Pax americana

‘Pax Americana’ in the Middle East - opinion

Political Islam, or Islamism, despite its modern aspects and appearance, has its roots in the original Islam of Medina. It was there that the Prophet Muhammad established the first Islamic state.

|ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
Israeli, Iranian, and US flags are seen above US dollars in this illustrative image.
"What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine," an exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum, features Norman Mingo's 1973 cover illustration for MAD Magazine #156 depicting Alfred E. Neuman as a character in "Fiddler on the Roof." (JTA Photo; MAD and all related elements © & ™ E.C. Publications. C

Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine

Nathan Abrams, in an article on MAD’s Jewish sensibility, argues that in the 1950s and ’60s the magazine “marinated in the same urban Jewish culture” that produced the New York Intellectuals.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
US President Donald Trump signs a proclamation, July 17, 2017.

Trump will sign bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea

US President Donald Trump faces strong bipartisan pressure to sign sanctions into law.

|ByMICHAEL WILNER
New Russian T-14 Armata tank drives during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow

Moscow retaliates against upcoming Trump sanctions

As the US gets ready to impose sanctions on Russia, Russia warns that "well known circles" are seeking "open confrontation."

|ByREUTERS

Trump replaces chief of staff Reince Priebus after six-month run

JULY 29, 2017ByREUTERS
President Donald Trump, joined by (left to right) Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior adviser Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn

ZOA opposes dangerous Allen/Bauman peace plan

Reliance on foreign forces holds a cautionary history for Israel.

JULY 17, 2017ByMORTON A. KLEIN, DANIEL MANDEL
WHO WILL patrol the Jordan Valley

President Strangelove or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

MAY 14, 2015ByDAVID TURNER
The Jerusalem Post