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Sep 11, 2026, 7:41 PM

Now Watch What He Does With Them

When association, optics and judgment become the mayor's own standard. This is Part III of a four-part series examining Zohran Mamdani's political formation, record and first months governing New York City. Part II ended with a simple proposition: We can watch. So let's...

Aug 13, 2026, 3:13 PM

Treasure Trove: Zionism Means Israel’s Election Involves Diaspora Jewry Too

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

If the original purpose of Zionism was to establish a home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, what is the purpose of Zionism once that home (the State of Israel) is established? That is the question...

Jul 2, 2026, 8:48 PM

America at 250: Celebrating Our Zionist Connection

As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence on Saturday, July 4, 2026, it is fitting to also celebrate an even older independence movement – thousands of years older: Zionism, the Jewish people’s independence/self-determination movement, due to its...

Arnon Rubinstein

Jun 3, 2026, 9:35 PM

Will Anyone Listen This Time?

Will Anyone Listen This Time? I copied a Substack article written by Melissa Brodsky, with her approval, as I believe it should be published in Israel. Someone with money and a platform stands up and says what the rest of us...

Mohamed Elbaikam

May 15, 2026, 10:38 PM

Western Sahara: Policy or Propaganda?

In Washington, distant unresolved conflicts can easily become files on a national-security map. But when such conflicts are read only through the language of security, investment, alliances, and geopolitical competition, the risk is that political narrative replaces legal fact....

Jan 21, 2026, 11:30 PM

Psalms of Jabotinsky: Psalm Two. Israel Is Pikuach Nefesh for the Jewish People

Almighty, by the Torah You gave, You shaped the world, and through it, the world lives. The Torah is a wellspring of life, given to humanity so that life may be guarded and the path of life may be walked. For in the Torah it is taught that...

Mohamed Elbaikam

Dec 24, 2025, 1:01 PM

Western Sahara: A people denied their rights

What the author missed: The Western Sahara Conflict Is not about regimes, but about the people themselves

Nov 24, 2025, 7:55 AM

Moral Leadership Begins at Home — What Park East Must Teach New York

By Dr. Shmuel Legesse: Upcoming Author of Moral Diplomacy for a Broken World: Inspired by the Vision of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks I am an Ethiopian-Israeli Jew, a Black man who served more than twenty years in New York’s public govement. Today, watching...

Nov 23, 2025, 1:09 AM

We Need a Futurama for Israel and the Jewish People

"I have seen the future" pin from the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by Kevin Viner, Elevator Digital, Toronto (used with permission).

“I have seen the future.” Who would be so bold to wear a pin that makes this claim? This was the pin handed out to all visitors to “Futurama” at the General Motors pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in...

Nov 16, 2025, 12:14 AM

Jews Will Not Abandon New York — Jews Will Redeem It

By Dr. Shmuel Legesse Upcoming author of Moral Diplomacy for a Broken World: Inspired by the Vision of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks When fear rises, courage must rise higher. Some Jews in New York whisper about leaving, moving to other U.S. cities or even...

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