From the Editor // November/December 2015
During the Rwanda genocide, I thought about taking in a Tutsi family or adopting an orphan. But I had a baby and a job, I...
Opinion // Agreeing to Disagree
There is no reason for the Jewish community to be monolithic in our opinions.
Opinion // Ben Cohen
Blaming the Jews, Again: European intellectuals have come up with a nasty new twist to anti-Semitism.
Opinion// Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Islamophobia, The Flip Side of Anti-Semitism: We Jews need to be careful about diminishing and defaming Muslims.
Opinion // Shmuel Rosner
Pity the Israeli Voter: No matter which party is in power, Israelis will end up disappointed.
Opinion // Fania Oz-Salzberger
Regardless of the outcome of Israel’s general elections on March 17, the campaign for the 20th Knesset will be remembered for its verbal brutality, rhetoric shallowness and viral viciousness. Never has an Israeli election been so devoid of serious debate on the core issues. Whether Netanyahu or Herzog and Livni win at the polls, the main loser is already known: rational debate and communal ethos.
Opinion // The Sacrifice of Free Speech
By curtailing anti-Israel viewpoints, colleges are favoring “comfort” over freedom.
by Marshall Breger
It was not so long ago that Jewish communal organizations were among the strongest...
Opinion // Mythbusting Israel’s 2015 Election
The right is not a shoo-in, but increased polarization is likely.
Opinion // Living Under the “Terrorism Tree”
Attacks may be a fact of life, but Israelis will never consider terrorism “normal.”
How Big is the ISIS Threat?
The Sunni extremist group in Syria and Iraq could cause turmoil in the entire Middle East.
Opinion // ISIS Commits Cultural Genocide
Militants sever the ties that connect the region to the world—and history
by Amy E. Schwartz
In 2010, Bonnie Burnham, president of the World Monuments Fund, paid a...
Opinion // The Enemy of My Enemy…
Should Israelis befriend moderate Sunnis such as the Saudis, or the region’s outcasts?
by Gabriel Scheinmann
At the United Nations in early fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...