Does it really matter what started the shooting at the border between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza? To outward appearances, it looks like it was something of an accident when a routine security … more

It was a very bad week for the presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania. But as much as the discomfort and job security of the … more

I’m not sure the world needed another movie about Cleopatra. And the career arc of Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who became an international superstar with her “Wonder Woman” films, … more

In the last several weeks, there has been a surge of interest about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. In the United States and much of the rest of the world, most of that concern … more

Recent events in Durham, N.C., raise troubling questions about the BDS movement and its supporters. In April, the city of Durham passed a resolution banning its police department from taking … more

When the Trump administration released the economic portion of its Middle East peace plan last week, the avalanche of criticism was immediate and harsh. Though the president’s … more

In the days since Hamas launched its barbaric assault on Israel, there has been a lot of discussion about possible analogies between the current struggle and past chapters … more

Back in November, I wrote that the election of Demoratic radicals like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of Queens, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan wouldn’t have much impact … more

Eight decades after the Nazi attempt to murder all of European Jewry, the ranks of the survivors have thinned to the point where we know that it won’t be long before we will be holding such … more

In his initial phone conversation with new Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed two contradictory messages. As his boss, President Joe Biden, has … more