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Ethan KushnerThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
I got the inspiration to write these words while talking to a European friend of mine who I talk to frequently about matters of the world. Our...
There was once something sacred about commencement ceremonies in America. I have a small confession to make. I did not make it to my college...
When the City of Seattle decided to brand one of its 2026 FIFA World Cup matches as a “Pride Match,” city organizers likely believed they were...
There was a time when many people insisted there was a bright moral line between opposing Israeli government policies and targeting Israelis...
There was a time when Israel understood something fundamental: power is not only measured by military strength, but by restraint. Not every...
Zohran Mamdani’s recent invocation of the term “Nakba”...
America is not Weimar Germany (younger generations – open Wikipedia to learn about Weimar Germany), and identity politics is not national socialism....
For decades, support for Israel was one of the few issues that united Republicans and Democrats in Washington. Liberals saw Israel as a democratic...
There is a sentence repeated around the world with quiet resignation: “Israel has lost the narrative.” It is usually followed by a shrug. A sense...
In capital cities around the world we are hearing a familiar chorus: The war against Iran is illegal. International law experts cite the United...
Here is a fact that Israeli readers may not be aware of. In most American elections, foreign policy is barely discussed. Ukraine, Taiwan, Syria,...
Let us start with the good news. During its spring meeting in New Orleans last week the DNC Resolutions Committee defeated three resolutions with...
In 2018, the United States walked away from the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The 2015 agreement that President...
At 2:17 a.m., the siren goes off. You have about 60 seconds to get to a shelter. Whether you live in Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or elsewhere in...
Every year, we gather around the Seder table and tell a story that is at once ancient and immediate. We speak of slavery and liberation, of fear and...
At first glance, the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Iran seem fundamentally different. One is a territorial invasion in Eastern Europe....
On Passover, Jews around the world gather to retell the story of liberation. The story of a people who moved from oppression to freedom, from...
Two weeks into the war with Iran, or Operation Epic Fury as it’s called in the United States, a political fault line is beginning to appear. At...
As the chair of American Democrats in Israel, it is clear I consider myself a Democrat. I have voted for Democrats my entire life. I believe in...
I believe in diplomacy, multilateralism, international law, and congressional oversight. I am wary — instinctively and historically — of...