US-Israel relationship

Nikki Haley Should Walk Back Her Misguided Comments on Jerusalem

Despite repeated promises on the campaign trail, the Trump administration has, for the most part, taken a cautious approach towards...

My Saba Helped Build the State of Israel. Am I Still Allowed In?

A recent law passed by the Israeli government allows visas to be denied to foreign nationals who support boycotts of...

Tamir Pardo says the Occupation is an Existential Threat to Israel — It’s Time to Treat it as Such

Judging by most conversations in the American Jewish community about Israel, the greatest threat facing Israel today is either Iran...

The Company You Keep

Much of the coverage of the upcoming presidential inauguration has focused on the low demand for tickets, and the Trump...

Digging into the Latest I/P Pew Poll

Pew published a poll last week showing that, for the first time in decades, Democrats are “more sympathetic” to Palestinians...

Why I Joined J Street’s Rabbinic and Cantorial Cabinet

These are critical times. Great fault lines of division within American society have been exposed by our recent election. It...

This is what a substantive pro-Israel debate looks like

Yesterday, on the floor of the House of Representatives, Members of Congress debated H.Res. 11, which condemned the United States'...

President Obama’s Inspiring Eulogy for Shimon Peres

This morning, at Shimon Peres’ funeral, President Obama gave a beautiful and inspiring eulogy. It's well worth taking the time...

What Jackson Diehl Missed About Obama’s Next Steps for Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Over the past weekend, Jackson Diehl had an interesting piece in the Washington Post that explored whether President Obama would...