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Aug 25, 2026, 5:42 PM

To Progressive Politicians about Israel and Palestine

To Progressive Democratic and Democratic-Socialist Candidates for Congress and Senate, We American Jews who love and support Israel but oppose the policies of the most right-wing extremist and messianic government in Israel’s history, and who believe in the right of...

Tony D. Senatore

Aug 25, 2026, 2:58 AM

The Death of Democracy: Trump Is Not the Problem

Unless you have been living under a rock, the mass media have been lamenting the “death” of democracy since President Donald J. Trump’s ascendancy to the White House in 2016. While I agree that Trump has repeatedly tested the...

Sheldon Kirshner

Aug 24, 2026, 7:18 PM

Syria: An Israeli And Turkish Battleground

Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has repeatedly struck military bases and equipment in Syria and seized bits of territory in the southern part of the country, all in the name of protecting...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 24, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Turkey stands at the center of competing strategic pressures involving Israel, Russia, NATO, Ukraine and the new Makkah defence framework. Illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tried to keep Turkey close to competing powers at the same time. Turkey remains a NATO member, maintains important relations with Russia, supports Ukraine militarily, and is expanding its influence in Syria, where...

Aug 21, 2026, 9:56 PM

Who Benefits From Keeping America Confused?

A young activist holds a collection of symbolic hats representing gender politics, socialism and capitalism, racial activism, climate change, policing, immigration, Israel, and other modern political causes. The image illustrates how separate social issues are increasingly packaged together into broader ideological identities.

I teach people how to function under pressure. Confusion is one of the first things we deal with because a bad read creates bad decisions. If you don't understand what is happening, you can have all the tools in...

Kathleen J. Rusnak

Aug 21, 2026, 1:16 AM

How Western Dreams of Peace Crash on Israeli Soil

Western Peace Gestures Meet Israel's Raw Realities

Liberal peace initiatives and even “woke” ideals are familiar concepts to me. Born in Euclid, Ohio and ordained as an ELCA Lutheran minister, I’m also a member of an Episcopal church in New Hampshire. Additionally—having lived in Israel—I feel...

Ryan Aviv Fagan

Aug 20, 2026, 6:45 AM

Florida Rejected the Groypers… But…

As a Democrat, I am perfectly capable of recognizing when voters in the other party do the right thing. Florida Republicans were given the opportunity to nominate two openly antisemitic, racist pieces of human garbage. They rejected them. Good. James Fishback...

Aug 19, 2026, 10:52 PM

Fellow Jews, it’s Time to Leave the Dems, Now

Attention, fellow Jews, especially those in the Democratic Party. It’s time for a mass exodus of our people from the Democratic Party. This call for Jews to leave the Democratic Party is not a joke, nor a prank. The...

Aug 19, 2026, 9:23 PM

What Should the Rabbi Talk About This Rosh Hashanah

Politics or Purpose? The Great High Holiday Sermon Debate Every year as Rosh Hashanah approaches, rabbis face a challenge almost as difficult as preparing the sermon itself: What should we talk about? Should the High Holiday pulpit address the headlines of the day:...

Aug 19, 2026, 8:41 PM

‘Beards’: The hypocrisy of politicians who speak out against antisemitism

At face value, a series of events in the last few years brought good news to the Jewish community: A member of the House of Representatives, in a discussion of a congressional resolution about forms of hatred, declares “I...

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