The timing may be right for a fresh look at the longstanding “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel, the largest recipient of U.S. aid since the 1970s. “Americans have increasingly negative views of Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin…
How Michigan’s Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party
Joel Tauber has been through many an election in his 92 years. And, with the exception of “one out of 100 times,” he’s always backed a Democrat — something even more important in the current midterm cycle, he believes.
Rahab and the violence of Zionism
Everyone knows what fate awaited the pagans of the Old Testament who opposed Yahweh’s chosen people, or who simply happened to be living in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Hebrew authors made it plain: The Egyptians suffered…
A growing number of federations are asking Jews if they identify as Zionist — and grappling with the results
Yet another survey has found that fewer than half of Jews in an American city identify as Zionists — this time in Milwaukee, the childhood home of Golda Meir, the Zionist icon and former Israeli prime minister.
In antisemitism settlement, UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’
The University of California, Berkeley said bans on Zionists “can violate university rules” and the bylaws of any student groups barring their inclusion must be rescinded, as part of a new settlement agreement in an antisemitism lawsuit.
Ritchie Torres’ challengers are testing how Israel plays in the Bronx — and taking aim at ‘Zionists’ in a Jewish neighborhood
In his campaign to unseat the Bronx’s pro-Israel congressman, Ritchie Torres, political organizer Jose Vega has referred to the New York City borough as “Gaza West.”
1,000 pastors gather at Zionist summit in Israel
The fervor of pro-Israel American zealots came into sharp focus during a recent Holy Land visit by more than 1,000 evangelical pastors and with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee proclaiming himself a representative of the kingdom of God. The Dec. 3-7…
Christian Zionism strikes back
The battle lines have been drawn, and they are theological. On one side is the Nick Fuentes-Tucker Carlson wing of ethno-nationalism, which espouses a form of Catholic integralism or “blood-and-soil” traditionalism. On the other side is the most powerful grassroots…
‘Are you a Zionist?’
Let me tell you about my colleague, Rabbi Ari Jun. He serves as a rabbi in Cincinnati — which just happens to be the birthplace of every institution in American Reform Judaism. There was to be a rally against neo-Nazism and…
Senators clear the way for Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade
It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the Senate hearing on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense was. Even the few Republicans who had expressed previous concerns about his nomination handled him…
A million Christian Zionists gather in D.C.
A woman identifies a Middle Eastern man in a turban as the antichrist. Israeli flags fly high as thousands of women cry and pray over the souls of the Jewish people. Christians are called to be watchmen for Israel and…
Bachmann and Huckabee named most influential Christian Zionists
Former Southern Baptist pastor turned politician Mike Huckabee is the second most influential Christian Zionist in America, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem-based news outlet published its Top 10 list of “pro-Israel Christians” along with a list of 25…