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Lord Arthur Balfour, signatory to the Balfour Declaration, c. 1890. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Lord Balfour declared; President Trump implemented

The U.S. presidential election always coincides, almost to the day, with the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, whose content is relevant to both America and Israel.

November 2, 2020

Jews praying in synagogue on Yom Kippur. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Progressive Jewish leadership is dead wrong on Israel

Conservative, Reform and progressive leaders are misleading their public, blaming the growing divide with Israel on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while it is they themselves who are creating it.

April 21, 2019

Shomron Regional Council Mayor Yossi Dagan and Sheikh Nasr Abu Khalil Al-Tamimi. Credit: Shomron Municipality.

Arab sheikh and settler leader join forces in Washington

“It takes hard work to bridge the gaps between us. The current political climate makes it difficult to achieve a political solution. We have to overcome politics on both the Israeli and Arab side to bring about a better future for both sides,” said Sheikh Nasr Abu Khalil Al-Tamimi.

March 20, 2019

A group of American Conservative and Reform rabbis, and Women of the Wall members, hold Torah scrolls during a protest against the government’s failure to deliver a new prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Nov. 2, 2016. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.

The GA leadership is talking to the wrong people

Speaking to Israelis is nice, but that’s not what will help bridge the divide between U.S. and Israeli Jewry. Establishing strong Jewish pride in U.S. Jewry is a much more critical step to help bridge that divide.

October 23, 2018