Commentary
How Americans Can Save Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - President Joe Biden isn’t the first American president to intervene in Israeli politics. US administrations have been doing so for decades with...
Incitement’s Silent Threat
JNS.org - The radicalization of the Israeli public discourse in recent weeks is troubling the Shin Bet security agency. The feeling is that all restraint has been lost. The brakes are off and everything is...
New York Times & Washington Post Obscure Reality in Reports on Jerusalem Car-Ramming Attack
On Friday, February 10, just before the start of the Jewish sabbath, a Palestinian terrorist from eastern Jerusalem drove his car into a crowd of Israelis waiting at a bus stop near the Jerusalem neighborhood...
Palestinian Literature Recited by Children: ‘To War That Will … Set the Zionist’s Soul on Fire’
The literature taught in the Palestinian Authority apparently includes the following poem, which calls for the following: “To war that will smash the oppression and set the Zionist's soul on fire.” A girl recently recited this...
Media Headlines Distort Truth of Palestinian Terror Attack
Last Friday, Israelis reacted with horror to a deadly terror attack in which a Palestinian...
Hezbollah Provokes Friction with Egypt and Scapegoats America
Lebanon is experiencing one of its roughest phases since the end of the civil war...
What’s Next for Israel and Greece?
The victory of Benjamin Netanyahu in the November 2022 Israeli legislative election brought the architect...
We Need a Better Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - In the world of Jewish advocacy, the “working definition” of antisemitism endorsed by...
Netanyahu’s Western Wall Decision Gives the Lie to Democracy Hysteria
JNS.org – It was a story that was over almost before it began. The hysteria...
How Americans Can Save Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - President Joe Biden isn’t the first American president to intervene in Israeli politics. US administrations have been doing so for decades with generally...
Incitement’s Silent Threat
JNS.org - The radicalization of the Israeli public discourse in recent weeks is troubling the Shin Bet security agency. The feeling is that all restraint...
New York Times & Washington Post Obscure Reality in Reports on Jerusalem Car-Ramming Attack
On Friday, February 10, just before the start of the Jewish sabbath, a Palestinian terrorist from eastern Jerusalem drove his car into a crowd of...
Palestinian Literature Recited by Children: ‘To War That Will … Set the Zionist’s Soul on Fire’
The literature taught in the Palestinian Authority apparently includes the following poem, which calls for the following: “To war that will smash the oppression and...
Media Headlines Distort Truth of Palestinian Terror Attack
Last Friday, Israelis reacted with horror to a deadly terror attack in which a Palestinian attacker later identified as Hossein Karaka, a 31-year-old from eastern...
Hezbollah Provokes Friction with Egypt and Scapegoats America
Lebanon is experiencing one of its roughest phases since the end of the civil war in 1990. The country has been without a president for...
What’s Next for Israel and Greece?
The victory of Benjamin Netanyahu in the November 2022 Israeli legislative election brought the architect of the Israeli-Greek friendship back to the head of government....
We Need a Better Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - In the world of Jewish advocacy, the “working definition” of antisemitism endorsed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has almost acquired the...
Netanyahu’s Western Wall Decision Gives the Lie to Democracy Hysteria
JNS.org – It was a story that was over almost before it began. The hysteria over a proposal by the Shas Party to essentially criminalize...
Israel’s Key National Security Challenge in 2023
JNS.org - Israel’s primary national security challenge in 2023 is reinforcing education regarding the 4,000-year-old Jewish roots in the Land of Israel, and bolstering of...
So, What ‘Provoked’ the Ramot Attack?
JNS.org – In Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, two young brothers and a newlywed are dead. Four other innocent Jewish civilians, including two children, are critically injured....
We Must Always ‘Remember’ the Transformative Power of Shabbat
Earlier this week, I flew to London for a very special reunion. The genesis of this event began in 1998, when I was approached by...
Is Israel Becoming a ‘Theocracy’? Hardly.
In the political polemic of our times, language is often a victim, as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and without thinking of their significance or...
Vox Offers Masterclass in How to Blame Everyone But the Palestinians for Palestinian Problems
Known for its so-called “explanatory journalism,” the news and opinion site Vox promises to empower its readers with the “insight needed to understand and shape...
