Despite Political Drama, Israel’s Relationship with America Is Stronger Than Ever
The broader strategic picture.
October 27, 2025
Could RFK, Jr. help bring it to America’s shores?
Earlier this month, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. gave a speech in which he asserted a link—utterly without empirical support—between autism and circumcision. Hayim Leiter notes that this opinion is in keeping with a wider trend of hostility toward the practice, which is even gaining ground in the U.S., where circumcision has long been normal. The trend is more threatening still in Europe:
The broader strategic picture.
And a haredi leader joins the IDF.
Could RFK, Jr. help bring it to America’s shores?
From the king of Assyria to the king of Judah.
The Latvian city and the Oxford philosopher.
Earlier this month, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. gave a speech in which he asserted a link—utterly without empirical support—between autism and circumcision. Hayim Leiter notes that this opinion is in keeping with a wider trend of hostility toward the practice, which is even gaining ground in the U.S., where circumcision has long been normal. The trend is more threatening still in Europe:
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