Is fighting antisemitism a losing battle?American Jews spend roughly $600 million a year to combat Jew-hatred. What’s needed most is a philanthropic audit assessing what’s actually workingBy Melissa Langsam Braunstein3 min read
By Jake Wallis SimonsAll eyes on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive nuclear site that may not be long for this worldSo far, it has escaped Israeli and American bombs… but the smart money is on the site becoming a smouldering crater in the near future4 min read
By Marc J SieversHow Iran’s missile strikes reunited Gulf states against TehranThe Islamic Republic may have hoped the attacks would force its Arab neighbours to demand the US end the military campaign with Israel. Instead, it has stiffened their resolve5 min read
By Saul SadkaIsrael’s economic miracle forged and proven in war defies all predictionsThe conflict that conventional wisdom insisted would weaken the Jewish state has instead hardened it – militarily indispensable, technologically pre-eminent, and demographically unlike any other developed nation5 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinFor Senator Cruz, the fight against Jew-hatred is a fight for the soul of America‘In the last year, I have seen more antisemitism on the right than at any time in my lifetime. I think it is a profound threat’2 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinThe American rabbi tasked with taking on global antisemitismThe problem Kaploun confronts is both massive and millennia in the making. However, there’s hope as Kaploun enters the fray with the heft of the US government behind him.2 min read
By Yaakov KatzNetanyahu returns to Washington as Gulf unity on Iran splintersThat shift away from Israel has produced warmer Saudi ties with Turkey and Qatar – countries once viewed with deep suspicion in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.3 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinAt Columbia, a new Jewish president faces an old antisemitism problemIt should soon be clear whether Mnookin is a role model or someone the university’s Board of Trustees picked to protect the broken status quo3 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinFrom heckler’s veto to divestment: how Jewish life is under assault in New YorkThe community and its friends need a forceful, coordinated response, reminding the authorities that laws define who can participate in American society – not random anti-Zionists3 min read
By James SpiroIsrael is building the foundations of a sovereign AI systemThe Jewish state is laying the groundwork for a “Systems Nation” boom, making it less dependent on foreign aid4 min read
By Yaakov KatzRan Gvili’s return reaffirms Israel’s promise and changes its war calculusWith the last hostage brought home, the Jewish state closes a painful chapter and paves the way for a new reality which has the potential to change the trajectory of the Middle East3 min read
By Andrew FoxWhy cutting military ties with Israel would cost British soldiers’ livesDo not pretend that refusing to learn battlefield trauma lessons from the IDF is some noble stand. It is a luxury belief that would be paid for by 19-year-olds6 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinCan New York keep hate at safe distance from shuls?Democrats should support a proper buffer to protect synagogues from aggressive protests. But what may matter most under Mayor Zohran Mamdani is the willingness to enforce the law3 min read
By Jonathan SpyerThe West stays silent as its Kurdish allies face attacks by Syria’s ‘reformed’ Islamist governmentWithout pressure, we may see the wholesale destruction of the forces and the authority that paid the highest price to defeat ISIS. It is also likely to result in the freeing of thousands of jailed jihadis3 min read
By Melissa Langsam BraunsteinHow Breads Bakery in New York became a target of anti-Zionist union activism‘This is going to spread. This is not spontaneous. This is part of an effort to marginalise Jews and Israel’3 min read
By Yaakov KatzHow Israel is bracing for a possible Iran war as protests shake the Islamic RepublicTehran may retaliate against the Jewish state either in response to US strikes on the regime or simply out of desperation4 min read
