Commentary
Is the Prospect of Nuclear War Really a Risk of the Past?
In an impressively-prepared television documentary, The Fog of War, one-time US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara warned about the limits of rationality in world politics...
Attacks on College Campuses Continued in April; But Universities Are Beginning to Fight Back
Attacks against Jews in the US continued in April, including the arson attack against the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on the first night of Passover. The suspect, Cody Balmer, was apparently motivated by Democratic Governor Josh...
Unreported: Hamas Is Preying on Grieving Families in Gaza and Charging Money for Burials
The PA's official daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, exposed how Hamas even exacts a price for death in Gaza, with its "mafia groups" demanding as much as 1,300 shekels (nearly $400) in bribes to allow bodies to be buried...
Duke University Press Is an Anti-Israel Defamation Machine
Duke University Press has recently published two journal articles that could be construed as calling for the destruction of Israel. In 2024, the Critical Times journal, a Duke publication, printed Layal Ftouni’s article that concluded, “For a free Palestine,...
Al Jazeera Arabic Publishes Article Praising Man Who Killed Arabs Who Sold Land to Jews
An article in Al Jazeera last weekend starts off this way: Not long ago, a group...
A Message for Trump: Palestinian Authority Hates US, But Loves China
If you are worried, there is good news. China is here to save humanity --...
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Mask of Terror: Why the World Must Remember the Truth
In a world hungry for peace, symbols matter. But when symbols are corrupted, they become...
Kneecap Get Kneecapped
JNS.org - The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about...
Egypt Signals to US It Has Options After First Air Drill with China
JNS.org - A recent joint Egyptian-Chinese first-ever joint air force exercise held in Egypt likely...
Is the Prospect of Nuclear War Really a Risk of the Past?
In an impressively-prepared television documentary, The Fog of War, one-time US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara warned about the limits of rationality in world politics --...
Attacks on College Campuses Continued in April; But Universities Are Beginning to Fight Back
Attacks against Jews in the US continued in April, including the arson attack against the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on the first night of Passover. The...
Unreported: Hamas Is Preying on Grieving Families in Gaza and Charging Money for Burials
The PA's official daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, exposed how Hamas even exacts a price for death in Gaza, with its "mafia groups" demanding as much as 1,300 shekels...
Duke University Press Is an Anti-Israel Defamation Machine
Duke University Press has recently published two journal articles that could be construed as calling for the destruction of Israel. In 2024, the Critical Times journal, a Duke...
Al Jazeera Arabic Publishes Article Praising Man Who Killed Arabs Who Sold Land to Jews
An article in Al Jazeera last weekend starts off this way: Not long ago, a group of young men died in a car accident in Jerusalem....
A Message for Trump: Palestinian Authority Hates US, But Loves China
If you are worried, there is good news. China is here to save humanity -- at least, according to a senior Palestinian leader. "A world war"...
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Mask of Terror: Why the World Must Remember the Truth
In a world hungry for peace, symbols matter. But when symbols are corrupted, they become dangerous. This is exactly what happened in 1994, when Yasser...
Kneecap Get Kneecapped
JNS.org - The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about spectacle as well as sound. When it comes to popular...
Egypt Signals to US It Has Options After First Air Drill with China
JNS.org - A recent joint Egyptian-Chinese first-ever joint air force exercise held in Egypt likely contains messages to the United States and should be closely...
A Nation Like No Other
JNS.org - As a rabbi, I’ve often had to juggle conflicting life-cycle events in a single day. I’ve gone from a funeral to a wedding,...
Trump’s Schizophrenic Middle East Policy After 100 days
JNS.org - For decades, political observers have judged American presidents by their first 100 days—a somewhat arbitrary marker that can still offer insights into the...
Panic on Memorial Day: Sights and Sounds From Israel
I was at the Memorial Day ceremony at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, which is like Israel’s Lincoln Center. This is not like America’s Memorial...
Universities Aren’t Cracking Down on ‘Anti-Israel’ Views; They Are Cracking Down on Supporting Terrorism and Harassing Students
At universities like Columbia and Harvard, students are facing suspensions, arrests, and academic consequences following recent protests related to the war in Gaza. Some argue...
After October 7, Dreaming About Israel’s Future Is More Important Than Ever
Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, famously declared: “If you will it, it is no dream.” It’s a memorable line -- almost too neat...
