Irit Tratt
ARTICLES BY: Irit Tratt

It’s Time to Give Arab Countries Their Due for Normalizing Relations With Israel
Last month, the US Congress announced the launching of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus, which seeks to build upon the historic agreements, first signed on...

Could a Boric-Style Presidential Candidate Succeed In the United States?
On December 19, 35-year old Gabriel Boric won a runoff election against Jose Antonio Kast to become Chile's next President. Throughout his campaign, the far-left...

Should J Street Be Welcome in Westchester?
Twenty years ago, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) were considered two of the leading organizations helping shape...

Expanding the Abraham Accords Requires a US-Saudi Reset
On September 23, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its 91st National Day, which the UAE commemorated under the banner of "#Together Forever KSA- UAE." While...

The Brewing Modern Orthodox Schism
Last month, The Wall Street Journal published a story detailing how efforts to liberalize the Catholic Church may eventually lead to a “schism.” While the...

Is the Biden Administration Enabling Palestinian ‘Pay-For-Slay’?
Earlier this month, former US President Barack Obama sat down for an interview with Ezra Klein for The New York Times to discuss his legacy....

Are Mizrahi Voters the Real Kingmakers in Israel?
As the daughter of an Ashkenazi mother and Mizrahi father, I discovered that a Mizrahi-Ashkenazi rift existed when my mother informed me that a portion...

Stop the ‘Nazi’ Comparisons on the Left and the Right
“No Soup For You!” If you are a Seinfeld fan, this line will transport you back to 1995, the year that the sitcom’s famous “Soup Nazi”...

How to Keep Bipartisan Support for Israel Strong
Over the last year, much of the political rancor involving the US-Israel relationship was focused on the presidential race. Yet historiographical evidence reveals that Congress...

Stop Ignoring Antisemitism in Inconvenient Places
An exhibition that is currently running at the Wiener Holocaust Library in London reveals that in every European country that fell under Nazi control, there...

Are Universities Producing Anti-Israel Foot Soldiers?
The last three decades have ushered in a hostile discourse surrounding Israel on university campuses. Abraham Lincoln once said, “The Philosophy of the school room in...

Amid Changing Demographics, Will Jewish Voters Play a Growing Role in Swing States?
With post-election tensions running high, it appears that the American Jewish community’s overwhelming support for the Democratic Party may be eroding. According to a New...

Politics Doesn’t Require a Mensch
I realize that many rabbis out there may disagree with me -- but being a mensch is overrated. Particularly if you’re president of the United...