US Mideast Diplomacy isn’t Advancing Peace or Democracy

Blinken’s call for “calm” and thinly veiled swipe at Israel’s judicial-reform plan will encourage more Palestinian terror and greater unrest in Israel.
Did God Intend America to Be a Promised Land?

According to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), half of evangelical Americans believe that the USA is indeed the promised land and a significant number were willing to take up arms to defend it as such.
Juniper Oak, the JCPOA and ‘Zero Surprises’

The Biden administration remains committed to a policy that will empower Iran militarily, economically and diplomatically against Israel and the Sunni Arabs.
No, President Biden, the Synagogue Attack Did Not Target the ‘Civilized World’

The Palestinians who celebrated the murderous act by dancing in the streets and handing out candies were not thinking about the civilized world. They were rejoicing at the death of Jews.
What are the Prospects for Normalization Between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

An agreement with Saudi Arabia, the leader of the Sunni world, may be only a question of time.
Thomas Friedman’s Fury

The Times columnist’s laceration of the Jewish state has a long history.
Jewish and evangelical ‘Leftugees’ making the exodus from Democratic states

America is seeing a mass migration from Democratic states to their Republican counterparts. Dubbed ‘leftugees’ in a 2021 Forbes article, these transients are, for the most part, religious as well as conservative. With 56% of evangelicals voting red, this exodus from Democratic areas represents a religious move that includes Jews who are also often making […]
In the US, COVID decreased prayer attendance but increased levels of faith

The Survey Center on American Life teamed up with researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago to measure religious affiliation and attendance both before and after the pandemic.
The Unhinged Reaction to the New Israeli Government

The shallowness of progressive Jews is creating a crisis for the Jewish world.
Is a Biden-Netanyahu Brawl Inevitable?

Both men want to keep disputes between them private. But sympathy for the anti-Bibi resistance and differences over Iran could change that.