Opinion Why Is Israel Using Lethal Force Against the Protesters of Gaza?
When Hamas sends young demonstrators towards a firing squad, that doesn’t mean Israel has to keep pulling the trigger
Ilene Prusher
Ilene Prusher is a journalist, columnist and author. She teaches journalism at Florida Atlantic University. Her first novel, Baghdad Fixer, was published in 2012. Twitter: @ileneprusher
'Dead Bodies, Blood and Smoke': Eyewitnesses Recount Carnage at Florida High School Shooting
Two students, one of them Israeli, describe the brutal attack by an ex-student that killed at least 17, including Jewish student Jaime Guttenberg
Analysis Why Trump Is Blaming 'Evil' for the Las Vegas Shooting
The struggle against evil is a constant one. You won't root it out entirely, so why infringe on our holy Second Amendment in the process?
Book Review Nicole Krauss's New Novel: If Kafka Met Dante in an Israeli Desert
Two New York Jews adrift in Israel seek answers through Kafka, kabbalah and the Tel Aviv Hilton in Krauss's eagerly awaited new novel, 'Forest Dark.'
Opinion Your Liberal Bubble Will Not Protect You From the neo-Nazis at Your Doorstep
After Charlottesville, it's time to admit it: The dangers might be closer than we think
Analysis Donald Trump Likes Muslims, but Only a Certain Type
Judging from his comments, it seems unlikely that Trump or even the ‘experts’ he has surrounded himself with know or care much about the Sunni-Shi’ite divide he’s further stoking
Analysis Trump Is Magnanimous on Praise in Saudi Arabia, Mum on Human Rights
What does it mean when Trump says he didn’t come to 'lecture?' It’s code for the fact that Trump, unlike Obama, won't try to cajole Saudi Arabia into moderating its human rights record and its oppressive domestic rule
Analysis Trump Is Delusional and Ignorant About Israel. His Meeting With Netanyahu Proved It
'So I’m looking at two-state and one-state, and I like the one that both parties like,' Trump said, but finding a deal both sides like is exactly the problem.
If the Trump/Nixon Comparison Holds, What Does That Mean for America's Future?
Investigating nonexistent voter fraud. Lashing out and firing the attorney general. What will be the vestiges of Trump's presidency?
Why I Marched on Washington for the First Time in 25 Years
We knew this would be big. But no one, it seems, expected that the Women’s March would be quite this big.
Opinion What if Trump's War on Christmas Ends Up Being a 'Dog Whistle' for White Supremacists?
Hearing the Gap salesgirl say 'Happy Holidays' instead of 'Merry Christmas' has become a symbol of everything that’s 'wrong' with America for some citizens, whose grievances are being stoked by the next president.
How Did the Polls Get It So Wrong? Here's What We Know
Trump supporters were either missed or they mislead pollsters, probably both – a pattern that mirrors the ambivalent yet ultimately loyal Likud supporters who consistently prevail in Israeli elections.
Did Gary Johnson Just Help Trump Win Florida?
Some 130,000 votes stood in the way of a Clinton victory in Florida.
In Florida, the 'Trump Effect' Strikes Fear in Immigrant Children
'Will they come to our house at night and take us away and make us leave America?' the author's six-year-old wants to know, as the swing state's votes hang ominously in the balance.
Analysis The Rules of Order According to Donald Trump
In the debates of my youth, the candidates were expected to speak effectively and eloquently on the issues. It was hard to imagine that one day, we would sink to the level of what we witnessed Wednesday night.
Analysis When a Misogynist Like Trump Questions Clinton's 'Stamina,' It's Code for Something Darker
With these words, Trump was fishing for voters who still doubt that a woman can be president.
What Is Aleppo? Why Gary Johnson's Gaffe Is So Much More
But former Gov. Gary Johnson surely knows all about Harambe, the dead gorilla who appears to be gnawing away at the number of protest votes he’ll get.
My Istanbul: An Idyllic Tourist Mecca, and the Perfect Target for an Attack
It will be hard to go back to seeing Istanbul the way I once did. Sadly, we are reaching an age in which few cities worth visiting will be untouched by terrorism.
Orlando Shooter Wasn't the Only One Radicalized at His Florida Mosque
Between killing 49 people inside a gay nightclub, Omar Mateen pledged loyalty to the Islamic State. But his actions follow those of another American from the same place of worship who took on such a murderous mission.
While Politicians Argue Terror vs. Gun Control, Orlando's Gay Community’s Sense of Safety Is Shattered
'No matter whether he pledged allegiance to ISIS or not, it’s a hate crime targeting our community,' says Alex Mena, whose birthday celebration on Saturday morphed into tragedy, a seminal moment that to the gay community would go down in history as a kind of 9/11.