With members of TaMaR and Netzer leading its delegation at the WZC, the WUPJ showcased a new model of global Jewish leadership—pluralistic, intergenerational, and transformative.
At the largest Zionist gathering in recent years, the 39th…
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The Blogs: Bias in the Media | Mark H. Alcott
On October 13, 2025, the very day that the whole world celebrated the cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, the New York Times front page focused instead on what it called “devastating blows” to Israel’s relationship with America. The…
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The Blogs: Barghouti’s Release: Calculated Gamble or Strategic Pivot | William Keenan
As the Trump peace architecture enters its decisive phase—with Israeli security concerns at its core—one name continues to surface with growing resonance: Marwan Barghouti. Imprisoned since 2002 for orchestrating attacks during the Second…
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The Blogs: New York: The Day After | Manny Behar
By the time this appears, you may know the result of the election for Mayor. But even before the results are in and viewing the situation from thousands of miles away, there are already some observations I want to make.
Zohran Mamdani’s…
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In NYC, Election Day arrives with all eyes on Jewish voters
Many New Yorkers are thinking far beyond the five boroughs as they cast their votes in an election some see as a referendum on the Middle East.
Jewish and Muslim New Yorkers — two populations of about the same size, both nearing 1 million…
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The Blogs: ‘I authorized it’: Yitzhak Rabin’s ethos of accountability | David Makovsky
Thirty years have passed since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin – a moment that still reverberates through Israel’s history. As a journalist, I followed him closely, first as defense minister in the late 1980s and later…
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The Blogs: NO to Zohran Mamdani today | Yitzhak Irving Kalet
My blog has almost always concerned life here in Israel but I would like to make an exception this time and add my name to all those American Jews who have come out against the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City. I was…
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The Blogs: The Psychology of the Scapegoat: Jews and Kurds | Ab Boskany
Part Two: Legitimacy and Recognition in a Fragmented Age
Psychology and politics meet precisely at this junction. Projection, displacement and coalition formation all provide inner fuel. Legitimacy and recognition supply the outer casing. The…
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The Blogs: How the Jerusalem Temple, And Its Older Brother the Ka’ba, Fit Together | Allen S. Maller
The Jerusalem Temple (Beit HaMikdosh) and the Ka’ba, the House of God (Baitullah) in Mecca are the two most well-known sites for monotheistic pilgrimage in the world.
The Islamic Hajj to the Ka’ba in Makka, and the Jewish Hajj to the…
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The Blogs: 30 Years After Rabin’s Assassination – What’s the lesson learned? | Hillel Schenker
On November 4th, 1995, I was one of the 100,000 people in Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv, who were inspired by Yitzhak Rabin’s last speech before he walked down the stairs to meet Yigal Amir’s three shots that changed everything. At…
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