Posts Tagged: Trump
The North Korean Debate in the Age of Trump
The Korean conflict has divided more than the two Koreas. It has also prompted the creation of opposing “blame narratives” among scholars, policymakers, and journalists....
Trump’s Decisions Undermine Pompeo’s Pledges
JNS.org - There were a great many differences between President Barack Obama’s June 2009 Cairo speech and the address delivered on January 10 in the same...
With US Departure, Syria’s Manbij Braces for Upheaval
The city of Manbij has switched control more than most places in Syria's civil war. With US troops set to leave after President Donald Trump's decision...
Trump and Isolationists in America
JNS.org - Ever since Donald Trump astounded the world by announcing the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, commentators have been trying to work out...
Israeli Minister Expresses Concern Over Fate of Kurds After Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria
A top Israeli official has expressed concern over the fate of the Kurds in Syria following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops...
America’s Shameful Treatment of Immigrants Contradicts Jewish Law
The pictures on the US-Mexico border have been gut-wrenching and heartbreaking: women and children gassed, whole communities bunched together in conditions resembling a disorderly slum,...
American Jews Must Pressure Trump Administration to Change Policy Towards Vietnamese Immigrants
One of the most implausible might-have-beens in modern history occurred in 1946, when future Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and North Vietnam’s Politburo Chairman Ho...
Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Will Make America Weak Again
The United States announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing troops from Syria after what it described as the “defeat” of the Islamic State terrorist group. This decision...
Trump’s Defense of Saudi Arabia After the Khashoggi Murder Violates Law and Justice
President Donald Trump’s recent affirmation of support for Saudi Arabia, even with incontrovertible evidence of Saudi criminality in the Jamal Khashoggi murder, reflects willful indifference...
Israel and the US Stand Side-by-Side
JNS.org - Ever since Israel and the United States struck a strategic alliance at the end of the 1960s, the world has seen that alliance...
Iran Navy Launches Stealth Warship in the Gulf
Iran's navy on Saturday launched a domestically made destroyer, which state media said has radar-evading stealth properties, as tensions rise with arch-enemy the United States. In...
Trump Is Wrong: Embracing Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Help Israel or America
President Donald Trump recently said, "Israel would be in big trouble without Saudi Arabia," indicating that Israel would somehow be forced to "leave" the region if...
Maintaining Jewish Unity in the Age of Trump
JNS.org - Are Jews who like President Donald Trump’s policies on Israel making a deal with the devil? Last Friday on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” New York...
Yes, Trump Does Bear Some Responsibility for Pittsburgh
I was as shocked and horrified as anyone at the news that 11 of my fellow Jews had died in Pittsburgh at the hands of...
