Commentary
The BBC’s Perfectly Sealed Thought System
JNS.org – After Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked in New York last month by a Muslim intent on fulfilling the murderous 1989 Iranian fatwa...
Joe Biden’s Four-D Speech
JNS.org – In the fall 2004 issue of the Jewish Political Studies Review, published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Natan Sharanksy outlined what he called the “new anti-Semitism”—a resurgence in democratic countries of...
President Biden Should Choose US Security Over Partisanship Regarding Iran
JNS.org – How do you know if your elected officials prioritize political allegiance over national security interests? One of the best ways is to choose a divisive foreign policy where the representatives are lined up...
Israel’s Gray-Zone Campaign in Syria Makes Iran ‘Feel Pursued’
JNS.org - The reported Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian weapons transfers at Aleppo International Airport and in the Damascus area are part of a long-standing Israeli campaign to disrupt Iranian entrenchment, though no single act will prove...
A Ceasefire Line Is Not a Border: Debunking the Green Line Myth
In a recent opinion piece for The Washington Post, noted Israeli activist and journalist Gershom...
Closet Zionist? Linda Sarsour’s ‘On the Down Low’ Visit to Israel
Linda Sarsour made news in April, when the Geico insurance company canceled a company event...
Gorbachev: The Man Who ‘Let My People Go’ — With Some Prompting
In October 1986, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev met for a...
Those Who’ve Sinned, and Those Who Fight
One of the most enigmatic sages of the Talmud is undoubtedly Rabbi Yose the Galilean....
Anne Frank’s Memory Is Under Assault
In the decades since the publication of Anne Frank’s diary, readers across the world have...
The BBC’s Perfectly Sealed Thought System
JNS.org – After Sir Salman Rushdie was attacked in New York last month by a Muslim intent on fulfilling the murderous 1989 Iranian fatwa against...
Joe Biden’s Four-D Speech
JNS.org – In the fall 2004 issue of the Jewish Political Studies Review, published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Natan Sharanksy outlined what...
President Biden Should Choose US Security Over Partisanship Regarding Iran
JNS.org – How do you know if your elected officials prioritize political allegiance over national security interests? One of the best ways is to choose...
Israel’s Gray-Zone Campaign in Syria Makes Iran ‘Feel Pursued’
JNS.org - The reported Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian weapons transfers at Aleppo International Airport and in the Damascus area are part of a long-standing Israeli campaign...
A Ceasefire Line Is Not a Border: Debunking the Green Line Myth
In a recent opinion piece for The Washington Post, noted Israeli activist and journalist Gershom Gorenberg referred numerous times to the Green Line as “Israel’s...
Closet Zionist? Linda Sarsour’s ‘On the Down Low’ Visit to Israel
Linda Sarsour made news in April, when the Geico insurance company canceled a company event with the prominent pro-Palestinian activist. Sarsour has a record of...
Gorbachev: The Man Who ‘Let My People Go’ — With Some Prompting
In October 1986, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev met for a summit in Iceland. A group of Soviet Jewry activists from the...
Those Who’ve Sinned, and Those Who Fight
One of the most enigmatic sages of the Talmud is undoubtedly Rabbi Yose the Galilean. As a non-Judean, he was considered an outsider when he...
Anne Frank’s Memory Is Under Assault
In the decades since the publication of Anne Frank’s diary, readers across the world have been captivated by her story. Frank’s sincere and unfiltered writing,...
No Jews, No News: The Deadly Gaza Explosion the Media Didn’t Cover
Why did the world’s leading news organizations choose not to report on the death of an innocent Palestinian -- or those injured -- as the...
Fighting Israel Boycotts Through American Sports
Bruce Pearl, the head coach of the Auburn University Tigers men's basketball team, has the perfect response to counter the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)...
‘Jews Not Allowed’ — in Shops in the West Bank
Remember the signs in Nazi Germany saying “Jews not allowed” at the entrance to some shops? Now, Salfit District Governor Abdallah Kamil has “issued a series...
Palestinians Who Work in Israel Don’t Trust the Palestinian Authority
JNS.org - The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have come to an agreement on Palestinians who have jobs in Israel. Instead of their employers...
On Polio and Jews, One New York Times Journalist Learns From COVID Mistakes
Most of the time this column about the New York Times is devoted to criticizing it. That makes sense — the paper’s coverage of Israel...
