Analysis

Israel’s big ‘experiment’: Did a year of coalition partnership bring Jews and Arabs any closer?

For the first time in Israel’s history, Arab lawmakers were part of the governing coalition. Israelis have weighed in on the historic year.

By Noga Tarnopolsky July 19, 2022 12:57 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Elaine Luria.

Analysis

5 Jewish questions about the Jan. 6 committee hearings, answered

Remember the Proud Boys, and how the riot pushed Jared and Ivanka away from President Trump? The hearings could have it all on primetime TV.

June 8, 2022 5:53 pm

Analysis

Jewish groups condemn Texas elementary school shooting, but only some push for action

Gun control was once a unifying issue for the Jewish organizational community across the political spectrum. Cracks are starting to show in that united front.

May 25, 2022 4:08 pm

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Analysis

Joe Biden won’t budge on this make-or-break Iran deal issue, and progressives are furious

By Ron Kampeas May 12, 2022 4:47 pm

Analysis

Key French-Jewish institutions endorse Macron, fueling debate about their role in politics

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 19, 2022 1:27 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Analysis

Antony Blinken often cites his family’s Holocaust history. The Russia-Ukraine war has him stuck between the personal and the political.

By Ron Kampeas March 24, 2022 12:04 pm

Analysis

With Yair Lapid at his side, Blinken uses a word that Israel has been longing to hear on Iran

By Ron Kampeas October 14, 2021 9:54 am

Analysis

The vast majority of progressives overwhelmingly backed Iron Dome funding — but with a caveat

By Ron Kampeas September 27, 2021 4:44 pm

Analysis

Yair Lapid says the Holocaust ‘defined’ him. That’s adding fuel to the fire in Israel-Poland relations.

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 25, 2021 10:37 am

Analysis

The Abraham Accords just turned 1. Here’s how the historic agreements are holding up.

By Ron Kampeas August 16, 2021 12:49 pm

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