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Jun 5, 2026, 9:04 PM

Treasure Trove: Let the Opportunity for Peace Not Fall From Our Hands (1967)

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph of Life Magazine cover by David Matlow.

The six days of the Six Day War were June 5 to 10, 1967. In this edition of Life Magazine, the war was described as astounding and Israel as “a country still suspended between a nightmare and a dream,...

Jun 4, 2026, 10:07 PM

Israel and the Crisis of UN Credibility

View of the United Nations Office in Geneva adorned with flags of various countries, a free non-commercial use download from the website Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/the-allee-des-nations-with-the-flags-of-member-countries-at-united-nations-office-geneva-switzerland-16146279/).

As authoritarian states gain influence within international institutions, growing questions surround the United Nations' treatment of Israel and its ability to uphold universal standards. For much of the postwar era, the United Nations has presented itself as the guardian of...

Kenneth Jacobson

Jun 4, 2026, 8:21 PM

The Twin Myths of Antisemitism

It has become widely understood that antisemitism, being an irrational hatred, is full of contradictions and anomalies. Since there is an inclination to view Jew-hatred in the context of broader manifestations of racism, xenophobia, homophobia and sexism, it is...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 31, 2026, 11:27 AM

Sánchez: The Head of Spain’s Corruption Snake

On May 27, 2026, agents from the Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard stormed the national headquarters of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party in Madrid. They were searching for records tied to illegal financing, bribery, and an alleged...

Ambrogino Awesta

May 29, 2026, 7:14 PM

How Legal Stigma Shapes UN Politics on Israel

The Office of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reportedly decided to place Israeli armed and security entities on the United Nations list of parties “credibly suspected” of conflict-related sexual violence. The reported decision concerns allegations primarily associated with...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 29, 2026, 5:51 PM

Guterres Shields Offenders While Targeting Israel

United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attended an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

António Guterres has spent nine years claiming to combat sexual exploitation while presiding over an institution that shields its own offenders. At the same time, he has led a relentless campaign against the Middle East’s only democracy. This is...

Sherwin Pomerantz

May 29, 2026, 11:53 AM

The Security Council Demeans Itself Once Again

The United Nations has added Israel to its list of countries accused of using sexual violence as a weapon in conflict, placing it alongside Hamas and other armed groups, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. An updated list...

Bruce D. Forman

May 28, 2026, 11:06 PM

The day the UN put Israel and Hamas in the same moral sentence

There are moments in history when an institution reveals not merely its bias, but its moral collapse. The recent effort at the United Nations to effectively place Israel alongside Hamas in the same category of condemnation is one of those...

May 28, 2026, 10:18 PM

Hamas’ Deliberate, Coordinated Violence Confirmed by Independent Commission

Photo supplied by Hadassah.

As painful as it was for me to write this, I felt compelled to respond to the article in the May 14 issue of the Baltimore Sun, “Civil Commission Report Says Oct. 7 Sexual Violence in Israel was Deliberate,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 27, 2026, 11:18 AM

Europe Needs Israel to Join the European Union

Europe is careening toward strategic irrelevance as Iranian proxies tighten their noose around its southern flank and radical Islam spreads through its streets and no-go zones. Israel is the hard-power partner the European Union can no longer afford to...

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