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David S. Levine

Feb 12, 2026, 10:16 PM

Robert Kraft Should Know That A Good Defense Is Having A Strong Offense

The author, in a ‘cool’ Karate stance. (mid-1970’s)

A lot has been written about Mr. Robert Kraft’s Blue Square 2026 Superbowl commercial on antisemitism. As a former advertising and marketing professional, I would have strongly recommended that the scenario in the commercial should have played out like...

Dec 9, 2025, 7:13 AM

About Meir Kahane, Kahanism, Ben Gvir and Bibi-ism

Item from a toy store. Photo: Sharon Online system.

A few weeks ago, I had dinner in the NYC area with a rabbi and a young rabbinic intern. We were talking about contemporary Israel and how it is run now by Kahanists (followers of the late Rabbi Meir...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Nov 24, 2025, 7:01 PM

Israeli Democracy Under Strain

Israel is facing one of the most perilous democratic moments in its history. This is not business as usual. It is a democratic emergency. In recent weeks alone, we have witnessed attacks on journalists and academics, punitive legislation targeting...

Jun 30, 2025, 12:08 PM

Preventing Extremism-Nuclear Fusion

Ben Gvir_Khamenei and the_Nuclear threat

“With great power comes great responsibility,” said Spider-Man. And what power is greater than possessing a nuclear arsenal? As Israelis, we are rightfully alarmed by the possibility that Iran could obtain nuclear weapons, especially in light of the regime’s recurring...

May 20, 2025, 5:34 PM

Jerusalem: City of Peace or of Provocation Protest? The Flag March is Coming

Pennant from 1970 celebrating Israel's 22nd Independence Day. From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Jerusalem was united on June 7, 1967 during the Six Day War. From 1948 until that day, Jerusalem was a divided city with the Old City and other eastern portions under Jordanian control. During this time, half of the Old...

Andy Blumenthal

May 4, 2025, 6:52 AM

Neither Peacenik nor Kahanist

A popular misconception is that you are either a foolhardy peacenik who doesn't know how to defend the country or you are an extremist nationalist who promotes violence. The reality is, as King Solomon said, to everything there is...

May 1, 2025, 9:53 AM

Aesthetics of Collapse: Kahanists and Meshichistin

Miami Beach. 8 p.m. I’m sitting under the stage lights at a JCC, already weary, realizing I’d been slotted into a lineup built for zingers—shallow talking points delivered in ninety-second bursts, dressed up as discourse. I’m mentally triaging my...

Mar 26, 2025, 1:27 PM

Anti-Islamism doesn’t equal Islamophobia

Anti-Islamism isn't Islamophobia. And let's not equate either with antisemitism! Just as we were thinking mischievous word-manipulation couldn’t get any worse, the ABC served us up a whopper last week. The news item, which I heard on Australia's national news station...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Mar 20, 2025, 11:03 PM

Freedom of Speech and Assembly – Part II

Towards the end of my column two weeks ago about freedom of speech and assembly, I briefly mentioned the proposed Teaneck ordinance regulating protests, and noted that “I may have more to say as the process unfolds.” Elliot Berman’s...

Mar 16, 2025, 10:49 PM

Donald Trump: A True Ally to Israel and the Jews

POTUS visit the Western Wall, accompanied by the Western Wall's rabbi, Shmuel Rabinovitz and Mordechai "Solly" Eliav, Director General of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. Jerusalem, May 22, 2017

Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv

Under Donald Trump's presidency, he became one of the most pro-Israel American presidents in decades. The presidency took bold steps to promote US-Israel relations, strengthen Jewish communities, and reshape Middle Eastern diplomacy. From pronouncing Jerusalem as Israel's capital to...

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