Opinion
Lag B’Omer Amid COVID-19: An Invitation to Civility
Some 2,000 years ago, according to the Talmud, “Rabbi Akiva had twelve thousand pairs of...
Jerry Stiller’s Last Performance Opens in Heaven
Maybe you knew him as Frank Costanza. Or as Arthur Spooner from The King of...
The Power of a Curse: the Need for Deterrence
The book of Vayikra draws to a close by outlining the blessings that will follow...
A View From Israel: Are We Failing the Diaspora?
JNS.org - On Monday evening, May 4, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before the...
Don’t Fall for Turkey’s Duplicitous Charm Offensive
In an article published in 2016, “Erdogan: The World’s Most Insulted President,” I suggested that...
Examining the American Public and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2000-2020
Gallup recently published the results of its 2020 world affairs survey, which included questions on...
Don’t Bet on a Prisoner Swap With Hamas Just Yet
JNS.org - Reports about a pending prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas are gaining...
Annexation Wouldn’t Hurt Israel
JNS.org - “Annexation Would Hurt Israel” declared the headline of a May 8 op-ed in...
Turkey Won’t Recover Quickly From the Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened fundamental imbalances in the Turkish economy, making a post-crisis freefall...
The Financial Action Task Force Finally Acts on Iran — but Too Little, Too Late?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 by members of...
When It Comes to Sovereignty, Daniel Pipes Is Wrong
JNS.org - In a recent New York Times article, noted Middle East scholar and pro-Israel...
From Daniel Pipes: A Response to My Critics
JNS.org - As Aristotle long ago recognized, virtue is the midpoint between extremes. And I...
World War II and the Post-COVID World
May 8th is the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe...
