Jewish Light Editorial
• Published August 29, 2019
It is hard to believe a year has passed since the death of Sen. John McCain, a genuine American war hero and former GOP presidential candidate who was gracious in his loss of the 2008 election to Barack Obama. On this first yahrzeit of the Arizona Republican,...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published August 30, 2018
A Legacy of Honor and Courage…Sen. John McCain knew he was dying of an aggressive form of brain cancer when he published his affecting memoir “The Restless Wave.” With characteristic McCain modesty, he said he was grateful to have been “a bit...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Michele Bachmann has incurred the wrath of leading Jewish groups and some Republican leaders, even though she may be one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress and one of its best-known Republicans. The reaction was spurred...
I believe that the Editorial Board of the St. Louis Jewish Light owes its subscribers and readers a profound and sincere apology for running the shameful, incendiary full-page advertisement by the Emergency Committee for Israel in its July 25, 2012 issue....
JERUSALEM -- For a few days at least, the old joke about Israel being the 51st U.S. state feels true. A litany of U.S. officials and politicians are parading through Israel this month, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week and presumptive...
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney told donors attending his campaign's Utah retreat that he is briefed on the Middle East by Israeli government officials. About 50 of the 700 donors who attended the retreat this weekend in Park City were Jewish, according to...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution that rejects containment of a nuclear Iran. The non-binding resolution that passed Tuesday evening "strongly supports United States policy to prevent the government of Iran from acquiring...
WASHINGTON—President Obama enjoys the support of three-fifths of American Jews, according to the latest American Jewish Committee survey, a significant improvement over where he stood half a year ago in the organization’s polling.The poll, released...
JERUSALEM -- The United States and Israel clearly have daylight in their assessment of the threat posed by Iran, U.S. Sen. John McCain said in Jerusalem."There should be no daylight between America and Israel in our assessment of the threat. Unfortunately,...
