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Assyrian Christians’ Mideast Fate Seen as Tied to World Powers’ Agendas
JNS.org - It is widely presumed that the Islamic State terror group essentially bears full responsibility for the near-eradication of the entire Assyrian Christian population....
Trump Has Caused Wounds That It May Be Too Late to Heal
An old Jewish story is particularly apt in assessing the recent political rise of Donald Trump. In the story, a disgruntled member of a village goes around bad-mouthing the rabbi with whom he argued on a point...
Could Ties With Muslim Powerhouse Indonesia Be Israel’s Latest Pivot East?
JNS.org - At a time when Israel is seeking to boost its ties with Arab and Muslim countries in order to counter the threats posed by Iran and terrorist groups, could the world’s largest Muslim country...
Breaking the Silence Demonizes Israel at Columbia University Hillel
On Thursday night, at Columbia University, Breaking the Silence (BtS) was well-received by a group of about 100 excited college students. The former soldier who represented BtS was Columbia graduate student Avner Gvaryahu, who is getting...
Jeremy Corbyn and a Case Study for Fascism
You can tell what people truly think, even if they do not publicly express all that they...
Iran’s Supreme Leader: Missiles More Important Than Negotiations
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed that the Islamic Republic would prioritize its missile program over...
Are Jewish Organizations Obligated to Host Jewish Anti-Israel Groups?
The university campus organization, Hillel, has been roundly criticized recently for its decision to host...
Censorship and BDS: the Anti-Zionist War Against Jewish Independence
If Jews are to foster social cohesion as an important and indeed necessary instrument of...
SPME BDS Monitor: Presidential Candidates Renounce Boycotts as Antisemitism Spreads
The BDS movement suffered major losses in March as politicians and legislators condemned the movement....
Assyrian Christians’ Mideast Fate Seen as Tied to World Powers’ Agendas
JNS.org - It is widely presumed that the Islamic State terror group essentially bears full responsibility for the near-eradication of the entire Assyrian Christian population. But...
Trump Has Caused Wounds That It May Be Too Late to Heal
An old Jewish story is particularly apt in assessing the recent political rise of Donald Trump. In the story, a disgruntled member of a village goes around...
Could Ties With Muslim Powerhouse Indonesia Be Israel’s Latest Pivot East?
JNS.org - At a time when Israel is seeking to boost its ties with Arab and Muslim countries in order to counter the threats posed by...
Breaking the Silence Demonizes Israel at Columbia University Hillel
On Thursday night, at Columbia University, Breaking the Silence (BtS) was well-received by a group of about 100 excited college students. The former soldier who represented...
Jeremy Corbyn and a Case Study for Fascism
You can tell what people truly think, even if they do not publicly express all that they believe in, when you look at their friends and advisers,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader: Missiles More Important Than Negotiations
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed that the Islamic Republic would prioritize its missile program over negotiations, Fox News reports. "Those who say the future is in negotiations,...
Are Jewish Organizations Obligated to Host Jewish Anti-Israel Groups?
The university campus organization, Hillel, has been roundly criticized recently for its decision to host the group “Breaking the Silence” at Brown and Columbia universities....
Censorship and BDS: the Anti-Zionist War Against Jewish Independence
If Jews are to foster social cohesion as an important and indeed necessary instrument of nation-building in Israel, then the required group identity, however much...
SPME BDS Monitor: Presidential Candidates Renounce Boycotts as Antisemitism Spreads
The BDS movement suffered major losses in March as politicians and legislators condemned the movement. Particularly important were condemnations from all remaining US presidential candidates,...
The New York Times Renames Holy Sites to Make Jews Seem Like Occupiers
The New York Times is re-labeling the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, in order to make Jews seem like occupiers of Muslim holy sites. The...
The President’s Party Endorses Stabbings — Where’s the Outrage?
JNS.org - No, the headline doesn’t refer to America’s president. I’m referring to the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas. But let’s keep President Barack...
New York Times Op-Ed Misleads on the True Nature of BDS
The New York Times op-ed about the BDS movement by Eric Alterman is at times both accurate and deceptively misleading. Yes, not all BDS activity at universities are antisemitic. Characterizing them as such,...
Anti-BDS Conference Is a Comment on the Sad State of Our Times
JNS.org - A few days after returning to Israel from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, I attended another conference in Jerusalem. But unlike...
NYT Finally Acknowledges Findings on Rise of ISIS in Europe
The New York Times finally acknowledged conclusions identified by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) and others months, if not years, ago about how inept leaders turned a blind...
