Antisemitism Rising in America, Trump Speaks Out

As we commemorated President's Day in America on Monday, 11 Jewish Community Centers around the country received bomb threats.  Since the beginning of the year, at least 69 incidents have been reported at 54 community centers in 27 states. In a St Louis suburb last weekend, over 170 Jewish tombstones were toppled.  Indeed, antisemitism is …

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Do Emerging Details Provide a Hint to the Trump-Netanyahu Middle East Plan?

It has been an interesting week, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met face-to-face with President Trump for the first time since the inauguration.  During the joint press conference prior to two days of meetings at the White House and Capitol Hill, the two revealed few, if any, solid details of what to expect in …

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“Two-State” or not “Two-State”

Following the Trump-Netanyahu press conference on Wednesday, there has been media frenzy about whether or not a two-state solution is still the primary objective in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  I commented on it briefly yesterday, but want to share some additional thoughts today. First, news feeds have been abuzz since the press conference with Trump administration officials …

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Some Thoughts about the Long-Awaited Trump-Netanyahu Meeting

Good morning friends!  There is a bit of excitement in the air as I contemplate what we know so far from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit with President Trump.  To my knowledge, no news outlets or any other public sources have released details beyond the opening press conference held yesterday.  If you have …

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