Iran
The outcome will determine the wisdom of attacking Iran
If it pressures Iran into making a genuine move away from nuclear ambitions, it was wise. If it spreads war, it was dumb.
Israel
Freeing hostages should not be Israel’s #1 goal
Journalist Michael Kinsley defined a gaffe as when a politician utters a truth he is not supposed to say. Right-wing Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich made a gaffe the other day (assuming what he said was not intentional). What he said was that returning the hostages held by Hamas was
Israel
He’s a zealot and proud of it
Jerry Verlin is a zealot in the best sense of the word, a word which is rooted in Jewish history. As is the 84-year-old Verlin, but also the present, specifically the State of Israel, about which he is deeply knowledgeable and of which he is an indefatigable supporter. For almost
Politics
Woodward’s “War” book praises many Biden decisions
His book, “War,” says Bob Woodward, “presents the efforts and decisions to try to prevent war, and where war came, to avoid escalation.” Really, the book should be titled “Wars,” because while the central focus is Ukraine, the war provoked by Russian wannabe Czar Vladimir Putin, much of the book
Politics
When political name-calling crosses a line
In what appears to be growing desperation, Democrats with access to a microphone or a lens went bonkers trying to draw a parallel between Donald J. Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, and a pro-Nazi rally held at the old Madison Square Garden in 1939. Also at the new Madison
Israel
Jewish Voice for Peace speaks with an odd monotone
A few dozen self-appointed left-wing zealots closed down Walnut Street for an hour on Tuesday, under the banner of the deceptively-named Jewish Voice for Peace. It is not a “Jewish voice.” It is a voice of very few Jews, it is opposed by most Jewish organizations, and it is not