The United Nations, disappointment and irrelevance
We have long been critical of the world body known as the United Nations. Born of a noble purpose as an intergovernmental organization created...
Warnock, Sinema, Trump and Biden
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election last Tuesday was significant. When it occurred, it sealed...
No time to waste on ceremony
Last week the White House hosted a roundtable meeting on antisemitism led by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Numerous administration officials and several representatives of...
The Birthright imperative
It’s hard to think of today’s Jewish world without Birthright Israel.
Sending groups of young Jews to Israel for 10 days at no cost to...
Alternatives to affirmative action
It began with a noble purpose. Some solution needed to be found to address the effects of too many years of discrimination against minorities...
In tribute to Steny Hoyer
We are proud to join in the praise and recognition of the remarkable public service career of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), a dear and...
The killing plague
Our nation is suffering from what can best be described as a mass shooting epidemic. According to data from Gun Violence Archive, more than...
A stain on the World Cup
Almost every country wants to host the World Cup. The competition for hosting rights, however, is corrupt. How else does one explain that this...
Mounting discomfort with Netanyahu’s choices
We have counseled restraint in reacting to reports of leadership appointments in the new coalition government being hammered out by Israel’s prime minister-designate, Benjamin...
Israel’s Supreme Court must stay independent
The issue has been brewing for quite some time. The far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties in prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s anticipated coalition government are unhappy...
