Opinion

This July 4th marks 250 years since the American founding. For the Jewish community, the anniversary is not merely a national commemoration but a moment of gratitude and pride. Jewish history across two millennia has been defined by exile, persecution, massacres, and expulsions. The United States stands apart as the one diaspora society in which Jews achieved full legal equality, rapid economic and cultural integration, and the ability to maintain religious and communal identity without state coercion or fear of collective punishment. That achievement rests on the specific character of the American constitutional order.

Vice President JD Vance’s performance in Switzerland over the weekend was more than bad optics. It was a warning. In high-stakes talks involving Iranian proxies and their cutouts, the man who currently leads early 2028 Republican presidential polling looked tentative, overly eager for any deal, and oddly deferential to players who have called for the destruction of the United States and Israel. In short, Vance is not following the “Peace Through Strength” policy of the Trump administration.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is an opportunity to restore pride in America’s past and confidence in its future. Restoring that pride and confidence is critical to our future.

Brooklyn cafe publicly shames Rep. Dan Goldman over his pro-Israel views, asking if his coffee “tasted like genocide” and vowing it would have turned him away

Amid a very divisive primary election year in which leftists made trumped-up genocide claims their signature campaign issue, Rep. Dan Goldman was among the incumbents facing a challenger for his support of Israel, with the exception of his otherwise solid liberal voting record. On Sunday, he visited Poetica, a coffee shop in Williamsburg, which received a fiery comment on the chain’s Instagram account.

Mamdani-backed challengers defeat establishment Democrats as anti-Israel rhetoric reshapes key races

 The night was humid, moist, and gloomy for traditional urban Democrats as candidates favored by Mayor Zohran Mamdani gained congressional seats in primaries where incumbents lost to young, radical challengers who made the “genocide” smear their defining campaign issue.

As President Donald Trump pushes to finalize what he calls an “amazing deal” with Iran, conservatives and supporters of Israel are right to ask the tough question: Is this truly different from Barack Obama’s disastrous 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and are we simply kicking the can further down the road, or is this the breakthrough we’ve all been hoping for?