Commentary
Starvation in Gaza? The Truth Behind the Headlines
“Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month” (CNN, May 1, 2025). “Starvation looms as Israel’s total blockade on Gaza...
Reclaiming Jewish Pride in an Age of Rising Hatred — I Am Done Being Quiet
To be Jewish in this moment is to be caught between ancestral trauma and modern-day terror. It is to scroll through social media and see our pain dismissed, our history denied, and our people dehumanized....
An Australian Lesson: Voters Reject Identity Politics and Imported Extremism
In the lead-up to Australia's 2025 federal election on May 21, 2025, the Jewish community harbored cautious optimism. Many hoped that the electorate would deliver a rebuke to the rising tide of antisemitism and the...
Here Is the Documentary on Campus Antisemitism That Harvard Doesn’t Want You to See
There is nothing like a 999-page court subpoena to make you realize just how important your work truly is. In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, a disturbing reality has emerged on American university campuses:...
How We Should Respond to Kanye and Other Acts of Antisemitic Hate
Kanye West just released a "Heil Hitler" song -- another one of the antisemitic incidents...
Hasan Piker: How an Israel-Hating, Terror Supporting Streamer Seduced The New York Times
Hasan Piker is among the most popular personalities on the gaming-video streaming platform Twitch. Piker --...
When Will North Carolina or Congress Investigate Duke University for Allowing Calls for Israel’s Destruction and Other False Claims?
Duke University has apparently permitted an entire academic department to publicly align itself against Israel. In...
We Must Give Our Jewish Youth Hope, Not Despair
Walk into any Chabad on campus, scroll through Instagram, or attend a panel on “Jewish...
A View From the Classroom: The War Against Israel on Dutch University Campuses
Outside of America, the war against Israel is also being fought on European university campuses...
Starvation in Gaza? The Truth Behind the Headlines
“Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month” (CNN, May 1, 2025). “Starvation looms as Israel’s total blockade on Gaza enters...
Reclaiming Jewish Pride in an Age of Rising Hatred — I Am Done Being Quiet
To be Jewish in this moment is to be caught between ancestral trauma and modern-day terror. It is to scroll through social media and see...
An Australian Lesson: Voters Reject Identity Politics and Imported Extremism
In the lead-up to Australia's 2025 federal election on May 21, 2025, the Jewish community harbored cautious optimism. Many hoped that the electorate would deliver...
Here Is the Documentary on Campus Antisemitism That Harvard Doesn’t Want You to See
There is nothing like a 999-page court subpoena to make you realize just how important your work truly is. In the aftermath of October 7,...
How We Should Respond to Kanye and Other Acts of Antisemitic Hate
Kanye West just released a "Heil Hitler" song -- another one of the antisemitic incidents we've had to face recently. Anger, hate, and disgust are all...
Hasan Piker: How an Israel-Hating, Terror Supporting Streamer Seduced The New York Times
Hasan Piker is among the most popular personalities on the gaming-video streaming platform Twitch. Piker -- whose significant career break came conveniently via his uncle, Cenk...
When Will North Carolina or Congress Investigate Duke University for Allowing Calls for Israel’s Destruction and Other False Claims?
Duke University has apparently permitted an entire academic department to publicly align itself against Israel. In 2021, Duke’s Department of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies endorsed a...
We Must Give Our Jewish Youth Hope, Not Despair
Walk into any Chabad on campus, scroll through Instagram, or attend a panel on “Jewish identity in 2025,” and you’ll feel it: exhaustion. The faces are...
A View From the Classroom: The War Against Israel on Dutch University Campuses
Outside of America, the war against Israel is also being fought on European university campuses -- a second, often overlooked front. While most attention is...
Disgusting News: Pulitzer Prize Winner Excused Abduction of Israelis by Hamas
The Pulitzer Prize was awarded last week to a Gazan poet who excused the abduction of Israelis by Hamas, HonestReporting revealed on exclusively, while calling...
When Did the Current Wave of Antisemitism Begin?
JNS.org - In nearly 30 years of writing and speaking about global antisemitism, I’ve been asked more than once if it’s possible to pinpoint when...
The Iran Nuclear Deal Trump Wants
JNS.org - A fourth round of talks between Tehran’s envoys and Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s lead negotiator, did not take place in Rome...
How One University Dealt with Pro-Hamas Protesters
JNS.org - In the four academic semesters since Oct. 7, 2023, anti-Israel protests organized by Hamas sympathizers have overtaken some US colleges and tarnished the...
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself. Really?
JNS.org - If I asked you to name the most famous line in the Bible, what would you answer? While Shema Yisrael (“Hear O’Israel”) might...
