The international condemnation that Israel has faced since last Oct. 7 has convinced at least one smart Israeli leader that the lack of a meaningful public advocacy strategy is no longer acceptable.

My resolution this year is to be a better listener, especially of those with whom I disagree.

The original ethnic studies legislation that was debated in the State Capitol included numerous alarming examples of blatant antisemitism as well as a pronounced pro-Palestinian bias in its recommended materials.

It’s impossible to predict in these early and volatile days what sort of relationship will develop between the Jewish state and the multi-headed coalition that may now rule Syria.

The language of Middle Eastern politics can be frustrating, when one realizes, for example, that a ceasefire does not mean that the combatants have ceased firing at each other.

It was reported last week that when Israeli President Isaac Herzog made a congratulatory call to Trump after the election, he learned that Trump believed that most of the hostages were dead.

Gaetz and Kennedy must go.

Even those who may have predicted Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris could not have forecast the size and scope of his triumph.

I hope we will know who our next president is by the time you read this column.

As we enter the final tension-filled days of an excruciatingly close election season, one overriding conclusion stands out above all others: Israel’s strongest opponents will decide our next president.