Among the signal Jewish contributions to the store of human wisdom, the best known are likely the Ten Commandments, and the concept of monotheism. But as I think about the appalling display of racism … more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is back in session with a full bench of nine justices — four solid liberals, four solid conservatives and one wavering conservative, Anthony Kennedy. The … more

The United States on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have required the Trump administration to backtrack on its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s … more

Long Island’s Lester Wolff, who turned 99 in January, served eight terms in the House of Representatives, which is slightly above average for lawmakers. But … more

Israel attacked Syria on Monday, just like it (reportedly) has countless times before. The difference now is that Russia is angry about the strike — and showing it. Russia has called out … more

The parade along Fifth Avenue was just the beginning. Thousands of revelers flooded Times Square on Sunday night to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary in a festive event organized by the … more

JTA’s veteran Washington reporter Ron Kampeas describes the U.S.-Israel friendship through portraits of 13 of presidents, from Harry Truman to Donald Trump. This is part 1 of a 3-part … more

TEL AVIV — On Sunday, a day before a few thousand American Jews descended here for the annual General Assembly (GA) of the Jewish Federations of North America … more

The most interesting thing about left-wing anti-Semitism is not so much the hate driving the trend as the impulse of Jews to tolerate or even justify it. In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue … more

Like most victims of Palestinian Arab terrorism, Avraham Bromberg would have been completely forgotten — if not for the persistence of the murderers’ many admirers and financial … more