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David H. Levitt

Nov 3, 2024, 12:20 AM

Jewish Members of Congress Should Not Treat Us Like Children

In a Times of Israel blog post published on Friday, November 1, 2024, perhaps deliberately published just before the Tuesday election, four Jewish members of Congress (Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Brad Schneider, Kathy Manning and Greg Landsman) explain why they believe that Kamala Harris...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Oct 11, 2024, 7:29 AM

Biden, Trump & Bibi: The Power of Political Oratory

We live in age of internet memes, video clips, infographics, a flood of (mis)information, et al. And yet, one form of political communication – the oldest of all – still holds remarkable sway: political oratory. The past few months...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Oct 10, 2024, 8:03 PM

The Privilege of Responsibility

Old Jewish joke: Two elderly Jews are sitting in a Berlin park in prewar Germany, one reading a Yiddish newspaper and the second perusing, with a smile, the Nazi propaganda sheet Der Stürmer. “Why are you reading that terrible...

Jonathan Freirich

Jul 16, 2024, 6:05 AM

Responding as We

Let us respond from a sense of we. We the community of the world. We may all be targets of violence. None of us want that. We offer condolences and sympathies to the loved ones of those who died from violence. We hope for healing...

Jonathan Freirich

Jun 19, 2024, 6:48 AM

No straight lines

The arc of history doesn’t bend towards justice. Not by itself. We must bend and break the arc, again and again, to pursue justice. Time and patience always favor the oppressors. Falling apart is the natural direction of things. This holds for...

Mar 26, 2024, 11:28 AM

Is America Becoming an Illiberal Democracy?

On March 14, 2024, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin interviewed Dr. Sheila Nazarian ( a doctor, a star of an Emmy nominated show on Netflix, and a social media influencer. Dr. Nazarian is a U.S. immigrant, who as a Jew,...

Stephen I. Siller

Feb 26, 2024, 5:42 PM

Some of us stopped watching American football when the NFL condoned players kneeling during the U.S. National Anthem. The NFL elites continued to disrespect America by adding the “Black National Anthem” to the start of each game. Reminding us...

Oct 26, 2023, 6:39 AM

Has Biden Upped the Ante for GOP Hopefuls?

Amos Ben Gershom/Israeli GPO

President Biden has upped the ante for GOP candidates looking to replace him as President. Before the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, Biden had a total approval rating of 43%, according to rasmussenreports.com. Since the attacks, his total...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Apr 12, 2023, 10:27 PM

Our leaders are simpletons

Netanyahu no different from Trump Many think that our larger-than-life leading politicians must be absolutely brilliant. Turns out that's a gross exaggeration. What really happens is that they found a winning formula and keep using it even when everyone can see...

Dec 29, 2022, 11:48 AM

Post Interviews Trump on Santos (Satire)

Post: Thank you President Trump for inviting us to this magnificent palace that you call Mar-a-Lago and for allowing the Post to get your opinions on Congressman-elect George Santos. Trump: Well, I'm glad to have you here. Thanks for your...

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