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December 3, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Is Qatari Money Corrupting American Education?

History was made days before Thanksgiving when President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the Muslim Brotherhood. The order creates a framework for gradually hobbling the global Islamist...

November 6, 2025 | Bradley Bowman, David Adesnik

Learning the Right Lessons From ‘A House of Dynamite’

Within three days of its debut on Netflix, “A House of Dynamite” rocketed to the top of the streaming service’s charts, with more than 22 million views. In the film, a nuclear-armed ballistic missile,...

September 10, 2025 | Brandy Shufutinsky |

From Playground to Classroom

The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

August 6, 2025 | |

Justice Department Seeking Death Penalty for Shooter of Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC

Death Penalty Sought: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek to indict Elias Rodriguez — accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, in May —...

May 22, 2025 | |

Pro-Hamas Assailant Murders 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers at DC Jewish Event

Killer Shouted ‘Free Palestine’: Two Israeli Embassy staffers were murdered by a gunman shouting “Free Palestine” at a Jewish event in Washington, DC, on May 21. Elias Rodriquez,...

May 22, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Two Israeli embassy employees murdered in DC shooting attack

On May 21, two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a diplomatic event...

March 7, 2025 | Will Selber |

Recent arrests of Islamic State sympathizers highlight persistent threats to US

In the early morning hours of January 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, drove his rented truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing...

January 8, 2025 | Richard Goldberg, David May

MSCI Continues Anti-Israel ESG Ratings as Morningstar Removes Its Own

The reliability of the New York-based investment research firm MSCI’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) ratings for thousands of U.S. and international enterprises is undergoing critical scrutiny...

December 17, 2024 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States

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November 5, 2024 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Chinese Money Launderers’ Guilty Pleas Highlight China’s Role in America’s Fentanyl Crisis

Two Chinese-born individuals pleaded guilty last week to laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug proceeds in coordination with individuals in China and other countries. The case highlights the role...

November 4, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Chicago Plays Down an Antisemitic Hate Crime

The suspect, an illegal immigrant, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar.’ The victim was headed to synagogue.

November 1, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns

If people can’t stand up for Jews in a democracy where free speech is part of our national ethos, how should we expect them to behave if the stakes and the costs are much graver?

September 26, 2024 | Max Lesser, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

How U.S. Adversaries Undermine the Perception of Election Integrity

August 21, 2024 | |

Blinken Departs Middle East Without Ceasefire Deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed from the Middle East empty-handed on August 20, having failed to secure an agreement after Hamas rejected the latest iteration of...

June 7, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Hezbollah’s Escalation on Israel’s Northern Border

May 6, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden may be holding up ammo to Israel — Congress must stop him

President Biden appears so desperate to stop Israel from destroying Hamas in Gaza that he’s reportedly delaying munition shipments to put even more pressure on Jerusalem to let the terrorist...

April 22, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Crack Down on Anti-Semitic K–12 Curricula

It’s not just on campus: even in primary and secondary education, Jews are often portrayed as privileged whites and Zionist colonial oppressors.

November 15, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer |

From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners

Investigating the Nexus Between Anti-Semitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing

October 13, 2023 | David May |

The BDS Campaign Embraces Hamas’ Massacre — and the World Will Remember

The brutality of Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians has put anti-Israel activists in a bind: Should they condemn atrocities against Israel, or should they defend Palestinian actions as extreme as killing...

July 27, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

American Military Aid to Israel Serves Both Countries Well

A response to a dangerous proposal