Commentary
Will Hamas and Hezbollah Use Recent Events to Tear the Israeli Spiderweb?
For the past few months, Israel’s political system and civil society have been wracked by a heated constitutional and political debate triggered by the...
The Future Is Bright for American Jewish Youth
The future is bright for young American Jews. Granted, my crystal ball isn't totally accurate and I’m not into tarot cards. But I feel good about my prediction after spending a few days with a...
The Truth About Israel’s Judicial Protests, and What You Can Do to Help
Contrary to popular narratives, the Israeli people are engaged in a historic and patriotic exercise of freedom and democracy. Some Israelis have raised valid complaints that Israel’s judicial system needs certain reforms, while others have...
The Russo-Ukraine War: Possible Lessons for the IDF
The war in Ukraine is an example of modern high-intensity warfare. As such, it offers a number of lessons that can be learned about the capabilities, limitations, and requirements of armies conducting such warfare. New...
A ‘Resistance’ Coup Just Defeated Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - After months of increasingly strident mass protests against his government’s plans to reform...
The Limits of Acting in ‘Good Faith’
This week marked 20 years since the start of the Iraq War, a conflict that...
The IDF Must Be Kept Out of the Political Debate
JNS.org - The storming of the US Capitol in 2021, the mass demonstrations against electoral...
The New Freud Revival Can Only Be Good for the Jews
JNS.org - Amid the unremittingly depressing developments coming out of an Israel roiled by domestic...
What the Palestinian Terrorist’s Mother Told Him…
JNS.org - When a teenager informs his parent that he intends to do something rash,...
Will Hamas and Hezbollah Use Recent Events to Tear the Israeli Spiderweb?
For the past few months, Israel’s political system and civil society have been wracked by a heated constitutional and political debate triggered by the new...
The Future Is Bright for American Jewish Youth
The future is bright for young American Jews. Granted, my crystal ball isn't totally accurate and I’m not into tarot cards. But I feel good...
The Truth About Israel’s Judicial Protests, and What You Can Do to Help
Contrary to popular narratives, the Israeli people are engaged in a historic and patriotic exercise of freedom and democracy. Some Israelis have raised valid complaints...
The Russo-Ukraine War: Possible Lessons for the IDF
The war in Ukraine is an example of modern high-intensity warfare. As such, it offers a number of lessons that can be learned about the...
A ‘Resistance’ Coup Just Defeated Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - After months of increasingly strident mass protests against his government’s plans to reform Israel’s out-of-control and highly partisan judicial system, Prime Minister Benjamin...
The Limits of Acting in ‘Good Faith’
This week marked 20 years since the start of the Iraq War, a conflict that continues to haunt the world. The war, which was launched...
The IDF Must Be Kept Out of the Political Debate
JNS.org - The storming of the US Capitol in 2021, the mass demonstrations against electoral reforms in Mexico and the current riots in France over...
The New Freud Revival Can Only Be Good for the Jews
JNS.org - Amid the unremittingly depressing developments coming out of an Israel roiled by domestic controversy and a seemingly unbridgeable political and cultural divide, it’s...
What the Palestinian Terrorist’s Mother Told Him…
JNS.org - When a teenager informs his parent that he intends to do something rash, any normal, responsible parent tries to dissuade him. “Don’t do...
Israel Shouldn’t Worry About the Saudi-Iranian Deal
JNS.org - The agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mediated by China, grabbed international headlines last week. In most countries, the event received headlines...
‘The System has Failed:’ Antisemitism Flourishes in France
JNS.org - Five years ago, an 85-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, Mireille Knoll, was brutally murdered in her apartment in Paris by two intruders, one...
Don’t Believe the Jimmy Carter Revisionists
JNS.org - The stock of historical figures rises and falls with the changing times that follow them. That is especially true for presidents. Examples of...
Obviating Elections
JNS.org - The starkest indicators [of erosion of democracy] which presumably underlie the country’s downgrading in international democracy ratings, involve elite decisions about rejecting election...
‘Days of Hate’ and ‘Days of Rage’ Are Not So Different
JNS.org - “Globalize the Intifada” and “death to Israel, death to America.” These slogans are the type heard at New York rallies organized by the...
