Despite all the uncertainty that surrounds Washington politics, two things never seem to change: Memory is woefully short-lived and the National Rifle Association wields an outrageous amount of power.
President Barack Obama has succeeded in pushing a much-needed “reset” button in his personal relations with Israel. But how successful he’ll be in translating the good will into shared policy is not yet clear.
Pope Francis, the 76-year-old Jesuit and former archbishop of Buenos Aires, has had what appears to be a long and positive relationship with the Jewish community of Argentina.