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Apr 27, 2025, 2:01 PM

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee Must Implement a Decisive Strategy against Hamas from Day 1

As the father of Itay Chen, a US hostage being held in Gaza by Hamas, the arrival of Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel gave me a renewed sense of hope. Ambassador Huckabee must implement the decisive policy changes...

Apr 27, 2025, 4:35 AM

Ben Gvir: you can leave Hebron, but Hebron doesn’t leave you

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures towards hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters during a visit to the Yale University John C. Anderson House in New Haven, Connecticut, April 23, 2025. (Roy De La Cruz/SOPA Images/Reuters)

There's something almost endearing - if not surreal - about watching Itamar Ben Gvir on the rooftop of a restaurant in Lower Manhattan telling a small audience of American Jews that his views have evolved. For a man long...

James M. Dorsey

Apr 26, 2025, 4:00 PM

Crunch time may be approaching for Netanyahu

The coming days will tell whether it’s crunch time for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The litmus test will be whether US President Donald J. Trump forces Mr. Netanyahu to lift his almost two-months-long blocking of the flow of humanitarian...

Apr 23, 2025, 9:18 PM

O sinner man, where ye gonna run to: DJT on the rampage

O sinner man, where ye gonna run to: DJT on the rampage 9-23 April And here we are! The final destination is in sight. The disastrous consequences of the misguided journey are exploding in our faces, weighing on my heart. It...

Yisrael Klitsner

Apr 22, 2025, 6:20 PM

The Iranian Dilemma and the Future of US–Israel Relations

As tensions between President Trump and the Iranian regime re-emerge at the center of global attention, the Middle East braces itself for what may be a defining chapter in regional geopolitics. One fact is inescapable: the stakes have never...

James M. Dorsey

Apr 19, 2025, 9:03 PM

Vietnam looms large in Gaza

Hamas has Israel where it wants it. The group’s insistence that ending the war be part of any ceasefire deal and refusal to disarm strengthens its position. To be sure, Israel has severely weakened Hamas militarily. To be sure, Israel has...

Eric M. Leiderman

Apr 18, 2025, 9:07 AM

What Happened to Jewish Unity after October 7?

Joyful, united, and diverse—this is what Jewish peoplehood looks like when we choose connection over division. (AI)

In the days and weeks following the October 7 Hamas massacre, something rare stirred across the Jewish world: unity. We wept as one. We posted in solidarity. We donated. We prayed. We showed up. For a moment—brief, beautiful, and...

Apr 16, 2025, 9:27 PM

The Iran Dilemma: Best Case, Worst Case, No Case

As Iran and the United States circle each other once again in nuclear negotiations, the stakes are rising — not just for the immediate players, but for the entire region. For Israel, the implications are existential. Some view the...

Norman L. Cantor

Apr 15, 2025, 8:14 PM

Distorted Agendas in Washington and Jerusalem

A recent opinion piece in the NYT referred to "a disproportionately powerful minority driving an agenda that is out of step with most of the public they represent." The writer's focus was on a segment of President Donald Trump's...

Apr 15, 2025, 8:40 AM

Diaspora Jews, the Mother: Israel, the Baby

Understanding the ombilical interdependency between Diaspora Jews and Israel - by Frederic Eger - The Jewish Diaspora has played an indispensable role in the existence and development of the State of Israel since its creation until today. This relationship is...

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