Dan Schnur is the U.S. Politics Editor for the Jewish Journal. He teaches courses in politics, communications, and leadership at UC Berkeley, USC and Pepperdine. He hosts the monthly webinar “The Dan Schnur Political Report" for the Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall. Follow Dan's work at www.danschnurpolitics.com
The campaign was essentially a puppet show that allowed Iran’s true and undisputed kingpin Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to install Raisi, his preferred subordinate and potential successor.
Biden and Bennett have plenty to learn from one another as they try to keep their ambitious and fragile coalitions together.
It puzzles me when teacher unions choose to engage on non-educational issues on which they have no background or training.
Netanyahu may finally be headed toward the exit, but at least on the world stage, Bibi-ism seems likely to drive Israeli politics for some time to come.
For those of us who care about the safety and security of Israel, the temporary cessation of large-scale violence between Israel and Hamas marked a notable success for Biden.
Younger Democrats have made it clear that the historic level of U.S. support for Israel is no longer acceptable.
The first step is to realize that the person on the other side is not stupid or evil but rather someone who has been exposed to different perspectives during a very different type of life than our own.
By 2048, the strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Israel might look very different than it has in the past.
The unique nature of Jenner’s candidacy serves to underscore the sheer unpredictability of a recall election.
The months required for Iran to repair the damage caused at Natanz will not permanently derail Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but they will allow the Biden Administration to feel more comfortable in pressing for additional enhancements to the original deal.
