Rep. Steve Israel represented Long Island in the United States Congress from 2001-2017. He now directs the Brooks Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell University. You can follow him at @repsteveisrael.
Steve Israel
By Steve Israel
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Opinion The roots of Hamas’ terror attack can be found in Gaza’s schools
A generation of children have been taught to hate from antisemitic textbooks
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Opinion As Yom Kippur approaches, the legacy of America’s treatment of Jewish refugees must be a call to action
Increasing numbers of migrants are pouring into American cities. They need our help.
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Opinion Respecting Religious Diversity
Right now there are men and women sitting in Humvees in Iraq or flying missions over the mountains of Afghanistan. In matters of religion and conscience they represent great diversity, but they are bound together in their professional duty by a commitment to Constitution and country. As American servicemen and women they are willing to…
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
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Fast Forward Columbia protests: Israeli professor barred from campus and Congress members demand action to protect Jewish students
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Fast Forward Inspired by Columbia example, pro-Palestinian encampments spring up at colleges nationwide
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News With trust ‘broken,’ Columbia descends into chaos and protests spread
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Fast Forward Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns, taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures