Once every couple of years, we are reminded of the special relationship between Israel and American evangelical Christians.
French Hill is the center of the universe of author and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi. It’s a neighborhood in East Jerusalem where his...
On the night of May 14, the leading headline of The Washington Post said, “More than 50 killed in Gaza protests as U.S. opens its...
1. The Middle East suddenly looks different. Note both the US and its controversial decision to pull out of the Iran deal –
American Jewish support is essential for Israel’s survival. This has been the tune we all have been singing for a long time,
On April 30, less than two weeks before President Donald Trump was to decide whether to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal,
1. You must admire the people in charge of gathering information for Israel. You must admire the fact that they can show you...
All sober analyses must begin with simple facts we can all agree on. Fact: Actress Natalie Portman agreed to visit Israel to receive...
With apologies to poet T.S. Eliot, May, not April, is the cruelest month. That is, if you care to believe the warnings — some grave,
The fifth day of the month of Iyar is your Independence Day. Yes — yours! And by this, I mean you, Los Angeles Jews;
In Israel, the two weeks after Pesach are always emotionally packed. Holocaust Memorial Day comes shortly after the long holiday.
It was as easy to figure out Israel’s two main objectives in Gaza last week as it was hard to meet these objectives.
Why do we sit at a Passover seder? Why do we read the haggadah? Toward the end of my book, “The Jews: 7 Frequently Asked Questions”...
Last June, Holocaust denial posters were found at a strip mall and near a Jewish day school in Sunnyvale, Calif.
One of the common myths about Israel’s last election (2015) is that the polls were way off. The people were expecting a win for...
Shmuel Rosner died last Friday night. He was almost a hundred years old. My phone buzzed with the news on Saturday night, when I was in...
