Ruthie Blum / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum / JNS.org
Bibi at the Ballot Box
JNS.org - By Tuesday night, exit polls from the elections for the 24th Knesset will show whether or not predictions of the kind of deadlock...
Robbing Israel’s Far-Left Labor Leader of Plausible Deniability
JNS.org - Much of the Israeli right is furious about the Supreme Court ruling on Sunday that Labor Party candidate Ibtisam Mara’ana-Menuhin is kosher to run...
A Pregnant Pause to Consider Vaccine Denial
JNS.org - A tragedy that befell a Jerusalem family this week and resonated throughout the country should serve as a cautionary tale. A pregnant mother...
When Abundance Breeds Contempt
JNS.org - In a recent phone call, a friend complained about the pressure that the Israeli government, media and much of the public have been...
A Crucial COVID Message to Fellow Haredim
JNS.org - The triple tragedy that struck the family of one of Israel’s most righteous Jews in the course of a single month is garnering...
The Bundestag, BDS, and Ex-Pat Israelis in Berlin
JNS.org - At a news conference in Berlin last Thursday, the directors of 32 academic and cultural institutions -- some in attendance and others via...
Antisemites Combating Antisemitism: an Orwellian Farce
JNS.org - If George Orwell is spinning in his grave these days, he’s likely rolling so hard with laughter that it’s bringing him and the...
The Usual Suspects Against Jewish Construction in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A good way to evaluate a policy is by examining the identity of its critics. The controversy surrounding the tenders issued on Sunday...
Peter Beinart’s Assault on the Abraham Accords
JNS.org - Peter Beinart’s latest attack on the Jewish state that he opposes as vehemently as he professes to have its best interests at heart...
Arab-Israeli Politicians Against Peace
JNS.org - An overwhelming majority of Israeli parliamentarians, including those in the opposition, voted on Thursday to ratify the US-brokered Abraham Accords. With 80 members...
Gal Gadot’s Rude ‘Wokening’
JNS.org - Israeli actress and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is no stranger to controversy, but the current brouhaha surrounding her latest project seems to...
COVID-19 in Israel: Days of Awe — and Loopholes
JNS.org - Ahead of Israel’s nationwide lockdown that was to go into effect on Friday at 2pm -- a mere four hours before the beginning...
Viral Apathy in Israel
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference on Monday evening with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, and...
Netanyahu Was Right on UAE Deal
JNS.org - Anyone wondering what became of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ostensible July 1 target date to begin the process of extending sovereignty over...
