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Gershon Blumstein

Oct 19, 2026, 1:29 AM

Before We Put Someone on Trial

Religious Freedom, the Constitution, and the Jewish Obligation to Judge Fairly “Will you denounce it?” I have come to distrust this question. Not because condemnation is unimportant, but because the question can end the discussion ought to begin. Sometimes it is...

Oct 19, 2026, 1:13 AM

Trump’s Netanyahu Endorsement: A Diminishing Asset

A devalued endorsement President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu, nine days before Israel’s October 27 election, should help the Israeli prime minister. But it is unlikely to carry the political weight it would have before the Iran war. Trump...

Oct 17, 2026, 9:29 AM

A Tale of Two Elections – and One War

The final stretch? In ten days, Israelis will vote in one of the most consequential elections in the country's history. The results will determine the composition of the next Knesset and, ultimately, whether Benjamin Netanyahu remains prime minister. Six days...

Oct 14, 2026, 9:41 PM

5 Signs a Politician is Pandering to Jewish Voters

The traditional "Gift of the Politician" moment at any B'Mitzvah service during an election year.

We are getting dangerously close to the November midterm elections, and politicians are coming out in droves to get your vote. But how can you tell the difference between a normal campaign lie and one pandering to Jewish voters?...

Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM

The Democrats’ Break With Israel Is in Their Votes

US Senate candidate for michigan Abdul El-Sayed meets voters at Michigan Technological University. October 22, 2025

Democratic leaders continue to call themselves friends of Israel. Their voting record is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile with that claim. For years, Democratic leaders have described their support for Israel as ironclad, even as disagreements over Israeli policy have...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:32 AM

The Jewish American Summit: The Jewish Energy Boost.

Author and his daughter at the JAS.

In America, between six and seven million people identify as Jews. It is a relatively large group, representing nearly half of the global Jewish population. Yet, unless one practices Orthodox Judaism, meeting fellow Jews is becoming an increasingly difficult...

Sep 17, 2026, 8:18 PM

The ‘Karger’ President’s Not-So-Free-250 Jubilee

Sculpture depicting the continental United States of America bordered by metal bars referencing a jail cell, with the word "Debt" painted in red on the outline of the USA.
via ArtofCulturalEvolution, "Debt", art installation during Occupy Portland, CC BY-SA 3.0

Before you call me a schnorrer¹, I admit that I basically am one. If your event has free admission and free food, I might consider attending. If you can give me a scholarship, I might learn with you. If...

Sep 16, 2026, 10:34 PM

Americans in Israel: Don’t forget there’s an election back home

With the holidays in full swing and Israelis already turning their attention to our own upcoming elections, it would be very easy for Americans living here to overlook another election taking place thousands of miles away. The United States holds...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Sep 13, 2026, 4:59 AM

Why Mike Huckabee Drew a Line in the West Bank

His campaign against violent settlers may reveal how American politics is beginning to constrain unconditional support for Israeli policy. The first post used settler violence to test Omer Bartov’s diagnosis of unequal power. The second asked whether Jews could live...

Sep 10, 2026, 6:16 AM

The Healthy Masculine and the Bernie Bro

I was somewhere between a policy discussion and two glasses of wine when a man brought up dating. The event was hosted by a dear friend and Israel Policy Forum's young leadership program, IPF Atid. A room full of...

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