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Oct 9, 2023, 10:33 PM

Hamas declares war on Israel, again

Hamas launched a massive attack against Israel exactly 50 years after the surprise Egyptian and Israeli assaults that became known as the Yom Kippur War. It caught the Jewish state off guard, reflecting a major intelligence failure, and it...

Sep 21, 2022, 9:30 PM

What Being Jewish Means to Me

Surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad! In response, and with the High Holy Days just around the corner, let me share what being Jewish means to...

Jul 13, 2022, 12:40 AM

Letter from a forgotten Jew

After 26 centuries on Iraqi soil, there are nearly no Jews left there. No monuments, museums, or signs of a Jewish presence. It's as if 2,600 years didn't happen

Jul 11, 2022, 9:58 PM

Israel: A nation reborn

“The coming into being of a Jewish state in Palestine is an event in world history to be viewed in the perspective, not of a generation or a century, but in the perspective of a thousand, two thousand, or...

Jun 17, 2022, 6:32 AM

Jew-hatred is on the rise: 10 ways to fight back

What might have seemed unimaginable to many American Jews just a few years ago has now become all too frequent. Anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, and antisemitic incidents are being reported near and far. Those who thought that threats faced by Jews...

Jun 2, 2022, 7:19 AM

The 1967 Six Day War: Why it matters

Mention history these days and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation and folks might start running for the hills, unwilling to get caught up in the seemingly bottomless pit of details...

Mar 9, 2022, 5:46 AM

Who Needs “Denazification”?

Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his current invasion of Ukraine by asserting the country needed to be denazified. It was a rather odd assertion, to say the least. Ukraine is led by a proud, democratically-elected Jew, Volodymyr Zelensky, chosen by...

Feb 25, 2022, 5:57 AM

Putin’s act of war: How we got here and what to do

Demonstrators hold a placard reading 'Choke Putin' in front of the Chancellery in Berlin as they protest, on February 24, 2022, against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (John Macdougall/AFP)

The West must protest to boycott Russia, to block Russian disrupting our political systems, and to shout that what started in Ukraine won't end in Ukraine

Feb 21, 2022, 10:39 PM

The meaning of Israel in 2022

A man takes items out of his house after it was damaged by artillery shelling in Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

With all the uncertainty facing the many thousands of Jews in Ukraine, they can be sure of one thing: Israel's door will be open to them in their time of need

Aug 3, 2021, 7:51 AM

Time to Affirm Jewish Pride

Surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad! In response, let me share the essence of what being Jewish means to me. It means championing what is arguably the...

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David Harris is the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).