Opinion: Shake off the Frustration, and Go Do Something!
Mitchell Bard
I lecture frequently and understand that for many audiences, the experience can feel depressing and overwhelming. Rising antisemitism. Palestinian rejectionism. Terrorism. The ring...
Opinion: Iron Dome, up Close and Personal, Can Change How Congress Governs
Heather Johnston
I looked at then-Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) like he had a screw loose.
We were on a congressional delegation in Israel in 2011, and...
Opinion: ‘Positive Messaging’ and the Crisis of Israel’s Public Diplomacy
Emily Schrader
I have reached a point in my career where I care far less about saying what people want to hear and far more...
Opinion: What to Do About Increasingly Violent Attacks on Synagogues
Jason Shvili
As anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attacks skyrocket in the United States, their targets are increasingly synagogues. It should come as no surprise that nearly...
Opinion: 2025 Was a Very Bad Year for the International Criminal Court
David Hoile
Back in February, the respected Justice Info website published an article titled “Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next.”...
Opinion: When a Preacher Says the Constitution Must Yield to Sharia, Americans Should Listen
Stephen M. Flatow
Scroll through X long enough, and you’ll see it: Muslim preachers denouncing America as corrupt, portraying liberal democracy as a fraud, and...
Opinion: The Timing of Chanukah Is Not Coincidental
Akiva Gersh
Judaism is all about bringing light into the world — affecting and improving it through positive acts, awareness, kindness and compassion. This mission...
Opinion: Behind the Rhetoric of Sovereignty
Rachel Avraham
Sovereignty is one of the most frequently invoked words in global politics, yet one of the most misunderstood. Every country represented at the...
Opinion: Israel Was Not Given on a Silver Platter
Jan Kapusnak
On the evening of Nov. 29, 1947, when the U.N. General Assembly voted for Resolution 181 and recommended partitioning the British Mandate of...
Opinion: Ruminations on Rabin
Eric Rozenman
The 30th anniversary last month of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin sparked two curious misrecollections.
One, by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s...