Video exposes Mamdani as more radical than thought
A 2021 video of a virtual Youth Democratic Socialists of America meeting featuring Zohran Mamdani has recently resurfaced, revealing that despite his previous denials, the New York City mayoral nominee does, in fact, hold...
The fear of Jewish success
Even before the war with Iran started, Israel’s opponents, enemies and even friends have criticized Israel more than ever in recent months. What has brought on this increased criticism?
One week before Israel’s war with...
If I were Netanyahu, here’s what I would say to President Trump
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Once upon a time, heads of state spoke privately out of the way of the press....
Why didn’t oil prices rise during the Israel-Iran war?
Despite the intense 12-day military confrontation between Israel and Iran, global oil markets remained remarkably calm in recent weeks. Oil prices saw only minor fluctuations, rising briefly from $68 to $77 per barrel, before...
Surprise, deception, warning and war
All warfare is based on deception. Offer the enemy a bait to lure him. … Be seen in the West and march out of the East; lure him in the North and strike him in the...
Gaza: The Palestinian Authority Is Not the Answer
"Arab states have repeatedly asserted that they will not take part in the postwar rehabilitation of Gaza absent Israeli acquiescence to the Palestinian Authority gaining a foothold in the Strip as part of a...
Israel, Iran and Nuclear War: Deciphering Science-based Scenarios
“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation.”
Jose Ortega y’Gasset, Man and Crisis (1958)
At...
J Street vs. Israel over Iran
When Israel launched a precision strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, nearly every segment of the U.S. Jewish community rallied behind it. Zev Stub of The Times of Israel wrote, “Jewish organizations from across...
Lessons from America’s first Jews
This Fourth of July marks an unprecedented time for American Jewry. For most of us, this day has always stood as the one golden date in the year when neighbors and communities come together...
American Jews owe President Donald Trump a thank you
American Jews don’t have to like everything U.S. President Donald Trump has said or done to state unequivocally that he is the best friend Jews have ever had in the White House.
Acknowledging this turn...