Commentary
Entrance Exam for Engagement With Zionists
JNS.org - It is becoming increasingly difficult for Zionists and pro-Israel activists to engage in dialogue, participate in panels or appear on the media...
Worse Than Wrong: The Danger of Misleading Headlines About Terror Wave in Israel
Battling media bias begins at the top: the headline. A shooting on Dizengoff Street in central Tel Aviv on April 7 by a Palestinian assailant that left three people dead and 15 wounded, was the latest...
‘In Praise of Good Bookstores’ Earns a Kiss on the Cover
Behind many of America’s best independent bookstores have been proprietors from Jewish families. In New York, The Strand is owned by Nancy Bass Wyden, whose family built the business. Dane Neller is an owner of Shakespeare...
The Atrocities in Ukraine — Then and Now
Beis oylum. Of the many Yiddish terms or phrases used to describe a cemetery (most, if not all, come directly from the Hebrew), this is the one that I remember most. Its origin is from Ecclesiastes...
Terror Wave Was Initiated and Fueled by the PA and Fatah
There should be no misunderstanding. The current terror wave, in which four terrorists have murdered...
False Equivalence: MSNBC’s Ali Velshi Compares Israel to China, Assad’s Syria & the Taliban’s Afghanistan
In his final piece to camera after spending five weeks in Ukraine covering the military...
Say Goodbye to Russian Oligarchs
JNS.org – The International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe is the perfect example of...
No, Secretary Blinken, Palestinian Terror is Not ‘Senseless’
JNS.org – How many times have we heard Western voices call terror acts “senseless”? We...
Crossing a Line in Coverage of the Tel Aviv Carnage
JNS.org – Reporters rushed to Tel Aviv on Thursday night to cover the shooting at...
Entrance Exam for Engagement With Zionists
JNS.org - It is becoming increasingly difficult for Zionists and pro-Israel activists to engage in dialogue, participate in panels or appear on the media to...
Worse Than Wrong: The Danger of Misleading Headlines About Terror Wave in Israel
Battling media bias begins at the top: the headline. A shooting on Dizengoff Street in central Tel Aviv on April 7 by a Palestinian assailant that...
‘In Praise of Good Bookstores’ Earns a Kiss on the Cover
Behind many of America’s best independent bookstores have been proprietors from Jewish families. In New York, The Strand is owned by Nancy Bass Wyden, whose family...
The Atrocities in Ukraine — Then and Now
Beis oylum. Of the many Yiddish terms or phrases used to describe a cemetery (most, if not all, come directly from the Hebrew), this is the...
Terror Wave Was Initiated and Fueled by the PA and Fatah
There should be no misunderstanding. The current terror wave, in which four terrorists have murdered 14 people in terror attacks in Israel -- the latest...
False Equivalence: MSNBC’s Ali Velshi Compares Israel to China, Assad’s Syria & the Taliban’s Afghanistan
In his final piece to camera after spending five weeks in Ukraine covering the military invasion by Russia, MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi offered his analysis...
Say Goodbye to Russian Oligarchs
JNS.org – The International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe is the perfect example of an organization with an imposing name and an illustrious advisory...
No, Secretary Blinken, Palestinian Terror is Not ‘Senseless’
JNS.org – How many times have we heard Western voices call terror acts “senseless”? We heard it again last week after a Palestinian terrorist murdered...
Crossing a Line in Coverage of the Tel Aviv Carnage
JNS.org – Reporters rushed to Tel Aviv on Thursday night to cover the shooting at the Ilka pub on Dizengoff Street. Less than half an...
Washington Bipartisanship When it Comes to the Rebbe
JNS.org – In a city gripped by deep political polarization, Washington experienced a sudden outburst of bipartisanship last week, if perhaps only for a moment. In...
Note to the Media: Israel Is Not a Russian ‘Ally’ in the War Against Ukraine
Even as Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid this week charged Russian forces with war crimes following the apparent massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, media outlets continue...
Failed Priests and Prophets — and Reflections on Modern Israel
There seems to be a permanent state of conflict in all religions -- between religious authority and individual spirituality, or mysticism. Religious authority values conformity, control,...
Keeping Houses of Worship Welcoming, Yet Secure
JNS.org — Can a house of worship be welcoming and secure? In these times, it must be both and, despite what many people think, these goals...
Passover Can Lead Us to Experience Our Own Personal Redemption
For as long as there have been historians and archaeologists, ancient Egypt has been an object of fascinated study and research. During the earliest era...
