Raphael Lemkin was my cousin. He was a Polish Jewish lawyer who watched the Nazis murder dozens of our relatives and sat down and invented a word for the crime he could not otherwise name - genocide.
Occupation does not begin at a border. It begins inside the human mind. That is why sexual violence has remained such an effective weapon across centuries.
This fast day is a reminder that destruction begins inside when unity fails and division takes root.
Netanyahu is echoing false claims about arrests in yeshivas while ignoring practical proposals that could increase haredi enlistment.
Jonathan Spector’s “Birthright,” now at MCC Theater, uses the free Israel trip as the starting point for decades of wrestling with Israel, Judaism and friendship.
The longer negotiations continue without meaningful Iranian concessions, the greater the risk that diplomacy becomes the objective rather than the means.
Recent events show how the manipulation of language can erode truth, accountability, and free debate.
A threat invisible to radar and affording insufficient early warning time requires a different strategy.
Ingrained in Jewish history and DNA is knowing how to disagree while maintaining strong relationships.
The adoption of a ‘semi-open ballot’ in Israel enjoys broad support across the political spectrum, both among civil society organizations and among the members of Knesset and their parties.
Israel shares common interests with many Gulf states – above all, the need to confront the “Iranian octopus.”
