NBC News stumbled
Who was asleep at NBC News when it published the accusatory story about Anne Neuberger? She is President Biden’s new deputy national security advisor...
The Iran deal is not all about Rob Malley
It is for good reason that Iran is a global, hot-button issue. Lives literally depend on how world powers deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions,...
Israel’s friend in the White House
Not every U.S. president has been “the best friend that Israel has ever had in the White House.” But there is no U.S. president...
The promising dawn of a new day
From Dr. Anthony Fauci’s gleeful press briefing to the proliferation of memes of a bundled Bernie Sanders and his knitted mittens, the inauguration of...
Sheldon Adelson’s legacy
In the worlds of philanthropic and political giving, Sheldon Adelson was a generational figure. He was a man of extraordinary wealth who invested heavily...
A brief delay of an impeachment trial is a good thing
An apocryphal story has George Washington explaining to Thomas Jefferson that a bicameral Congress is the superior model because the Senate will be the...
Bangladesh on the Kinneret?
Israel is a small country, often described as “the size of New Jersey.” With a population of about 9 million, it also has about...
Biden’s window of opportunity
It was just one week ago. The news that Jon Ossoff, a proud Jew, and Raphael Warnock, a respected Black minister, won election as...
Cautiously optimistic
Last month, with the first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, we saw the beginning of the end of the pandemic. We were happy to see...
Marriage progress in Israel?
At first glance, the headlines were heartening: “In first, Israel recognizes three civil marriages performed online” and “Couples marry online … beat lack of...
