The lonely Lady Liberty
We were under the impression that President Joe Biden was going to elevate the welcoming image of the Statue of Liberty. After four years...
Manchin in the middle
Six months ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that a United States senator serving in just his second term, from a state...
Toward Palestinian aid with purpose
The Biden administration’s decision to resume financial assistance to the Palestinians is a sound humanitarian move. It is important for America to reaffirm its...
Israel @ 73
It has been 73 years since the state of Israel made its historic declaration of independence to establish a homeland for the Jewish people....
A grab bag of necessities
President Joe Biden’s transformational infrastructure proposal brings to mind the Talmudic idiom, “If you grab for too much, you’ll get nothing.” The $2 trillion...
Don’t forget Jordan
Amid the hoopla surrounding the Abraham Accords, the fireworks accompanying the U.S. Embassy’s move to Jerusalem, the frustrating stalemate with the Palestinians and the...
Another ‘Other’
In the last year, Asian Americans have suffered at least 3,795 hate incidents. The upsurge in this disturbing trend seems to stem from some...
Israel in stalemate
One week after Israel’s fourth national election in two years, the country remains in political gridlock. As in previous rounds, in addition to the...
What if the sea waters had not parted?
The problem is severe. In the four months from October 2020 through February of this year, 29,792 unaccompanied minors have crossed the southern U.S....
Jewish War Veterans at 125
It was on March 15, 1896, on a cold day in New York City, that 63 Jewish veterans of the Civil War gathered to...
