The Beacon School, an elite New York City public high school, rarely, if ever, holds silent tributes. It’s never mourned the deaths of the estimated 500,000 Syrians killed by the government of President Bashar Assad and its allies. It’s never mourned the murders of 2,000 Israelis in the last two decades. That’s why so many parents […]

Organizations and individuals entrenched in the Obama administration’s pro-Iran echo chamber are engaging in a new plot to defame top White House national security officials, a campaign that mirrors a successful effort by these same groups to oust former Trump administration National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to sources familiar with the new effort. After […]

The world’s largest Celebrate Israel parade will fill Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue with tens of thousands of marchers and watchers this Sunday, June 3. As always, Long Island schools, shuls and other Jewish organizations will be well-represented. The parade, from 54th to 74th streets and 11 am to 4 pm, is a must-do event for friends […]

Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), will be the featured speaker at a Shabbat program hosted by Nusach Hari B’nai Zion congregation May 26. Klein, known for his outspoken views on Israel, will discuss, “The Orwellian Lies About Jerusalem, Settlements and Occupation.” Klein is widely known as a passionate advocate for […]

President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that the United States would be withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal was praised by some segments of the American Jewish community, but drew criticism from others. Statements in support of the U.S. pullout were issued by the Anti-Defamation League, the Republican Jewish Coalition and AIPAC, while J Street […]

Gaza deaths are fault of Hamas Your May 15 editorial “Hamas’ catastrophe” is entirely correct to observe that Hamas tells its Gazan subjects that, if they get killed trying to murder Israelis, “they will be rewarded with a place in paradise.” Take, for example, the words of a Hamas TV host during the 2014 Gaza […]

“Our people will be eternally grateful for [President Trump’s] decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the American Embassy there tomorrow,” Netanyahu declared. “Tomorrow will be an historic day for our people and for our state.” Netanyahu delivered his remarks at an official reception at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs before an […]

American Jewry, apart from the Orthodox and a minority of committed non-Orthodox, is demographically imploding. Paradoxically, this is taking place at a time when support for Israel among the American people is at an all-time high and traditional antisemitism is at its lowest level. Jewish education among non-Orthodox Jews is catastrophic, with widespread ignorance of […]

Palestinian Arabs have occupied everyone’s attention in recent weeks as a result of the rioting and disturbances on the Israeli/Gaza border. Yet few wonder why the refugees, on whose explicit behalf these days of rage have been launched, are there at all. Most refugee problems are dealt with in a matter of months or at […]

Major US Jewish organizations hailed Israel’s security services on Monday following a dramatic speech delivered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who revealed that Israel was in possession of thousands of documents proving Iran had lied about its development of a secret nuclear program. Along with most of Washington, the announcement stunned major American Jewish groups […]