy for victims will reward Hamas terrorism and flash a green light for wars aimed at destroying Israel. Op-ed.
The bipartisan consensus on Israel broke, and the GOP can’t be blamed
The first post-BLM summer flare-up of Mideast fighting exposed a fundamental shift in how many Democrats think about the Jewish state.Op-ed.
When Hamas fires missiles at Israeli homes, forget nuance
There aren’t two legitimate opinions about this conflict.Those who target civilians must be defeated, not rewarded. Op-ed.
The Anti Defamation League has forgotten its mission
The ADL’s endorsement of impeachment and of silencing Parler show how far it is from the purpose for which it was created. Op-ed.
The Arab Spring created a consensus against Middle East interventions
The neo-conservative dream of spreading democracy is dead. But Israel & America are largely content with undemocratic Arab allies. Opinion.
A toxic race curriculum has no place in Jewish schools
The “1619 Project” version of history teaches students that Jews are racist beneficiaries of white privilege, a terrible blunder.Opinion.
Will the Democrats get the message they were just sent on Iran?
Even if Tehran is cheered by the hope of Trump’s defeat, they aren’t going to conform to Biden’s will any more than they did to Obama. Op-ed
The man Israel left behind and the damage left with him
It is only right that Pollard, who served more time in prison than many murderers, can now make aliya. A US Jew's view of the saga. Op-ed..
Who gets to define ‘disinformation’?
Tthere is a conscious effort to limit the discussion by claiming that some people are peddling “disinformation.” Op-ed.
The Jewish vote mattered more than we thought in 2020
Is there any gap greater than that between the two branches of the same ethnic/religious tree who voted for Biden or voted for Trump? Op-ed.
Europe battles Islamists, but Jews remain the canary in the coal mine
France is trying to battle extremists and respect their rights. Toleration of anti-Semitism indicates that the West isn’t winning. Opinion.
Do Americans understand the anti-Semitism around them?
Americans, as a whole, are not ant-Semitic and oppose actions and vitriol against Jews, but many don't know it when they see it. Op-ed.
Two different Jewish tribes choose different candidates
Many liberal Jews still care deeply about Israel and its security, but it is not their top priority. Op-ed.
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