On August 8, a day after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced the formation of a joint defence pact, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif spoke bluntly. Claiming that Israel is an “illegitimate state” and a “threat to the entire Muslim world,” he called for a “united military front” against the Jewish state. Asif’s inflammatory comments, […]
Antisemitism is now a focal point in the impassioned debate over free speech in the United States as defined by the First Amendment in the constitution, contends James Loeffler in his bold and thought-provoking work, Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight Over Free Speech in Modern America, published by Metropolitan Books. This debate is at […]
Iran lost the war militarily, but may prevail politically. Nearly six months after the United States and Israel launched joint air strikes in Iran, killing a significant proportion of its political and military leadership and massively degrading its armed forces, the Iranian regime has maneuvered U.S. President Donald Trump into a strategic cul-de-sac. Trump initiated […]
Israel’s support in the Democratic Party is gradually slipping away. The latest evidence of this seminal shift is Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary on August 4. El-Sayed, a harsh critic of Israel, may become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. A 41-year-old physician, former public-health official and onetime Columbia University […]
John Galliano, the controversial British fashion designer, will be the subject of an exhibition at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art starting next May 9. Due to run until January 9, 2028, it may well burnish his reputation as one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, but it may not necessarily […]
Donald Trump is bound to be disappointed, if not angry, by Israel’s negative reaction to his recent announcement regarding the prospects of peace in the Gaza Strip. On July 29, nine days after Khalil al-Hayya was elected Hamas’ new political chieftain, Trump announced that Hamas had agreed to give up its weapons during future negotiations […]
On the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington last week, Trump received a letter from Matan Vilnai, the chairman of Commanders for Israel’s Security, an organization of retired officials who served in the Israeli armed forces and intelligence agencies. Vilnai’s impassioned letter was not about Israel’s current confrontation […]
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, released last year and now available on Amazon Prime, is ostensibly about the American ping pong star Marty Reisman. It pays far more attention to his inclinations as a hustler rather than to his talent as an athlete. This will come as no surprise to those who are familiar with his […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on July 28 unfolded against the backdrop of their divergent priorities regarding the lingering war in Iran. Netanyahu seeks a more aggressive approach to Iran, being intent on finishing a war that was paused by a ceasefire that has been repeatedly broken […]
There is a glaring disconnect between Israel’s sagging popularity in the United States and President Donald Trump’s regard and respect for Israel. By virtually every yardstick, Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history. During his first term, he moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the […]