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Jul 11, 2026, 1:12 PM

Young Jews who support a binational state aren't all anti-Zionist

(Getty Images via JTA)

A survey showing high youth support for a one-state solution expresses something other than rejection of Israel

Amanda Goldstein

Jul 10, 2026, 2:55 PM

What cancer taught me about the desert

Illustrative. From 'Victory O Lord!' by John Everett Millais, 1871, depicts Moses holding up his arms during the Battle of Rephidim, assisted by Hur (left) and Aaron. (Wikipedia)

When God mapped out a hard route, did Moses ever stop to ask, 'Are You sure they need to hear all of this?' Does advance notice hurt or help? (Matos/Masai)

Jul 10, 2026, 1:40 PM

Sexist journalism makes for a sexist reality

By treating male perspectives as the default, the media turns women's absence from public life into something ordinary – and helps entrench inequality

Michael Jacobson

Jul 9, 2026, 2:37 PM

A ceasefire won’t end Iran’s terror war on Europe

The wreckage of burnt ambulances is seen in a car park at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack targeting the vehicles, which were run by a Jewish charity. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Even if US-Iran talks resume, Tehran will keep sending its proxies to commit attacks and buy weapons. European governments must crack down harder

Shayna Goldberg

Jul 9, 2026, 6:58 AM

The voice that carried a brother home

Ilay David told his brother Evyatar’s story to the White House, the UN, and the world; since the hostages' return, he's embodied long-term resilience in unexpected ways

Jul 8, 2026, 11:03 PM

Israel, you are spending our love like it’s infinite

(Lauren Taiclet via iStock)

After a lifetime of loyalty, I find myself standing at a distance, watching Israel's government waste 70 years of Diaspora goodwill

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Jul 8, 2026, 2:36 PM

A New York Times map tells America’s immigration story. Where are the Jews?

A mapping project in the New York Times shows how Americans describe their ancestry or family origin. (New York Times, Mapbox, via JTA)

Jewish people moved to the US from all over, but census data erased their unique contributions to America, and the NYT should have acknowledged them

Jul 7, 2026, 4:33 PM

A political commission of inquiry won’t truly investigate – or heal

Relatives and acquaintances hold pictures of hostages and missing persons during a meeting on behalf of hostages abducted from Israel by terrorists on October 7, 2023, at the French National Assembly, in Paris, on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / AFP)

A coalition-controlled inquiry would predetermine both the investigators and the conclusions, deepening divisions instead of helping Israel confront October 7

Jul 7, 2026, 2:13 PM

AIPAC is dead. Long live the DSA.

Illustrative: Nathaniel Dibble, a member of the Young Democratic Socialists of America at North Carolina State University, voices opposition to repealing North Carolina's public university system's diversity policy before the UNC Board of Governors' vote outside of the UNC system office in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

The Democratic Socialists aren't winning by spending more. They built a movement that speaks the language of a generation – and Jews need to pay attention

Sherwin Pomerantz

Jul 7, 2026, 1:18 PM

Another nail in the coffin of Israeli democracy

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and 10 justices at a High Court hearing on a law increasing political power over judicial appointments in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The entire system rests on the rule of law, so a government that refuses to abide by the High Court's conclusions undermines the very source of its own authority

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