Opinion
Mahmoud Abbas’s Fantasy
JNS.org - Every few years, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, now in the 16th year...
Iraq Persecutes Its Heretics
JNS.org - It has the air of a witch-hunt. Many of the 300 leaders of...
Is It Ever OK to Praise the ‘Truth’ of an Antisemitic Blood Libel?
JNS.org - Does it matter if politicians let lies told by people they meet publicly...
New York Times Warps History of Iraqi Jewry
A New York Times dispatch from Baghdad reports on reaction to a conference about peace...
Iran’s New Interest in Nuclear Talks Is Nothing to Celebrate
Iran is signaling its willingness to return to talks with the P5+1 countries (the United...
Aleph and Beit
This week, an article in The Atlantic grabbed my eye. It described the enigmatic sacoglossa sea slugs that harvest...
Continuing to Try to Save Afghan Women Is ‘the Only Thing We Can Do’
We now know that the stubborn, almost incomprehensible way in which President Biden pulled out...
Shabbat Bereishit: Disobedience
After the first chapter of Genesis describes the creation of the physical universe, the rest...
Mahmoud Abbas’ UN Speech Shows He Is No Partner for Peace
One needs look no further than the recent UN speech by Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman...
‘Jewish Nose’ Jokes Aren’t Funny; They’re Dangerous
A political candidate in Virginia, a television game show host, and a Washington, DC, historian...
We Must Investigate America’s Longest War
According to official estimates, the US expended a staggering $982 billion on the Afghanistan war...
Saudi Social and Economic Changes Require a Delicate Balancing Act
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s vision for the kingdom’s future will have to...
Israel and America: Vive la Différence
JNS.org - It’s a strange experience to walk around a town and notice that virtually...
