B’Ivrit | How Israeli Media Views Trump’s America
What do people in Israel know or hear about all this in the media? Very little.
Film Review | ‘Centered’: How Senator Joe Lieberman Did it His Way
The new documentary “Centered” showcases the life and career of Senator Joe Lieberman, a supreme centrist who sang “My Way.”
Emperors, Trolls and Pretenders to the Throne
Amid the Trump administration’s head-spinning foreign policy reorientation this week vis à vis Russia and Ukraine and its ongoing crusade to gut federal agencies at...
Past Presidents, Jewish Precedents: Inaugurations and the Jewish Electorate
On Monday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. After a presidential campaign fraught with appeals to...
The Holocaust Survivor Who Sang at Jimmy Carter’s Inauguration
No rabbi for President Carter. But he had someone whom no other president has ever included in an inauguration: a Jewish cantor.
Getting to Know Trump’s Middle East Team
With three weeks to go until Donald Trump’s inauguration, here’s a quick look at some of the key figures who will shape his future administration’s policies toward Israel and the Middle East.
Why Jews Need to Rethink Our Criticisms of Jimmy Carter
“It has never been quite clear to me why Carter arouses such an antipathetic response among American Jews,” Leonard “Leibel” Fein wrote after interviewing Jimmy Carter in 1984.
Is Biden the Last Democratic Zionist President?
Biden added another staple to his Jewish speeches: “I’m a Zionist.”
Is Anyone Scarier than Elon Musk?
The specter of Musk as a government “efficiency czar” should give us all pause.
So What Happens Next?
If you’re a regular person who just wants the bottom line, you’ll take a broader look at the polls and find that nothing has changed.
Approaching the Finish Line
Will Trump end the war? And how does that fit in with his promise to give Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a free hand in conducting the conflict?
A Wide Open Conversation with Senator Ben Cardin
Join Senator Cardin for a wide-open conversation about growing up Jewish in Baltimore, his career in politics, the current rise in both antisemitism and anti-Zionism, his firm stance in supporting Israel and the work he has done to help bring the hostages home, as well as his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.