Opinion: A Marathon of Sprints: The Unique Burden of the Israeli Soldier
By Ran Bar-Yoshafat
Our historical review reveals a fascinating, albeit sobering, picture: Modern warfare has rendered the contemporary soldier the most overloaded in human history....
Opinion: Les Wexner’s Final Lesson
By David J. Butler
For nearly half a century, Leslie Wexner did something almost no other American Jewish philanthropist has ever accomplished: He did not...
Opinion: Europe’s Sanctions on Israel – A Colonial Act in Diplomatic Clothing
By Dov Maimon
The European Union’s decision to sanction violent Israelis living in Judea and Samaria (commonly known as the West Bank) is not a...
Opinion: Abe Foxman and Bernie Marcus – Reflections on Two Men and One Vision
By Jay Kaiman
After the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, a consequential idea took shape: Jewish security in America could no longer be episodic, reactive or...
Opinion: The Iran War Exposed Europe’s Strategic Collapse
By Gabriel Rosenberg
For more than a century, the United States has served as the primary guarantor of European security. American power helped save Europe...
Opinion: Hamas, Oct. 7 and the Weaponization of Rape
By Fiamma Nirenstein
When, immediately after Oct. 7, 2023, several journalists and I entered the devastated kibbutzim in southern Israel, the first thing — the...
Opinion: Antisemitism Is Rising. Here’s What We Need to Do to Fight Back.
By Jonathan Greenblatt
A Jewish Israeli restaurant owner faced an online harassment campaign after a video posted by a staff member calling her out as...
Finding Meaning in the Mundane: Shabbat at the White House
By Nechama Shemtov
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending an event at the White House for “Shabbat 250,” an experience that was...
Opinion: Flowers for a Nazi: Latvia’s Shameful Victory Day Contradiction
By Eugene J. Levin
Every May 8, Europe commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of one of history’s greatest evils. Political leaders...
Opinion: When Protests Become Risk
By Batya Knebel
The question of how a democratic society balances free expression with public safety becomes especially urgent when protests begin to escalate. The...
