Blogs
Yom HaAliyah: They Actually Made a Day for Us
JNS.org - As if upcoming Fourth of July parties in Israel weren’t reason enough to celebrate an immigrant’s American background and new home in Israel,...
Are Democrats Finally Getting Tough on the Palestinian Authority?
JNS.org - In a remarkable turnaround, Democratic Party activists who are known to be pro-Palestinian are calling on their party’s platform committee to condemn the Palestinian Authority (PA). Or am I misreading something? Two pro-Palestinian members of Congress,...
As Israel-Turkey Deal Moves Closer to Reality, What Does It Mean?
JNS.org - After months of speculation that a reconciliation deal was imminent, Israel and Turkey have agreed to normalize diplomatic ties following a six-year rift in their relationship. “Israel has reached an agreement of strategic importance for...
We Must Know the Truth About What Happened to Israel’s Yemenite Children
Steven Plaut recently wrote a piece in The Algemeiner claiming that "Yemenite children were never kidnapped in Israel." His article was a response to news that the Israel State Archives and the Israeli government want to release more than one million...
Antisemitic Qatari Poem Alleges Jewish Plot Against Muslims
JNS.org - A Qatari daily newspaper has published an antisemitic poem titled "The Plot of the...
Think Tank Misleads C-SPAN Viewers About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JNS.org - In a recent event aired on the C-SPAN network, reaching potentially tens of millions of viewers,...
BBC Outdoes New York Times by Ignoring Abbas’ Antisemitic Libel
On June 23, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the EU parliament, and among his remarks was...
New York Times Sees Christians Being Slaughtered in Lebanon, Puts Story on Page 5
From the New York Times: Eight suicide bombers launched two waves of attacks on the Christian town...
Viktor Frankl’s Best-Selling Holocaust Memoir, ‘Man’s Search for Meaning,’ to Be Made Into Movie
A production company based in Los Angeles obtained the film rights for world-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's...
Yom HaAliyah: They Actually Made a Day for Us
JNS.org - As if upcoming Fourth of July parties in Israel weren’t reason enough to celebrate an immigrant’s American background and new home in Israel, this...
Are Democrats Finally Getting Tough on the Palestinian Authority?
JNS.org - In a remarkable turnaround, Democratic Party activists who are known to be pro-Palestinian are calling on their party’s platform committee to condemn the Palestinian...
As Israel-Turkey Deal Moves Closer to Reality, What Does It Mean?
JNS.org - After months of speculation that a reconciliation deal was imminent, Israel and Turkey have agreed to normalize diplomatic ties following a six-year rift in...
We Must Know the Truth About What Happened to Israel’s Yemenite Children
Steven Plaut recently wrote a piece in The Algemeiner claiming that "Yemenite children were never kidnapped in Israel." His article was a response to news that the Israel State Archives...
Antisemitic Qatari Poem Alleges Jewish Plot Against Muslims
JNS.org - A Qatari daily newspaper has published an antisemitic poem titled "The Plot of the Jews." In the poem, published by Al-Sharq on June 20 for a...
Think Tank Misleads C-SPAN Viewers About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JNS.org - In a recent event aired on the C-SPAN network, reaching potentially tens of millions of viewers, the prominent public policy think tank the Center for a...
BBC Outdoes New York Times by Ignoring Abbas’ Antisemitic Libel
On June 23, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the EU parliament, and among his remarks was one in particular that made headlines at international media outlets. The New...
New York Times Sees Christians Being Slaughtered in Lebanon, Puts Story on Page 5
From the New York Times: Eight suicide bombers launched two waves of attacks on the Christian town of Al Qaa in northeastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at...
Viktor Frankl’s Best-Selling Holocaust Memoir, ‘Man’s Search for Meaning,’ to Be Made Into Movie
A production company based in Los Angeles obtained the film rights for world-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, a memoir chronicling his experiences during the Holocaust and describing...
Two Decades Before Cleveland’s First NBA Title, LeBron James Walked Onto a JCC Court
JNS.org - The seed for the city of Cleveland’s first professional championship in a major sport in 52 years may have been planted at the Shaw...
Isaac Herzog Tried to Give Aways Judaism’s Holiest Sites, Now Says Netanyahu Is ‘Groveling’ to Turkey
From the Times of Israel last week: Opposition leader Isaac Herzog held secret talks with PA President Mahmoud Abbas during the 2014-2015 election cycle, and agreed to...
Israel’s Odds and Lessons From Napoleon’s Enemies
It’s likely that many people reading this series are wondering when we’ll start talking about “doing something,” rather than just pondering our situation vis-à-vis how...
‘Poisoning’ Accusations Are a Palestinian Tradition
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas must be surprised at the international outcry over his accusation this week that Israeli rabbis are plotting to...
When Will the New York Times Ask Abbas About His Other Lies?
From the New York Times: A little more than a day after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority accused rabbis in Israel of calling for...
