Shining a light on survey practices
Antisemitism was the focus of two national surveys released last week. The first was by the American Jewish Committee and the second by Hillel...
Getting on the ‘deconfliction’ train
The latest joint project announced by Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a space mission to the moon that will, among other things,...
The dark shadow of Sunrise DC
Progressives were already struggling to get out from under the cloud of high- profile extremists within their ranks who rail against the Jewish state....
What is cholent?
About 10 million people tune in to “Jeopardy!” every week. The game show has a reputation for being brainy, but comfortably mainstream. But last...
A Human Rights Council redux
In 2018, the United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council (“HRC”) because, as then-UN ambassador Nikki Haley put it, “our commitment...
A plan for Jewish security
In testimony this summer before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of...
Bahrain’s charm offensive
Much has been written about the political and emerging economic significance of the historic Abraham Accords. For the most part, the focus has been...
Farewell to Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel, the outgoing chancellor of Germany, is stepping down after 16 years in office, having achieved wide recognition as one of the world’s...
Brinksmanship theater in Congress
Over the past 45 years, we have experienced 20 government shutdowns. No one likes them. So, it wasn’t at all surprising that the most...
A vaccine for kids
Last week, we learned that after months of clinical trials, Pfizer determined that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children between the...
