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By Dominic Green

Joe Biden’s gaffes on his Middle East tour are a symbol of modern America

The US President managed to offend both Jews and Arabs on his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia

3 min read

July 21, 2022 12:08

US President Joe Biden disembarks from his plane upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022, as he starts his first tour of the Middle East since entering the White House last year. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Never mind The Godfather: these are the James Caan classics you need to watch

The son of refugees from Nazi Germany, he played up his bruising apprenticeship in the pool halls and played down his career as a college football player and acting student

2 min read

July 14, 2022 10:53

American actor James Caan on the set of the film 'Rollerball', in which he plays the hero Jonathan E., UK, August 1974. (Photo by John Downing/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Abortion ruling lays bare a fault line in the community

Two of the three dissenters in the Supreme Court of the United States’ 6-3 ruling are Jewish liberals

By Dominic Green

2 min read

June 30, 2022 11:00

Supreme Court - Federal Court Vaccine Mandates

By Dominic Green

Only in New York is a Yeshiva not religious

Last week, a judge ruled that Yeshiva University is not a religious institution, but an educational one

3 min read

June 23, 2022 12:42

Only in New York is a Yeshiva not religious

By Dominic Green

Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

The traveller, strategist and historian says there’s a new realism in the Middle East and the Americans having less prestige is encouraging the regional players to try to deal with their problems in their own right

5 min read

June 16, 2022 11:27

Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

By Dominic Green

Biden's Iran dream has collapsed under the weight of reality

If the Iranian regime ever intended to submit to a revived nuclear treaty, they have no incentive to do so now

2 min read

June 9, 2022 12:41

Robert Malley, Biden administration special envoy for Iran, testifies about the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill May 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Americans have always loved righteous violence, and many of them still believe in its healing properties

It is hard not to see a connection between the speed they mobilise for war abroad and their tolerance for military-grade violence at home

By Dominic Green

3 min read

June 1, 2022 10:38

UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 26: Law enforcement officers stand looking at a memorial following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, 19 students and 2 adults were killed, with the gunman fatally shot by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

A great episode of Jews in the city: The Celebrate Israel parade returns for the first time in three years

Thousands of Jewish pedestrians walked down the middle of New York's Fifth Avenue waving Israeli flags

2 min read

May 26, 2022 13:50

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo marches in the Celebrate Israel Parade moments after he condemn the rise of anti semitism across the United States on June 2, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire

When she was still a young law student, Nerdeen Kiswani filmed herself apparently threatening to torch a man’s IDF sweatshirt while he was wearing it

3 min read

May 19, 2022 12:34

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire

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The gloriously rude Lou Reed keeps sounding better with age

Americans have utterly ruined the bagel

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More from Green's America

Joe Biden’s gaffes on his Middle East tour are a symbol of modern America

Never mind The Godfather: these are the James Caan classics you need to watch

Abortion ruling lays bare a fault line in the community

Only in New York is a Yeshiva not religious

Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

Biden's Iran dream has collapsed under the weight of reality

Americans have always loved righteous violence, and many of them still believe in its healing properties

A great episode of Jews in the city: The Celebrate Israel parade returns for the first time in three years

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire

Green's America

Beware the third Palestinian frittata: When American politicians misspeak

It's bad news for the Jews as rival parties hurl the f-word

Why Oregon is stumbling over Swastika Mountain

Being Jewish in the Deep South means 'polite unpleasantness'

If AIPAC is really trying to buy the Democrat Primaries, it should ask for a refund

The gloriously rude Lou Reed keeps sounding better with age

Americans have utterly ruined the bagel

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More from Green's America

Joe Biden’s gaffes on his Middle East tour are a symbol of modern America

Never mind The Godfather: these are the James Caan classics you need to watch

Abortion ruling lays bare a fault line in the community

Only in New York is a Yeshiva not religious

Great Jewish thinker Robert D Kaplan saw the anarchy coming. So what makes him an optimist now?

Biden's Iran dream has collapsed under the weight of reality

Americans have always loved righteous violence, and many of them still believe in its healing properties

A great episode of Jews in the city: The Celebrate Israel parade returns for the first time in three years

Meet the Palestine activist who likes playing with fire