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Alan Newman

Alan Newman is the author of the novel Good Heart and a pro-Israel advocate who holds leadership positions at AIPAC, StandWithUs and other agencies.

Beyond violating diplomatic guidelines, U.S. President Donald Trump’s reference to a day that still lives in “infamy” messaged his adversaries that he means business.
In this verbal parlay, the righteousness of the ambassador was as much under attack as were Israel and American Jews.
Maybe the interest and emotions around the Guthrie saga will help people to better understand what Israel went through, day after day, for two years.
Saying that the focus of their tête-à-tête was “affordability” is reminiscent of the myth about Italian dictator Benito Mussolini “making the trains run on time.”
Can images speak louder than the voices shouting hate and denial of Oct. 7?
Jewish institutions need to acknowledge the reality of an existential conflict and embrace the fight.
Victimizations of the past are relevant lessons that inform modern-day leaders of Israel, who know they must be prepared to stand alone.
The U.S. War Department rejected proposals to attack trains to Auschwitz and the death camp itself as “impracticable,” claiming it would require “considerable diversion” of planes needed elsewhere.
Though Trump has granted the Iranian regime an undeserved benefit of the doubt during nuclear negotiations, it’s time to take the final swing and act.
Like presidents before him, Donald Trump says all is fine between the United States and Israel. the optics of his Mideast trip and reliance on the Qataris may suggest otherwise.
A letter opposing the Trump administration’s actions to counter antisemitism on campus doesn’t pass the smell test.
While the selection of “Best Actress” might intrigue the movie-going population, the ebb and flow of Israeli geopolitics offers a much darker variety of drama.