The uniqueness of this Iranian uprising

  • By Ben Sabti

(Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security) — There was great resentment across Iranian society preceding the ongoing protests that began after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the regime’s “morality police.” That resentment has revealed itself in the intense antipathy towards Eb…

Stop wasting money on elections

  • By Nechama Duek

(Israel Hayom) Israel’s election deadlock threatens to further paralyze its political system as, according to polls, neither the right nor the left has a majority, and a sixth round of elections is already around the corner.

Rosh Hashanah Editorial From the Publisher of the American Israelite

  • Netanel 'Ted" Deutsch Publisher

I hope that your year of 5782 has been exciting and filled with much joy and happiness. It has been quite a year here at the oldest Jewish newspaper in America. We have seen many changes and we are anticipating many more in this upcoming year of 5783. We have all been enjoying, and will cont…

How to defeat the Israel ‘occupation’ myth with facts

  • By James Sinkinson

(JNS) — Israel’s enemies’ violent attacks exact a high price in Jewish blood. But attacks in the media and by international organizations also exact a high price — in good will and political and economic support among Israel’s friends and partners around the world.

The disgraceful disruption of the Abraham Accords

  • By Ruthie Blum
  • Updated

(JNS) The debate in Israel about the significance of U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and affirmation of America’s “bone-deep” relationship with the Jewish state should make way for a far more serious question. Biden wasn’t lying when he told Channel 12’s Yonit Levi in an in…

Eight health benefits of having a pet

  • By The Animal Health Foundation

Thinking about getting a dog, cat, guinea pig, or any other kind of pet? Do it! And if you need any reason beyond the animal’s cuteness to convince someone you live with, try one of these eight health benefits that can come with pet ownership. A potentially longer, healthier life should make…

Why an Orthodox Jewish organization welcomed the end of Roe v. Wade

  • By Rabbi Avi Shafran

(JTA) — Agudath Israel of America, the national Orthodox Jewish organization for which I work, welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Predictably, we were immediately cast into an “enemy” or “ally” box, depending on who was doing the casting.