Israel turns 75 – What comes next?
Photo: A topsy-turvy Knesset seen through a crystal ball. Source: Marc Israel Sellem. Photo and caption from The Jerusalem Report. Published in the May 8, 2023 issue of The Jerusalem…
Biden must strengthen US-Israel relationship to decrease chances of war with Iran
Published in the Hill on April 13, 2023. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in…
The future of the US-Israel relationship
Published on April 5, 2023 in JNS. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-Vice President Biden talk prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic…
Videos Show Missiles Fired from Lebanon at Northern Israel Today
From Dr. Mandel: Today, scores of missiles were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel. My friend and colleague, Lt. Col (res.) Sarit Zehavi of the think tank Alma, an expert…
FSU Jewry: American Jews are unaware of the impact of Russian immigrants
Published in the April 10, 2023 issue of The Jerusalem Report. Photos and captions from The Jerusalem Report. Prof. Jonathan Sarna of Brandeis University, the preeminent historian of American Jewry,…
Is Iranian-Arab reconciliation a mirage?
Published by JNS on March 27, 2023. Photo: A photograph released by Chinese state media showing officials Wang Yi, center, China’s top foreign policy official, with Ali Shamkhani, right, the…
Diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran could isolate and constrain Israel
Published in The Hill on March 21, 2023. Suppose the Israeli defense establishment, the prime minister, and the inner security cabinet decide that Iran’s uranium enrichment at 84 percent, close…
Israeli judicial reform affects US security interests
Dror Israel movement in a Demonstration against judicial reforms. By Nizzan Cohen – Own work, CC BY 4.0. Posted in The Jerusalem Report on March 20, 2023. Advocates of the…
Deepfakes, the media and the threat to democracy
Photo: New York Times building, source: Wikimedia Commons. Published on March 12, 2023 by JNS. A recent Wall Street Journal essay “The Deepfake Dangers Ahead” highlights the “dangers of AI-generated…
March 14 Webinar on Israel Challenges 2023: The Judicial Crisis, Iran’s Weapons Grade Uranium, Violence in West Bank & US-Israel Relations
From Dr. Mandel: Dear MEPIN Readers, The uproar over Israel’s judicial reform has overwhelmed American and Israeli Jewry. In this talk for the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Federation…