Israel & The Middle East
Analysis: Hamas no longer the major player in Gaza Hamas will have to live with the fact that PRC, Islamic Jihad pose a challenge to its control over Gaza.
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Letters of complaint to UN - Rocket fire from Gaza
It is time for the Security Council to speak with one voice against the terrorism that continues to flow from Gaza.More...
Jews must fight evil
Op-ed: Targeted killings of terror leaders are moral acts in line with Jewish value of self-defense.
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In Iran Standoff, Netanyahu Could Be Bluffing: Jeffrey GoldbergWhenever I'm in the Middle East, I find myself, sometimes within hours of arrival, more susceptible to the appeal of elaborate conspiracy theories.
More... No Nuclear CompromiseA specter is haunting the Middle East: The specter of the nuclear bomb. Iran's potential nuclear capability worries Middle Eastern countries -- including its immediate neighbors.More...  What really went down in Washington last week Consider the following five possible scenarios for the summary exchange between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama at their meeting in Washington last week:More...
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Reproductive Rights A Legislative Showdown Over Abortion in Kansas May Cost KU Med School Its Accreditation, and More
The most sweeping anti-choice bill in the nation, a 68-page monstrosity currently being considered by the Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee, is in the midst of a showdown.
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"You're a Good Friend to the Ladies, Dad"
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Arizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical Reasons
Arizona legislators have advanced an unprecedented bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health insurance plans to prove to their employers that they are taking it to treat medical conditions.
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Separation The first Amendment protects religious freedom, but also freedom from religion
In arguing the First Amendment right of employers to choose what coverage they should be exempt from providing based on conscience, the Republicans who supported the Blunt amendment (and the three Democrats who sided with them) are guilty of short-sightedness and an absence of humility.
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Catholic bishops pressured Komen over Planned Parenthood
When he visited the United States four years ago, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a box of silver ribbon-shaped pins for breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure and sent them to its founder, Nancy Brinker.
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Texas filed an amended complaint this week in its action to overcome the US Department of Justice's objection to its voter identification law. The complaint now says that the Voting Rights Act section 5, as amended in 2006, "exceeds the enumerated powers of Congress and conflicts with Article IV of the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment."
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Women in the World: Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep & More Best Moments from the Summit
Watch the best moments from our third annual Women in the World Summit, from Hillary Clinton and Meryl Streep on stage together to Leymah Gbowee telling women to get mad to Amy Chua's guide to life.
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FYI Shalom, Beijing Israel and China just celebrated 20 years of friendship. But will this new special relationship come to the breaking point over Tehran?
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The New Jews of Cameroon
Serge Etele is a 31-year-old cocoa farmer and native African who lives in Sa'a, a small rural village in Cameroon, on the west coast of Africa. He and his family, as well as a thousand others in his village, were members of a Pentecostal Christian congregation. Today, though, Serge considers himself a Jew. He is the spiritual leader of the Beth Yeshourun Jewish Community of Cameroon.
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