Instead of seeing every judicial decision as an existential threat, Israel must present a united front with the US. If an investigation is opened, cooperate with the court, host those who seek to investigate, and explain everything there is to explain.

Israel must resist these efforts to turn the ICC into a political weapon. An ICC indictment might have the aura of international law, but Israel must not allow these moves at the ICC—which are essentially political—to undercut its own self-assurance about the fundamental justice underpinning its cause.

There are observers and legal experts whom I respect, who would counsel the State of Israel to pay no heed to the ICC’s shenanigans. Jerusalem, like the United States, they would rightly point out, never signed on to give the court any jurisdiction, so the ICC threats have no stature or legal standing.

I’m not a lawyer but doing nothing is a luxury Israel and her Zionist supporters don’t really have.

For those who want to get into the weeds about impeachment trial procedures and standards, it must be said that Mitch McConnell was not duty-bound to vote to acquit Donald Trump if he thought the trial wasn’t constitutionally proper.

McConnell suggested that a criminal prosecution of Trump could be in the cards, a stunning confession of how he regards the seriousness of the allegations and the extent of the evidence. The only saving grace is that McConnell will be forever remembered as the one who intentionally let someone worthy of criminal investigation get away.

Given his long history of party loyalty, I believe that McConnell voted to acquit so that he could spare the G.O.P. embarrassment and move on. As Senate minority leader, McConnell still has a responsibility to protect and lead Republicans.

Normal people are functioning like we live under a new kind of McCarthyism — and for good reason. Our McCarthyism is crowd-sourced, but not necessarily less vicious or ruinous… So what did Carano do? Her sin is her politics. She’s a conservative.

Shortly after she was kicked off hit Star Wars TV series “The Mandalorian” for her controversial social media posts, actress Gina Carano made a deal Friday to produce a film with conservative website The Daily Wire. The website, run by Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, agreed to fund the film, which Carano will produce and star in… Shapiro said he “could not be more excited to be working with Gina Carano, an incredible talent dumped by Disney and Lucasfilm for offending the authoritarian Hollywood Left.

It’s clear that Shapiro and Weiss find it easy to embrace Carano because she is not part of a “woke” left they constantly criticize. But does that mean that they would demand impunity from consequences for anyone saying anything?

… this is The New York Times, so it’s hard to look away. The drama of a top editor who gets an obvious thing right the first time, but then panics when bullied by a mob, and then panics again and redresses himself, is endemic of how low and fearful our discourse has become.

The divide among New York Times staffers is a microcosm of a larger debate over cancel culture and woke-ism, both of which are being pushed hard by young millennials who were educated in the safe spaces of left-wing universities.

I assure you, there are interesting personnel dramas playing out at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, but somehow they don’t explode as public morality plays, with emotional Twitter debates, social media cheering sections and dueling public letters.

Jewish activist, actor, comedian and filmmaker Sacha Baron Cohen received two Critics Choice nominations this year. He received a nod for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Abbie Hoffman in “Chicago 7,” and a best comedy mention for his Amazon satire “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”

Before reading True Believer, Abraham Riesman’s new biography of Marvel comics legend Stan Lee, my knowledge of Stan was limited to “the old guy that appears in the Marvel movies I take my little brother to.” I vaguely knew who he was, but after True Believer, I feel like I understand him — flaws and all.

…on Valentine’s Day, singer Ari Gold, after a battle with leukemia… His semi-autobiographical lyrics exploring topics such as mental health, race and dating closeted men were not traditional fare. His ballad “Bashert (Meant to Be)” was a testament to his Jewish faith.

We can also be thankful for our problems. For those of us lucky enough to have been spared the worst of the pandemic, our problems and challenges may be serious and real, but in 2021, they are also blessings.

Strive for excellence, by all means. My God, please strive for excellence. Excellence alone will haul us out of the hogwash. But lower the bar, and keep it low, when it comes to your personal attachment to the world. Gratification? Satisfaction? Having your needs met? Fool’s gold.

Perhaps it would help to remember that even now happiness is only what it has ever been: something that lights before us, immediate and insistent and always fleeting. Not a promise at all but a temporary gift. It lands, and lifts away, and returns again, ever flashing its wings.