The Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) is a Democratic-leaning poll which regularly measures American Jewish views on critical political issues. Though the poll questions clearly skew Democratic and highlight findings favorable to the Party, the results (click through slideshow graphs above) highlight important trends in the thinking of American Jews. The latest poll shows that: Only […]
Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack After returning gift, UW will offer professor new endowed chair with same level of funding for Israel Studies program
UPDATE: Based on reporting in JTA and a statement of support for Prof. Halperin from Jewish Studies faculty, I wrote below that the UW has withdrawn Prof. Halperin’s endowed chair and dismantled its Israel Studies program. After I published this post, the UW released a statement offering a comprehensive response, which revealed either that the […]
Israel’s Political Dysfunction Could Lead to Iran Disaster
The circus that is Israeli politics continues, with Netanyahu hosting a cabinet meeting at which he forced a vote to approve his hand-picked Likud lackey to be new justice minister. He did so despite a coalition agreement clearly specifying the minister must be appointed by his coalition partner, Benny Gantz. Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit also […]
Al-Bagdhadi: We Killed the Man, But Not the Movement
Originally, I conceived this post as a critique of Trump’s withdrawal from Syria, which is itself part of an overall U.S. ‘pivot’ away from the Middle East that has gathered momentum over the past decade or more. But yesterday’s announcement of the murder of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi offered an even more direct and specific way […]
