Why Jordan must extradite Ahlam Tamimi and why America must insist

Jordan cannot be allowed to harbor a convicted terrorist with blood on her hands. There can and should not be any safe haven for such monsters. Extradition would be an affirmation of justice and of the universal principle that the intentional murder of civilians is never acceptable.

Backlash from all sides mounts against Trump’s secret Iran deal

A ceasefire between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran was supposed to end months of war. Instead, the secrecy surrounding its terms triggered a rare backlash from Republicans, Democrats, Jewish organizations, and even members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Behind the scenes: who is really controlling Iran?

The real power in Iran has never resided solely in any single office. It has always been distributed across the networks that the Rafsanjani dynasty, more than any other family, helped create and continues to sustain.

America is forgetting the Bible. Jews and Christians are fighting back.

The American Bible Society found that only 17 percent of American adults have read the entire Bible, while more than half rarely or never engage with it at all. Among Christians under 35, the numbers are significantly worse. That number has been declining for years, and there is no sign it is turning around. 

The countdown has begun: A conversation with Rabbi Elie Mischel, Part 2

The time has come to speak openly and honestly about who we are and what we are here for. I believe that clarity, Jewish clarity about Jewish identity, is essential to the redemptive process that both Jews and Christians are waiting for. We are in this together. And the first step is telling the truth.

The poisonous proposal that should alarm every America

I am an American. I am a Jew. I am a Zionist. I am horrified that a Democratic congressional candidate, Maureen Galindo, said that she will turn the Karnes ICE Detention Center into a “prison for American Zionists.”  Making matters simple, I sent her an email and told her to come get me.