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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 9, 2026, 6:14 AM

America’s New Anti-Israel Left-Right Consensus

Fifteen years ago, both major American political parties treated Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. Gallup’s 2011 surveys showed clear majorities sympathizing more with Israelis than with Palestinians across Democratic and Republican ranks. By February 2026,...

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Jun 4, 2026, 10:40 AM

Gaza’s women get lost in the argument about them

A woman watches as Palestinians retrieve items from the rubble of a destroyed building following overnight Israeli army bombardment on al-Shati camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Gaza City, on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Girls are being handed to older men and women forced to trade sex for food. But instead of trying to protect them, we debate which side is to blame

May 25, 2026, 9:44 AM

An Open Letter to the Members of the Knesset

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk

An Open Letter to the Members of the Knesset and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Distinguished Members of the Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I am writing this open letter to you at a critical juncture in history, speaking from the Netherlands on...

Stephen M. Flatow

May 20, 2026, 8:11 PM

In Case You Missed It, Israel Eliminated a Hamas Leader

In case you missed it, Israel eliminated a senior Hamas leader in Gaza. That sentence may sound like the opening line of a news bulletin. But it is really a reminder of something much larger: Israel has long understood that...

Alexander Lutsenko

May 19, 2026, 6:17 PM

‘Free Palestine’ as Russia’s Weapon: From the River to the Kremlin

“Free Palestine” as Russia’s Weapon: From the River to the Kremlin. The illustration was created using AI.

"Free Palestine" is a weapon of Russia: why the slogan "From the river to the sea" is part of the Kremlin axis. There are slogans that sound humanitarian only until you look at how they are used, who amplifies them,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 19, 2026, 2:13 PM

Mamdani Hates Israel. Stop Pretending Otherwise.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

American Democratic Jews who consider themselves Zionists must abandon Zohran Mamdani. He advances a clear anti-Israel agenda while using a small circle of extreme-left Jewish activists as political cover. This tactic allows him to claim immunity from accusations of...

May 14, 2026, 6:17 AM

A silence still heard

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By now, one has either heard of the extensive sexual violence committed against women in Israel by Hamas, or one has chosen to live under the most apathetic rock. In the seemingly never ending saga of shedding light on...

Peter Himmelman

May 12, 2026, 9:32 AM

The New York Times and the Shape of the Modern Blood Libel

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There is a pattern emerging in the coverage of Israel that should trouble anyone who still believes there is a moral difference between accusation and proof, between proportion and false equivalence. Again and again, grotesque allegations, emotionally overwhelming imagery, and...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 6, 2026, 5:59 AM

Hamas’s Hollow Elections: Abu Suhaib Endures

Armed Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas’s internal leadership elections confirm that the group has no interest in moderation or disarmament. The terror organization has elected hardliners fully committed to continuing its Muslim Brotherhood-backed war against Israel. Izz al-Din al-Haddad, known as Abu Suhaib or the...

Eugene J. Levin

Apr 29, 2026, 8:10 AM

Boston’s MFA Has a Problem—and It’s Not Art

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is no longer merely curating art. It is attempting to pass judgment on one of the most complex and volatile conflicts in the world—and doing so with a level of certainty it has...

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