Opinion
Parshat Va’etchanan: Why the Jewish People Are So Small
Near the end of parshat Va’etchanan is a statement with such far-reaching implications that it...
It’s Time for Israel to Stop Hamas — Now
JNS.org - A string of recent terrorist attacks leaves no room for doubt: For the...
While a Consensus Rules in Israel, US Politics Become More Divisive
JNS.org - It used to be that Israel and the United States represented two very...
In Afghanistan, No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
JNS.org - Two years ago this month, Zalmay Khalilzad, the distinguished diplomat who has served...
What Should We Learn from the Gaza Disengagement?
In the summer of 2005, as Israel’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza drew near, the self-styled...
Netanyahu: More a Jabotinsky than a Begin or a Ben-Gurion
Now that Benjamin Netanyahu has surpassed David Ben-Gurion in length of service as prime minister,...
Why Jews Should Care About the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
JNS.org - It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by...
Superficial Media Reporting on the Tlaib and Omar Story
On August 15, the BBC News website published a report headlined “Israel bars Ilhan Omar...
The Tlaib-Omar Trainwreck: An Early Assessment
The last-minute Israeli decision to ban US members of Congress and prominent BDS supporters Rashida...
How the Gaza Disengagement Harmed Israel’s Security
JNS.org - Supporters of Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip have claimed for years...
The Palestinians, Happiness, and the ‘Occupation’
It might sound frivolous to attempt to measure happiness. Still, for a Columbia University think...
Religio-Fascism and the Israeli Right-Wing
I have often expressed my frustration with politics -- in particular, Israeli politics. I dislike...
The Washington Post Bars the Truth About Israel
You can tell a lot about a news outlet by what it chooses to cover...









