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Daniel E. Rabbani

Mar 24, 2025, 5:05 AM

Standing with Israel Means Standing with Ukraine

On a cold Friday morning in February, I welcomed Professor David E. Fishman on my podcast. Professor Fishman is a professor in Jewish History at The Jewish Theological Seminary and publishes a substack on the war in Ukraine from...

Steven J. Frank

Mar 21, 2025, 11:42 PM

Who Lost Ukraine?

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on February 28, 2025 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Nothing has shamed me as an American more than the way President Donald Trump has treated the most recent victim of unprovoked Russian imperial aggression. Ukraine’s only transgression was its one-time existence as part of a defunct empire that...

Harold Goldmeier

Mar 19, 2025, 1:19 PM

Cultural Mishaps Lead to Wrecked Foreign Policy

The kerfuffle between Presidents Zelensky and Trump in the Oval Office was a classic culture clash in a political setting, as much as the meeting was doomed by a clash of personalities. Let’s look at the spectacle resulting in...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 8, 2025, 8:16 PM

Stay honest, especially when fighting con artists

Honesty is still the gold standard I remember when Russia invaded Ukraine against international law and promises. So, it was clear who was the villain. Yet, Zelenskyy immediately started accusing Russia and included lies. The press and politicians were shocked....

Jannus TH Siahaan

Mar 7, 2025, 10:06 AM

Projections of Ukraine and Zelensky’s fate during Trump’s administration

US President Donald Trump was really angry with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after an argument at the White House on Friday, February 28, 2025. This could be seen from the very surprising decision taken by Donald Trump after that,...

Vincent James Hooper

Mar 6, 2025, 9:53 AM

Trump’s Isolationism and JD Vance’s Complete Disrespect : A Call for Resignation

Recent events have ignited controversy surrounding U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s behavior during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. Reports indicate that Vance adopted a confrontational stance, accusing Zelensky of disrespect and questioning his...

Sheldon Kirshner

Mar 5, 2025, 9:20 PM

Trump’s Seismic Shift On Ukraine

Donald Trump seems to have abandoned Ukraine, a US ally, in pursuit of his "America First" policy and sided unequivocally with Russia, one of America's adversaries. It is a jaw-dropping moment. Six weeks after his inauguration as the 47th president of...

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Mar 5, 2025, 12:01 PM

Ukraine, Israel, the World

Zelensky and Trump at White House (via YouTube)

Events seem to be happening at an ever-increasing pace, both in Israel and in the wider world. This may have something to do with the current occupant of the White House, who appears to have set himself the task...

Mar 5, 2025, 11:33 AM

Why What Happened in Gaza May Not Happen in Ukraine

By firing cyberslings called drones against a national giant, Ukraine may not prevent a miserable misfortune, a David that’s in danger of defeat extremely soon, though fighting against foes who are not less defiant than Philistines against whom Jews now fight in Gaza, because a President...

Christian Rudolf Hamann

Mar 5, 2025, 6:24 AM

Trump’s speech duel with Zelensky and the media propaganda

The catastrophic global security situation was predictable for a long time by all those who understood that in the midst of a liberal civilization there are remarkably influential forces that keep people at odds with each other in the...

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