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Feb 25, 2022, 5:57 AM

Putin’s act of war: How we got here and what to do

Demonstrators hold a placard reading 'Choke Putin' in front of the Chancellery in Berlin as they protest, on February 24, 2022, against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (John Macdougall/AFP)

The West must protest to boycott Russia, to block Russian disrupting our political systems, and to shout that what started in Ukraine won't end in Ukraine

Feb 21, 2022, 10:39 PM

The meaning of Israel in 2022

A man takes items out of his house after it was damaged by artillery shelling in Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

With all the uncertainty facing the many thousands of Jews in Ukraine, they can be sure of one thing: Israel's door will be open to them in their time of need

Aug 3, 2021, 7:51 AM

Time to Affirm Jewish Pride

Surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity. How painfully sad! In response, let me share the essence of what being Jewish means to me. It means championing what is arguably the...

Jul 24, 2021, 9:25 PM

An Open Letter to Ban Ki-moon

As United Nations secretary-general, you said more than once you were a friend of Israel. I believed you because I considered you a fair-minded person. Also, having visited many times the Republic of Korea, where you had previously served as...

Jul 19, 2021, 9:56 AM

To antisemites, a Jew is a Jew is a Jew

The antisemites came for Israelis. They relentlessly attacked the lone democracy in the Middle East and the realization of a 3,500-year-old vision, with the aim of its destruction. No sovereignty allowed for nearly seven million Jews! They attacked Israelis at home...

Jun 27, 2021, 1:20 AM

Where’s the outrage?

There’s an entire global industry dedicated to vilifying and isolating Israel, the world’s only Jewish-majority nation. Where’s the outrage? Of the 193 UN member states, only one, Israel, is targeted by another, Iran, for annihilation, even as many countries conduct a...

Jun 22, 2021, 1:24 AM

Letter from a forgotten Jew

The Jewish cemetery in Fes, Morocco, established in the early 1800s. Photo October 19, 2018 (Stock)

I will not allow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be defined unfairly through the prism of one refugee population only, the Palestinian

Jun 16, 2021, 7:11 AM

A Jewish call to action: 10 ways to fight back

Seemingly overnight, anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, and antisemitic incidents are being reported near and far. Many American Jews, who not so long ago thought these were threats faced by Jews elsewhere in the world but not here at home, are suddenly...

Jun 4, 2021, 11:24 AM

An Open Letter to Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof, the well-known New York Times columnist, wrote a piece this week entitled “Were My Criticisms of Israel Fair?” As he put it, he experienced “pushback from readers” who questioned his earlier thoughts on “the recent Gaza war.”...

Jun 3, 2021, 12:06 AM

Why history still matters: The 1967 Six-Day War

Mention history and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation and folks might start running for the hills, unwilling to get caught up in the seemingly bottomless pit of details and disputes. But...

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David Harris is the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).