America

The end of the ‘Goldene Medina’ - opinion

Antisemitism is the fundamental trigger of hostility to Israel and not vice versa, nor is the latter primarily a consequence of the political character of whichever Israeli government...

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.
 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Economic pressure can buy Israel time. Mistaking it for a strategy would squander it - opinion

Israelis from Kurdish origin take part in a rally in support of the Kurdish referendum outside the American consulate in Jerusalem September 24, 2017

Kurds are not a proxy. We are a nation without a front - opinion


America at 250: The promise of equality is still worth defending - editorial

As America marks 250 years, its unfinished promise of equality can offer Israel the lesson that democracies endure when citizens defend their ideals while demanding better from their country.

US and Israeli flags fill the field at Statler Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 18, 2023

Turkey's Erdogan is waging war on the West and Israel - NATO must not ignore it - opinion

It is time to confront Erdogan about his much-too-close alignment with Russia, China, and Iran; his military occupation of northern Cyprus and northern Syria; and the war he wages against Israel.

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

America at 250: What the Founding Fathers can teach us about fighting antisemitism - opinion

After being elected as president, Washington stated that Article VI of the Constitution nullified any such religious discrimination. Jews were equal under the Constitution.

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Wine Talk: The kosher Michel Rolland

From a small importer to a global powerhouse, Royal Wine Corp reshaped the kosher wine market across continents.

Menachem Israelivitch (2nd R) and Michel Rolland (2nd L) with the winemaker  and ex -director of Château Lascombes. The kosher cuvée is always a team effort.

America at 250, Entebbe at 50: Defining moments for the US-Israel alliance - opinion

The coincidence of dates is not merely a historical curiosity. It is a symbol that captures something essential about the bond between the two nations.

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

Celebrating the ‘United States of Possibility,' and an Israel of impossible possibles - opinion

For all the tensions of the moment, Israelis and Americans should celebrate America’s 250th, toasting both countries as miracle-makers that keep making the impossible not just possible but routine.

The Statue of Liberty is lit up ahead of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of US independence, on July 1, 2026.

At 250, Israel needs an angry America to rediscover its way - opinion

Israel is losing both large parties, but there is still hope for the underrepresented pragmatic center.

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

America at 250: Fighting antisemitism begins with reclaiming America's Jewish story - opinion

The fight against antisemitism begins with historical truth and remembering the vital role Jews played in building America.

Man holding an American flag.

As America turns 250, Jews shouldn’t mistake it for just another exile - opinion

Sociologist Charles Liebman long ago pointed out that all Jews in America are Jews by choice. Nothing in American society binds you to your Jewishness.

A detail from a Jewish New Year's card, showing Jews in American welcoming recent immigrants from the Russian empire. Hebrew Publishing Company, early 20th century

Operation Entebbe, 50 years on: The rescue that reshaped Jewish history

Fifty years later, Entebbe still symbolizes Israel's promise to protect Jews wherever they are.

Model of Entebbe control tower and terminal, seen at a parachutist’s house during planning stages, June-July 1976.