State of the Union
A surprisingly Presidential address from a President
“These people are crazy!” Trump said at another moment, pointing at Democrats.
Culture
The response to “death to America” chants in the U.S.
On this first day of Passover, the holiday that commemorates the Jewish peoples’ exodus from slavery in Egypt to establish a new nation that its enemies today deny ever existed, Jews are threatened as never before — here. For centuries, Jews came here to escape lands where they were persecuted. In
Politics
Arab Muslims are fooling no one with “uncommitted” vote
If I were a Muslim Arab American living in heavily Muslim Dearborn, Mich. — and I am registered Democratic as almost all of them are — I probably would have voted “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s primary. (And 56% of that community did.) It would have been fun as a protest — in the
Israel
Bad reporting is serious business
Truth is the first casualty in war, they say. They also talk about the fog of war. Both cliches are true, but people who are paid to disseminate information are supposed to exercise caution. There is an adage in journalism that goes like this: “Get it first, but first get
Israel
Guest essay: Israel’s right to exist, where it is
By Jerome Verlin “The Squad” just did grassroots American Jews a favor by introducing House Resolution 1123, “Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugee Rights.” [”Nakba” means “catastrophe” in reference to the Jewish state.] In branding Israel’s 1948 independence an unjust “catastrophe for Palestinians” and demanding a “Right of Return”