Walt and Mearsheimer Take ‘The Israel Lobby’ to Israel
It seems that two of the pro-Israel community’s least-favorite political scientists, “Israel Lobby” authors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, are giving a talk next month in a somewhat surprising locale — the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. How nice. Maybe Walt and Mearsheimer will learn something.
Why I became the Forward’s editor-in-chief
You are surely a friend of the Forward if you’re reading this. And so it’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was, and will be — that I introduce myself to you as the Forward’s newest editor-in-chief.
And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
, editor-in-chiefSupport our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
