Opinion: Settlers Used as Pawns Against Israel
By Fiamma Nirenstein
Settlers. Colonists. By now, there is hardly any need to add the adjective “violent.” In the imagination of much of the world,...
D’var Torah: Know Where You Stand
Rabbi Peter Rigler
This week’s Torah portion is Nitzavim-Vayelech: Deuteronomy 29:9 — 31:30
A number of years ago, I was driving on the D.C. Beltway....
Schuster Takes the Lead of Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
I am thrilled to announce I have joined Mid-Atlantic Media as the new editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. I am excited about the...
Editorial: Is There Still a Line?
Hasan Piker does not particularly interest us. America has never lacked people willing to say ugly things about Jews.
What interests us — and increasingly...
Editorial: The Turkey Red Line
Israel has every reason to be worried about Turkey’s growing military presence in Syria. It also has every reason not to turn that concern...
Editorial: Advocacy by Omission
Forty members of Congress, led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, are demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio secure the immediate release of Sama Safi,...
Editorial: When the Right Defeats Itself
Sometimes political change comes through a great ideological realignment. Sometimes it comes because politicians who cannot stand one another refuse to sit in the...
Opinion: Don’t Trust Doha When It Comes to US-Iran Negotiations
Ahmed Y. Obali
There are multiple reasons why selecting Qatar as a negotiator for U.S.-Iranian talks is problematic. For starters, it has constantly supported Hamas...
Opinion: ‘Hell, No! We Won’t Go’
Douglas Altabef
This being Israel, everyone has an opinion. And the more personally it applies to someone, the more conviction in the opinions expressed.
So it...
Opinion: The Case for a Nation That Knows Its Borders
Max Blankfeld
Israel issued tenders last week for 1,234 housing units in E1, the strategically located area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim. The project is...