Iraq’s New Prime Minister Wants to Push Back against Iran, but He Needs America’s Help
America should not fear the use of force to strengthen friends and weaken enemies.
March 25, 2020
What the Elections to the World Zionist Congress Reveal about American Jewry
U.S. Jews who care about Israel tend to be more religious and more right-wing than those who don’t.
In October, the 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC)—an institution founded by Theodor Herzl himself in 1897—will take place in Jerusalem. About one-third of those who attend will be Americans. The organization’s American branch recently held elections, which are open to any U.S. Jew willing to pay a nominal fee and agree to a bare-bones platform. The results, released on Monday, show that among the 123,629 who participated there is much support for Orthodox and right-leaning slates, and little for Hatikvah, the “progressive” slate backed by such organizations as J Street, the New Israel Fund, and Americans for Peace Now. Jonathan Tobin comments:
March 25, 2020
What the Elections to the World Zionist Congress Reveal about American Jewry
U.S. Jews who care about Israel tend to be more religious and more right-wing than those who don’t.
Saudi Arabia Steps Away from, but Does Not Repudiate, Religious Extremism
The crown prince won’t admit there was ever a problem.
To This “Rationalist” Economist, Rabbis Are the Most Reasonable People Around
Rationalists, less so.
Social Distancing during Epidemics Has Ample Precedent in Rabbinic Law
“Keep your feet inside your house.”