Trump Should Trust his Instincts and Ignore Syria ‘Experts’
Bashar Assad’s fall is not an opportunity for the United States to return to nation-building or foolish interventions in wars where there are no good guys.
The Future of America Depends on Trump’s Promise to Punish ‘Woke’ Universities
A leftist-dominated educational establishment and its media enablers fear that he will make good on his vow to defund institutions that embrace DEI and tolerate antisemitism.
Necessary, Though Imperfect, Deal Caps Bibi’s Finest Hour
The ceasefire with Hezbollah won’t ensure the safety of northern Israel. But could anyone else have resisted U.S. heat for so long and achieved as much?
Trump 2.0: The End of Ambivalence about Israel
Liberal Jewish groups are appalled by the prospect of an administration that is unabashedly pro-Israel. That says more about them than it does about him.
What Happens When the World Tolerates Antisemitism? The Amsterdam Pogrom
The premeditated attacks weren’t provoked by Israelis. They were the inevitable consequence of a sinister red-green anti-Zionist alliance of leftists and Islamists in Europe.
Who Made Antisemitism a Partisan Issue? Chuck Schumer
His private advice to Columbia University that only the GOP cared about campus antisemitism illustrates the Democratic establishment’s abandonment of the Jews.
HIGH HOLIDAYS 2024: Take the 5785 Jewish Pundit QUIZ
Crystal Ball Time! Join Jonathan Tobin in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
Year 2 of the Siege on Jewish Students Begins
The start of the semester means a renewed surge of delegitimization of Zionism and open antisemitism.
Biden’s Legacy: A World in Flames
The reversion to Obama’s foreign policy and appeasement of Iran spawned an escalation of terrorism that endangers the West while killing Israelis.
In 21st-century Europe, Jews need New Allies
If many French Jews are backing Marine Le Pen and National Rally, it’s because the alternatives are an antisemitic left and a center that can’t or won’t defend them.
The Lesser of Two Evils: A Diminished President or Failed Policies?
Has a president who is, at best, a part-time leader or at worst, no longer capable of facing the enormous challenges of the presidency, played a role in exacerbating these problems?
Netanyahu Right to Reject Vassal-State Status
Bibi broke protocol by calling out the Biden administration for slow-walking arms shipments. Washington’s real goal, however, is appeasing Iran and toppling him.
Time to Unmask Pro-Hamas Thugs
The revival of anti-masking laws is necessary to curb the post-Oct. 7 surge in antisemitism. But will Democratic-controlled legislatures pass them?
Biden Dooms Another Generation of Palestinians
By prioritizing false concerns about civilian casualties in Gaza, a chance to change Palestinian thinking and end the conflict in a more decisive way was lost.
Sue and Defund Schools that Tolerate Antisemitism
What happened at Haverford College is a case study in how respected liberal institutions are harming Jewish students. They need to be held accountable.
Yom HaShoah after Oct. 7: How Holocaust Education Failed
A generation of young Americans was taught to universalize the Nazi war on the Jews, leaving them vulnerable to being seduced by antisemitism and woke lies about Israel.
Another Passover with the Jewish People Under Siege
The Haggadah teaches that “in every generation, there are those who rise against us.” It has never been more relevant.
Israel’s Global Isolation is Caused by Antisemitism, not Bad Policies
The answer to the Jewish state’s diplomatic dilemma is victory. Heeding the world’s demands to stop the war and let Hamas win will only make it worse.
Biden’s Problem is with Israel-Hating Dems, NOT Netanyahu
The administration’s efforts to spin attacks on Jerusalem that validate Hamas propaganda as a critique of the prime minister and his policies are an effort to appease the left.
Woke Antisemitism at Work
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Are American Jews Still Trying to Save Israel from Itself?
The expectation that the impact of the Oct. 7 attacks and a surge in antisemitism would prompt a shift in the way Jewish groups operate was probably misplaced.
What Americans don’t get about Israelis Fighting for their Lives
They fail to understand a traumatized nation facing genocidal foes—one that is united behind a war whose aim is the preservation of their very existence.
Biden’s Playing Politics with Gaza War, NOT Bibi
Netanyahu is trying to defeat Hamas. The administration’s efforts—and its fictional “doctrine”—seek to depose the Israeli prime minister and re-elect the president.
UNRWA Exists To Help Fight The War To Eradicate Israel
The revelation of ties between the U.N. aid agency and Hamas is a small part of the problem. The real issue is the purpose of the institution, which has always been to perpetuate the conflict.
Don’t Look Away from the Primary Cause of an Antisemitism Epidemic
As shocking incidents pile up and surveys show prejudice growing, the way woke ideology grants a permission slip for Jew-hatred cannot be ignored.
Can Biden’s Cognitive Dissonance let Israel Win the War?
The president’s rhetoric continues to turn against the Jewish state, but as long as the military aid keeps flowing, his appeasement of anti-Israel Democrats won’t save Hamas.
Sanctioning Jew-hatred DOES NOT Conflict with First Amendment
Rep. Rashida Tlaib and those cheering for Hamas have the right to say what they want. But institutions should treat them the same way they would neo-Nazis or Klan members.
Ceasefire Advocates Are Hamas’s Useful Idiots
The choice between Hamas and Israel is not complex. It is one between an Islamist tyranny and a democratic state, between a group whose Western ideology isn’t merely alien to Western thought but steeped in what can only be described as evil.
Palestinians Demand Sympathy as They Spread Hate
Whether in Gaza, on American streets campuses, or on the pages of “The New York Times,” they can’t understand why their war on Israel isn’t a universal guarantee of support.
Is it Racist to Prioritize Freedom from Terror?
The U.S. State Department condemned recent comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir. But the real problem is not what the controversial cabinet member said; it’s support for a Palestinian right to terror.