US defensive role in the spotlight as regional tensions mount

Air defense, ammunition, and intel-sharing are vital, but offense is left to Israel.
Recognizing Palestinian state rewards Hamas, Fetterman says in Israel: ‘What’s wrong with you?’

“I didn’t support withholding any of those large bombs because they have to fight an enemy that hides in tunnels,” the Pennsylvania senator told JNS. “I trust Israel’s judgment.”
Disarm Hezbollah—a ‘permanent threat to Israel, America, and the West’

Israel ignoring Hezbollah “appears to have been a colossal strategic blunder, the cost of which could even dwarf that of Oct. 7.”
Bowman lost because of his unhinged radicalism, not AIPAC

The left’s hypocritical narrative about a landslide loss in New York is to resurrect an antisemitic trope about Jewish money. The “Squad,” however, is far from finished.
A judgment that erodes trust in the US

To attack Israel, a Biden administration official undermines the credibility of the United States and fails to protect its soldiers.
Jamaal Bowman’s Defeat in the New York Primary: A Shift in Political Landscape

In a surprising turn of events for New York’s 16th Congressional District, incumbent Jamaal Bowman, notoriously anti-Israel, faced a formidable challenge in the primary elections, ultimately losing to George Latimer, who garnered support from pro-Israel Democrats.
Florida Bill Codifies IHRA Antisemitism Definition Into State-Wide Law

“One of the most effective steps a state can take — via legislation, resolutions, executive orders, and/or executive proclamations — to fight Jew-hatred is to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism — the most authoritative, comprehensive, and representative tool to delineate all of the contemporary manifestations of antisemitism,”
A Day of Fury: The Antisemitic Pogrom at a Los Angeles Synagogue

Clashes broke out on Sunday around Orthodox synagogue Adas Torah in Los Angeles as approximately 150 pro-Hamas protesters surrounded a real estate fair that was being held at the synagogue in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson.
Israel’s War Effort Faces Continuous Pressure from Biden Administration

In the June segment of “Eyes on Israel,” host Rabbi Pesach Wolicki interviewed prominent Israeli journalist Caroline Glick about the current state of Israel’s war against Hamas and the pressures facing the Israeli government.
Forgotten US captives and flipping the script for freeing all hostages

Unlike Israel, the concern in the United States is more for the fate of the Palestinians than the hostages.