Commentary
Exposing William & Mary Professor’s Toxic Anti-Israel Bias
Professor Stephen Sheehi, who serves as the Sultan Qaboos bin Said Chair of Middle East Studies at the College of William & Mary, has...
Making Aliyah Is Not a New Idea: The Aliyah of the Tosafists in 1211 CE
Jewish history is long, tortuous, and difficult to appreciate. A primary barrier has been the meager documentary record. With a few exceptions, such as one that will be described below, Jewish historical records can be...
Dead Terror Leader Had Called for ‘Blowing Up All of This Zionist Entity’s Cities’
Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement recently published a video of terrorist Khalil Al-Bahtini, one of the three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leaders that Israel killed last week. In it, Al-Bahtini calls for Jihad against Israel, praises “Martyrdom”...
Proof That Antisemitism Is Up on Twitter and Other Social Media Platforms
What do discussions about Hamas, Kanye West, and Covid have in common? Well, they seem to trigger antisemites. The conflict between Palestinian terrorist groups and Israel, the pandemic, vaccinations, lockdowns, and celebrity antisemitic statements were some...
Middle Eastern Rivalries Are Alive and Kicking Despite Recent Deescalation
Middle Eastern battlegrounds are alive and kicking, even though rivals want to soothe contentious relations. Take...
Amid Escalation in Gaza, Tunisian Soldier Murders Local Jews
A Tunisian national guardsman murdered two Jewish cousins and three Tunisian officers last Tuesday, turning...
Seeking Peace Amidst Another Round of Violence
If the latest round of violence between Israel and Gaza has done anything, it has...
Sudan Conflict Also Puts Mideast Rivals Against Each Other
With Saudi-hosted talks to end Sudan fighting producing minimal results -- and Arab states supporting...
Once Again, Another Media Outlet Whitewashes Palestinian Islamic Jihad
It’s not only The New York Times that's sanitized the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization,...
Exposing William & Mary Professor’s Toxic Anti-Israel Bias
Professor Stephen Sheehi, who serves as the Sultan Qaboos bin Said Chair of Middle East Studies at the College of William & Mary, has made...
Making Aliyah Is Not a New Idea: The Aliyah of the Tosafists in 1211 CE
Jewish history is long, tortuous, and difficult to appreciate. A primary barrier has been the meager documentary record. With a few exceptions, such as one...
Dead Terror Leader Had Called for ‘Blowing Up All of This Zionist Entity’s Cities’
Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement recently published a video of terrorist Khalil Al-Bahtini, one of the three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leaders that Israel killed last...
Proof That Antisemitism Is Up on Twitter and Other Social Media Platforms
What do discussions about Hamas, Kanye West, and Covid have in common? Well, they seem to trigger antisemites. The conflict between Palestinian terrorist groups and Israel,...
Middle Eastern Rivalries Are Alive and Kicking Despite Recent Deescalation
Middle Eastern battlegrounds are alive and kicking, even though rivals want to soothe contentious relations. Take efforts by the United Arab Emirates, and more recently Saudi...
Amid Escalation in Gaza, Tunisian Soldier Murders Local Jews
A Tunisian national guardsman murdered two Jewish cousins and three Tunisian officers last Tuesday, turning a festive occasion into a tragedy. Aviel and Benjamin Haddad...
Seeking Peace Amidst Another Round of Violence
If the latest round of violence between Israel and Gaza has done anything, it has underscored the urgent need for peace and reconciliation. As a...
Sudan Conflict Also Puts Mideast Rivals Against Each Other
With Saudi-hosted talks to end Sudan fighting producing minimal results -- and Arab states supporting rival forces -- de-escalation in the Middle East faces a...
Once Again, Another Media Outlet Whitewashes Palestinian Islamic Jihad
It’s not only The New York Times that's sanitized the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization, and its genocidal ambitions. This time, The Washington Post’s Miriam Berger...
Broadcaster Faults Israel for Terrorist Rockets Preventing Urgent Cancer Care
As Palestinian Islamic Jihad stepped up its rocket attacks against Israel last week, the BBC was busy cooking up a new angle from which to...
Germany’s Far-Right Comes to Yad Vashem
JNS.org - Ever since its foundation in 1953 by an act of the Knesset, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has served admirably as Israel’s national memorial...
The Jerusalem Embassy, Five Years Later
JNS.org - On May 14, 2018, something incredible happened. The United States finally opened our embassy in Jerusalem, 23 years after we first promised to do...
Turkey’s 2023 Elections–the Beginning of the Post-Erdogan Era?
JNS.org - On May 14, 2023, general and presidential elections will be held in Turkey. The elections were brought forward by a month to avoid...
5 Years on, the US Embassy in Jerusalem Remains the key to Peace in the Middle East
JNS.org - On May 14, 2018—exactly the same date and even the same hour that David Ben-Gurion announced Israel’s independence 70 years earlier—I presided over...
