Hebrew Word of the Week: netanyahu

A future Iran will not be judged by the promises it makes, but by whether families like mine could remain without fear, without bribery, and without contingency determining survival.

The belief that we will be loved because of our weakness or protected because of our victimhood is not only ineffective; it is inaccurate. Moreover, it is not Jewish.

HRW is in the middle of a very intense and public civil war that has exposed deep fissures and threatens to cripple the institution. The disappearance or significant weakening of this NGO would be a major loss for anti-Israel, antizionist, and antisemitic forces.

Emphasizing land, language and culture offers one framework for building thick Jewish identity.

The IHRA definition became a real hurdle for anti-Israel activism. The 3% strategy dismantles it with plausible deniability.

The antisemitic fervor and hatred of Israel on the far right is both growing and not all that different from the progressive Democratic left.

We must defend our space in the public square and deepen our attachments in our private gatherings and lives. That is how we protect and deepen Jewish life in America.

Since Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack, many Jewish faculty at colleges and universities across the country have been describing their professional lives in language more commonly associated with trauma than academic disagreement.