The Administration’s National Security Strategy Shares Much, but Not Everything, with the Israeli Outlook
The U.S. no longer sees the Israel-Palestinian conflict as the region’s biggest problem, or Iran as the solution.
February 7, 2018
How the IRS Went After a Pro-Israel Group, and Why It Matters
An Obama-era scandal that should concern everyone.
In 2010, a nascent pro-Israel organization called Z Street applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status. The IRS responded by subjecting the organization to greater-than-usual scrutiny, asking extensive questions about its political positions and opening a formal inquiry into whether it had ties to terrorism—thus preventing it from beginning its operations. After the process dragged on for years, Z Street’s founder Lori Lowenthal Marcus and her husband Jerome successfully sued the IRS, resulting in its eventual and only very recent acknowledgement of malpractice. Jonathan Tobin explains what happened:
February 7, 2018
A Century after the Balfour Declaration, Is the UK on Israel’s Side?
Yes, but London’s support is becoming more tenuous on both left and right.
How the IRS Went After a Pro-Israel Group, and Why It Matters
An Obama-era scandal that should concern everyone.
The Private, Jewish-Led Counterespionage Group That Took on American Nazis during World War II
Official indifference to the threat of fascism allowed all too many pro-German conspirators to escape.
How Citrus Fruits Came to Israel
Before life gave the Near East lemons, it gave it citrons.