Commentary
The Implications of Rafah’s Cross-Border Tunnels
JNS.org - An estimated 50 cross-border tunnels link Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai, enabling Hamas to smuggle weapons, funds and personnel, and black-market traders to...
Erdoğan and the Essential Hypocrisy of Antisemitism
JNS.org - It often feels as if a global contest is underway over who can engage in the most depraved antisemitic invective. The competition is fierce. Everyone from celebrity activists to Hamas terrorists to campus...
Amid Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Persecution, We Can Find Hope in Our History
I have always tried to live my life by the Hanlon’s Razor rule: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” This pithy observation, attributed to Professor Robert J. Hanlon of Thompson Rivers...
For Jewish Americans, ‘Never Again’ Has Never Felt So Real
The iconic Jewish sage Hillel is often quoted as teaching “If I am not for me, who will be for me? And when I am for myself alone, what am I? And if not now,...
Joe Biden’s Empty ‘Ironclad’ Promises to Israel
President Biden is “pausing” US arms shipments to Israel because he does not want a...
A View from the Ground at UCLA’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’
Tensions have been rising across college campuses nationwide as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...
Rising Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Demands National Attention
As I walked through the US Capitol on May 8th -- the day of the...
Why Having a Homeland Matters
In this week's Torah portion, we read: “God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and...
The Washington Post Continues Its Venomous Campaign Against Jews and Israel
One of the central tenets of antisemitism is the idea that Jews are responsible for...
The Implications of Rafah’s Cross-Border Tunnels
JNS.org - An estimated 50 cross-border tunnels link Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai, enabling Hamas to smuggle weapons, funds and personnel, and black-market traders to import...
Erdoğan and the Essential Hypocrisy of Antisemitism
JNS.org - It often feels as if a global contest is underway over who can engage in the most depraved antisemitic invective. The competition is...
Amid Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Persecution, We Can Find Hope in Our History
I have always tried to live my life by the Hanlon’s Razor rule: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” This pithy...
For Jewish Americans, ‘Never Again’ Has Never Felt So Real
The iconic Jewish sage Hillel is often quoted as teaching “If I am not for me, who will be for me? And when I am...
Joe Biden’s Empty ‘Ironclad’ Promises to Israel
President Biden is “pausing” US arms shipments to Israel because he does not want a full-scale pursuit of Hamas into Rafah. Too many civilians would...
A View from the Ground at UCLA’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’
Tensions have been rising across college campuses nationwide as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) groups have erected “Gaza Solidarity Encampments” in response to Israel’s...
Rising Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Demands National Attention
As I walked through the US Capitol on May 8th -- the day of the Congressional hearings on Antisemitism in K-12 schools -- I was...
Why Having a Homeland Matters
In this week's Torah portion, we read: “God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and told him to tell the Children of Israel that when...
The Washington Post Continues Its Venomous Campaign Against Jews and Israel
One of the central tenets of antisemitism is the idea that Jews are responsible for all the evil in the world. Der Sturmer, the Nazi...
Could a Nuclear War With Iran Really Happen?
For the moment, as Iran remains “pre-nuclear,” an Israel-Iran nuclear exchange is out of the question. Nonetheless, if Israel is able to maintain its asymmetrical...
ICC Prosecutor Wants to Rob Israel of Its Legitimate Right to Self Defense
On Monday, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav...
Why Is the Media Attacking the ADL for Fighting Antisemitism?
If you’re someone prone to antisemitic views of the world, and want a source you can reply on to consistently affirm your biases -- without...
The History of Palestinian Authority Rejectionism Towards Israel
For decades, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has rejected Israel's right to exist. This rejectionism has a long historical background, and is deeply rooted in antipathy...
‘Palestinians Had Nothing to Lose’: What Does New York Times Op-Ed Say About Hamas?
Author Megan K. Stack’s latest op-ed in The New York Times is worse than a hatchet job -- it is a malicious screed masquerading as...
