In his press briefing on Friday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was asked about how the US is responding to the dire situation for women in the Islamic Republic. The journalist … more

A heated debate has erupted on social media over recent changes made to the Wikipedia entry for Zionism, sparking accusations of historical revisionism. One user, Liv Lovisa, claims that … more

To readers who remember the Bee Gees, our headline may bring memories of a plaintive 1970s hit love song. But today, the words, “broken heart” evoke other, more poignant and piercing … more

Sept. 13, 1993 was the day Israel’s ruling class abandoned Zionism. That day, then prime minister Yitzhak Rabin stood in the White House Rose Garden and officially recognized the … more

With the new school year upon us, this is a message for pro-Israel students on campus: You are the real “Students for Justice in Palestine.” Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) … more

Keen-eyed readers of this column will know that I am fond of occasionally quoting Karl Marx’s observation that history repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as … more

Twenty-three years ago, on the sunny morning of Sept. 11, 2001, close to 3,000 people were murdered on American soil by 19 terrorists. I knew two of the victims. One was working in the World … more

Nechama Leibowitz was fond of teaching her students to find the milah mancha , a shoresh (root noun or verb), word or phrase that appears numerous times in a given section. In Parshat Ki Savo, a … more

It is a question that I learned never to ask. I first learned this lesson in my training as a psychotherapist, long ago. I was seeing a gentleman for a number of problems, including his marital … more

Teaching in the old city of Jerusalem, one develops a certain awareness of the different types of people who can wander in off the street. Many of the people who frequent the old alleyways and … more