Five Things to Know This Week: Trump’s ‘Jexodus’ and an AIPAC Showdown
Nathan Guttman on Trump’s Jewish American Jexodus, AIPAC and J Street
Five Things to Know This Week: Can Bernie Sanders show Ilhan Omar the right way to criticize Israel?
1. Ilhan Omar watch: Where’s Bernie?
House Democrats are spending more and more time trying to understand, educate and counter their colleague Ilhan Omar. What started...
Five Things To Know This Week: AIPAC and Bibi Clash
1. Are Bibi and AIPAC no longer BFFs?
As promised last week, the Ilhan Omar controversy has died out and made way for a fresh debate....
Five Things to Know This Week: Special Relationships and Twitter Fights
Nathan Guttman’s Weekly Column on Donald Trump, Israel, and building the wall, political Twitter feuds And Rashida Tlaib’s Israel Trip.
Five Things to Know This Week: Is Bibi Losing Trump?
In the roller coaster known as the Trump presidency, nothing lasts forever, and the president’s recent decision to pull American troops out of Syria is seen as a diplomatic and strategic blow to Israel.
Opinion | Natalie Portman: A Role Model for Diaspora Jews
Natalie Portman made a political statement: You, Mr. Netanyahu, she said, are not the state.
Opinion | Bibi Abroad Vs. Bibi at Home
It’s been a roller-coaster two weeks for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—from the triumph of AIPAC to the discontent and rancor at home in Jerusalem.
Opinion | Israel’s ‘Teflon’ Prime Minister
Four flimsy and ridiculous scandals won’t bring Benjamin Netanyahu down.
Opinion | Why Netanyahu Barely Commented on Charlottesville
I’m not surprised that it took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a full three days until he said anything about the events in Charlottesville. Or that, after three full days, he said, basically, nothing.
Is Bibi on the Outs With Adelson?
In the days since the story ran, new developments have come at a rapid pace, including a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court forcing Netanyahu to release the dates of his phone conversations with Adelson and Amos Regev, the former editor-in-chief of Israel Hayom. In addition, Netanyahu’s former chief of staff Ari Harow turned state’s witness in this and another investigation into Netanyahu. These developments have fed speculation as to whether the prime minister’s legal problems could spell the end of his hold on power.
American Jews, Don’t be Surprised by Bibi’s Kotel Flip-Flop
North American Jewish leaders say they are shocked that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled the Kotel compromise and agreed to promote the Orthodox conversion bill. They shouldn’t be.
Opinion | It’s Hard to Celebrate on Jerusalem Day
I want to celebrate that day when the walls that had cut the city in two came down, and we thought that East and West could merge. But it’s hard to celebrate in Jerusalem when right-wing, nationalistic politicians are putting up new walls.