Jack Rosen

Jack Rosen is president of The American Jewish Congress and chairman of the Council of World Jewry.

OVER HIS long career, Kenneth Roth has blamed the Jews for bringing antisemitic violence upon themselves, says the writer.

Harvard University has capitulated to antisemitism - opinion

Harvard has not only exposed its cowardice. It has also contributed to the growth of systemic antisemitism on its campus and campuses across the US.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

US, Israeli Jews need to come together, not criticize each other - opinion

What both Israeli and American Jews need now is not to fly apart but come together. This is the best way to silence the extremist voices on both sides.

JANUARY 4, 2023

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduces Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during the "Bernie's Back" rally at Queensbridge Park in the Queens Borough of New York City, U.S., October 19, 2019

The vocal anti-Israel crowd does not represent the majority

Eroding the bipartisan consensus on Israel runs the risk of turning support of an ally into a partisan exercise.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Do the 2020 Democratic hopefuls stand with the Jewish community?

I have more questions that are critically important.

AUGUST 1, 2019

US DEMOCRATIC presidential candidates debate in Detroit

Do the 2020 Democratic hopefuls stand with the Jewish community?

The Democratic Party has traditionally been strong in its support of Israel, which for decades was a distinctly bipartisan issue.

AUGUST 1, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates pose together before the start of the second night of the second U.S. 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate

Netanyahu’s renewed mandate

An opportunity to reinvigorate the US-Israel bond.

APRIL 17, 2019

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu votes Tuesday in Jerusalem

Qatar’s break with Hamas shakes up Mideast politics

This should come as no surprise. Hamas, lest we forget, is classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US Department of State, and its terrorist status was recently reiterated by the EU.

MARCH 24, 2019

Palestinians take part in a rally in support of Qatar, inside Qatari-funded construction project 'Hamad City', in the southern Gaza Strip, June 9, 2017

Five reasons to remember the Holocaust and watch for the signs today

“Never Again” means thinking the unthinkable: that it can and will happen again, if we are not constantly vigilant.

JANUARY 29, 2019

Supporters of the National Socialist Movement, a white nationalist political group, give Nazi salutes while taking part in a swastika burning at an undisclosed location in Georgia, US on April 21, 2018

Why the Jewish vote matters more than you think

Someone will say that Florida is a unique case, as a state that has both a considerable Jewish population and an unusually even split in terms of party lines.

OCTOBER 8, 2018

COLORADO RESIDENTS vote in the US midterm elections

When it comes to the Holocaust there are no alternative facts

Poland and Israel are treating the Holocaust as if it was their property to decide what happened and what did not. It is not their prerogative and with that they took a step too far.

JULY 16, 2018