National Anxieties and Doomsday Scenarios in HBO’s ‘Plot’

You don’t need a pandemic to be reminded of the viral rot that sometimes infects the political culture of a nation.
Israel and the Demise of the Global Village

Israel’s ability to protect itself today, and adapt its economy to the new post-global village reality will in large part determine how it survives and prospers in the post-global village world now taking shape.
Virus Impacts an Economy Already in Decline Before the Crisis

Stocks were climbing furiously above an economy that had been slowly ebbing away since summer. Sales were down for months, so revenues were down for months, and profits were down.
No Matter a Coronavirus Pandemic, the Elderly are not Expendable

In spite of frustration with restrictions, fears about medical shortages and the desire to revive the economy, nothing can justify treating the lives of older persons as not worth saving.
The Bailout Bonanza is Back! (Pt 3: Boeing Goes Boing Like a Bad Check)

Whether Boeing will need to take additional measures, such as slashing the dividend, will depend on the length and severity of the outbreak….
Why this Christian Supports the Jews and Israel

As a Christian, I have spent most of my life in pursuit of strengthening my faith. Yet I never understood for years how critical of a role standing with the Jewish people and their indigenous homeland played in this journey.
U.S. Zionist Group Condemns Jewish Lobby for Moral-Blindness on Iran and Coronavirus

We condemn this flagrant display of moral-blindness by J Street. This is a time of increased anti-Semitism throughout the Islamic world and especially in Iran.
How We Are

Protecting us from the threats of our neighbors, our son the paratrooper expects to be in the army for at least a month without being able to come home; not for Shabbat and not for the Passover seder.
The Viruses of Lebanon

The country is plagued by more than the debilitating global coronavirus pandemic, as terrorists beholden to Iran’s rulers are inflicting just as much damage, if not more.
Benny Gantz and the Pyromaniacs

Amid a global pandemic, the threat of war with Iran and economic collapse, Israel’s Blue and White Party is dead set on bringing Netanyahu down—even if it means taking Israel down with him.