Commentary
Deconstructing the Demonization of the ‘Settler’
JNS.org - The words “settlement” and “settler” have decidedly nasty connotations these days. I am not speaking only of the discourse on Israel and...
Gleefully Abandoning Israel
JNS.org - It’s in fashion to freak out about the supposedly “supremacist” Israeli government that might be formed in the coming weeks. A coalition led by the Likud Party with the ultra-Orthodox and Religious Zionist...
The State Department’s Systemic Failure in the Middle East
JNS.org - The US State Department has long assumed that generous diplomatic and financial gestures can convince the volatile Middle East to abandon anti-Western ideologies and adopt Western values like peaceful coexistence, good faith negotiation,...
Let’s Replace the Term ‘National Unity’ with ‘Majority Rule’
JNS.org – Once his formal consultations with each party in the Knesset came to a close on Friday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog was left with no choice. Although he tried to persuade everyone involved in...
Why the Palestinians Snubbed the Israeli Left
JNS.org – What did the recent “Asian Under 23 Fencing Championship” have to do with...
Hebron and Jewish Memory
JNS.org – As Nov. 19’s Shabbat Chayei Sarah approaches, we are once again reminded of...
Russia and Iran are Heading for Defeat in Ukraine
JNS.org – Those who are nostalgic for the heyday of neoconservatism might want to know...
Cucumbers: The Early Roots of Israel’s ‘Start-up Nation’
Are cucumbers an Israeli invention? No, of course not. Many varieties of cucumbers have been...
Sports Journalist’s Defense of Kyrie Irving Is a Disgrace
For the first time in my life, I cried while reading sports social media accounts. It...
Deconstructing the Demonization of the ‘Settler’
JNS.org - The words “settlement” and “settler” have decidedly nasty connotations these days. I am not speaking only of the discourse on Israel and Zionism,...
Gleefully Abandoning Israel
JNS.org - It’s in fashion to freak out about the supposedly “supremacist” Israeli government that might be formed in the coming weeks. A coalition led...
The State Department’s Systemic Failure in the Middle East
JNS.org - The US State Department has long assumed that generous diplomatic and financial gestures can convince the volatile Middle East to abandon anti-Western ideologies...
Let’s Replace the Term ‘National Unity’ with ‘Majority Rule’
JNS.org – Once his formal consultations with each party in the Knesset came to a close on Friday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog was left with...
Why the Palestinians Snubbed the Israeli Left
JNS.org – What did the recent “Asian Under 23 Fencing Championship” have to do with Israel? More than you might think. At that event, held in...
Hebron and Jewish Memory
JNS.org – As Nov. 19’s Shabbat Chayei Sarah approaches, we are once again reminded of the prominent place of Hebron in Jewish history. According to...
Russia and Iran are Heading for Defeat in Ukraine
JNS.org – Those who are nostalgic for the heyday of neoconservatism might want to know that on Wednesday, former US President George W. Bush will...
Cucumbers: The Early Roots of Israel’s ‘Start-up Nation’
Are cucumbers an Israeli invention? No, of course not. Many varieties of cucumbers have been cultivated around the world for more than 3,000 years. They...
Sports Journalist’s Defense of Kyrie Irving Is a Disgrace
For the first time in my life, I cried while reading sports social media accounts. It was because there were endless comments of people saying they...
Don’t Get Hysterical Over Israel’s Election
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has predictably described the results of Israel’s Nov. 1 election in apocalyptic terms. Of course, any government that does...
Iran Is Killing Innocent Civilians — More Sanctions Will Not Work
Iran is selling drones they are not supposed to have to Russia, and Russia is using Iranian drones to attack Ukrainian civilians -- a combination...
Nablus Battle Proves Palestinian Nationalism Is Just Antisemitism
Palestinian terror apologists like to ask clueless Westerners, "Don't Palestinians have the right to defend themselves?" On the surface, it sounds like a reasonable question. Only...
Iran Is Making a Comeback in Latin America
On the run since 1997, Iranian cleric Mohsen Rabbani remains on Interpol's most-wanted list for his role in two Iranian bomb plots targeting Israeli and Jewish...
Shabbat Vayeyra: Who Was Hagar?
The character of Hagar -- Sarah’s maidservant, Abraham’s concubine, and Ishmael’s mother -- has always fascinated me. At first glance, she seems to be the...
