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Jun 1, 2026, 4:16 AM

Being Pro-Israel: A Tent of Intent

It’s not unusual to be on the receiving end of name-calling at J Street. I’ve heard quite an array over my fifteen years at the pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy advocacy group. Increasingly there’s been more coming from the far-left: tagging us...

Silas Anastacio

May 15, 2026, 4:42 AM

Antisemitism is the Focus of Meeting in Geneva

The World Jewish Congress held its board meeting in Geneva from May 10 to 12. Marking 90 years of activity, leaders and representatives from more than 100 countries expressed deep concern over the rise of antisemitism worldwide, which guided...

May 8, 2026, 6:26 PM

Treasure Trove: Chaim Weizmann, Part 4 of the Independence Day Series

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

This is the fourth part of Treasure Trove's celebration of Israel's 78th Independence Day. On May 14, 1948 David Ben Gurion read Israel’s Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the State into existence. The 37 members of the Moetzet Ha’am (the...

Apr 19, 2026, 4:37 PM

It Depends on Us: Realizing Declaration of Independence Promises

Many Israelis note Independence Day with activities that start with bereavement and culminate in a barbeque; that’s only natural in our reality. For me, the day is also an opportunity to consider whether the rights guaranteed by our Declaration...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Apr 17, 2026, 7:26 AM

Democrats Are Turning on Israel — And This Vote Proves It

Just four years ago, this would have been politically unthinkable: a supermajority of Senate Democrats voting to block weapons sales to Israel. Now it’s happening in plain sight. Wednesday’s Senate vote wasn’t about whether the resolutions would pass. They never had...

Arnon Rubinstein

Mar 31, 2026, 1:14 PM

Next year in Jerusalem

לשנה הבאה בירושלים This expression, traditionally recited at the conclusion of both the Passover Seder (the Jewish festive feast to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt) and the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) service, represents the enduring aspiration of the Jewish...

Mar 27, 2026, 6:13 PM

Treasure Trove: From Herzl to Moses to … who?

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

There are many similarities between Moses and Herzl. Each grew up outside the mainstream Jewish establishment: Moses in Pharaoh’s home and Herzl in an assimilated environment. Each had an experience that caused him to dedicate his life to the Jewish...

Mar 8, 2026, 11:36 PM

Treasure Trove: ‘The Promise’ Medal and the Second Verse of Ezekiel’s Prophecy

Postcard with fascimile of the Second Congress Medal printed around the time of the Congress (1898). From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by Kevin Viner, Elevator Digital, Toronto used with permission.

This medal is considered to be one of the most important Jewish medals ever struck. “The Promise” is a commemorative bronze medal designed by Samuel Friedrich Beer and minted in Paris for the Second Zionist Congress held in Basel in...

Feb 26, 2026, 10:38 PM

Thirty Years of Terror, Ten Minutes of Amnesia

Yesterday marked thirty years since one of Jerusalem’s darkest days: a suicide bombing on a city bus that tore through downtown life and left dozens dead. It wasn’t an isolated episode. It was part of a pattern—an era—and it...

Mohamed Elbaikam

Feb 11, 2026, 6:50 PM

Disinformation in Congress on Western Sahara

Congress, Disinformation, and the Cost to U.S. Strategy in Western Sahara A Reading of the Western Sahara File Recent efforts by a limited number of voices within the U.S. Congress to reframe the Western Sahara issue through a narrow security lens...

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