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From Washington to Vance: The risks of America's Middle East entanglements - opinion

The “situation” of Washington’s day is no more. Yet, in another sense, its leaders and politicians keep managing not to avoid unfortunate entanglements.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.
An illustrative image of George Washington's head on Mount Rushmore.

America at 250: Why Washington’s promise to US Jews still matters - opinion

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America at 250: What the Founding Fathers can teach us about fighting antisemitism - opinion

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.PremiumPremium

Is the golden age of Jews in America ending? - opinion


Washington Monument to reopen after 8 years of earthquake repairs

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the eastern seaboard of the United States, causing cracks and other damage to the 555-foot marble and granite monument.

Washington Monument

Revisiting history

Brad Meltzer pens his first nonfiction work, covering the secret plot to kill George Washington.

A 1784 painting by Charles Willson Peale titled ‘George Washington at the Battle of Princeton.’

Fight over oldest U.S. synagogue heads to the Supreme Court

It is the latest development in a years-long property dispute between Jeshuat Israel and Shearith Israel, the nation’s oldest congregation.

Touro Synagogue, Newport Rhode Island, Interior

Travel Trends: What I see in Washington

This is one city where even a smattering of American history will enhance the visit of a tourist, foreign or domestic.

The most conspicuous object seen from all parts of the city is the Capitol Building crowned by a bronze statue of Freedom

Inherently American to be pro-Israel

Washington’s treatment of the Jewish people was something that had a much larger affect than just on his country.

Washington Crossing the Delaware, December 25, 1776, by Emanuel Leutze, 1851.