Commentary
Beinart Is Back at New York Times With Column Assailing Defense Contractor Work as Unethical
Peter Beinart is back at the New York Times. Or, perhaps it’s more accurate to say that, while Beinart lost his “contributing opinion writer”...
No Need for an App
The modern age is saturated with technological gadgets and devices to alert us when things are not as they should be or if they need our immediate attention. Flashing lights, buzzers, alarms, circuit breakers, or...
Shabbat Tazria: Purity
Having dealt with the sacrificial system and its ceremonials, the Torah now turns to human beings and how they should take steps to care for their physical as well as spiritual lives. As with sacrifices,...
Anti-Israel Reverend Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
On March 16th, the College Dean’s Office at American University (AU) announced that the university would drop its co-sponsorship of a March 17th event featuring virulent antisemite Mohammed El-Kurd. AU’s rescission of sponsorship came after more...
Washington Post Publishes Op-Ed by Mariam Barghouti, Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany
It would appear that having a documented history that has included comparing Israel to Nazi...
My First Day in Jerusalem
I’ve long been interested in Israel. This was mostly fueled by my parents' love for...
Twitter Must Act on Pro-Putin Accounts’ Antisemitism
As the violence resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Twitter accounts supporting Russian dictator...
20 Years After Seder Massacre, PA Continues to Glorify and Reward Murderers
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Passover Seder Massacre. As families sat down...
Reality Check, AP: Palestinian Terrorists Don’t Do ‘the Same Thing’ as Ukrainians Resisting Russia
Following in the footsteps of Mehdi Hasan and publications including The Nation, the Associated Press...
Beinart Is Back at New York Times With Column Assailing Defense Contractor Work as Unethical
Peter Beinart is back at the New York Times. Or, perhaps it’s more accurate to say that, while Beinart lost his “contributing opinion writer” status,...
No Need for an App
The modern age is saturated with technological gadgets and devices to alert us when things are not as they should be or if they need...
Shabbat Tazria: Purity
Having dealt with the sacrificial system and its ceremonials, the Torah now turns to human beings and how they should take steps to care for...
Anti-Israel Reverend Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
On March 16th, the College Dean’s Office at American University (AU) announced that the university would drop its co-sponsorship of a March 17th event featuring...
Washington Post Publishes Op-Ed by Mariam Barghouti, Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany
It would appear that having a documented history that has included comparing Israel to Nazi Germany does not preclude one from offering their opinions on...
My First Day in Jerusalem
I’ve long been interested in Israel. This was mostly fueled by my parents' love for the country, since I was never able to visit. But...
Twitter Must Act on Pro-Putin Accounts’ Antisemitism
As the violence resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Twitter accounts supporting Russian dictator Vladimir Putin have proliferated, spewing disinformation about Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
20 Years After Seder Massacre, PA Continues to Glorify and Reward Murderers
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Passover Seder Massacre. As families sat down to participate in the Passover dinner at the Park Hotel...
Reality Check, AP: Palestinian Terrorists Don’t Do ‘the Same Thing’ as Ukrainians Resisting Russia
Following in the footsteps of Mehdi Hasan and publications including The Nation, the Associated Press (AP) wire service this week became the latest to lend...
On the Crisis of Jewish Literacy, We Need Bold Solutions
In the third volume of the Sapir Journal [Autumn 2021], Daniel Gordis -- author and Senior Vice President at Shalem College in Jerusalem -- laments...
BBC Report of Palestinian Terror Attack Follows the Same, Sad Pattern
Late on March 27, the BBC News website’s "Middle East" page published a report about a terror attack that had taken place several hours earlier...
The Startup Nation Myth and Israel’s Struggle for Social Justice
The term “Startup Nation” has ceased to be a buzzword to describe the success of Israel’s high-tech economy. It has become an entire worldview, the...
What Are the Palestinians Thinking? A New Survey Exposes the Harsh Reality
A new study conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), provides an interesting window into the thoughts of the Palestinians and...
A Jewish Artist Finds Inspiration in Zelensky
New York artist Michelle Palatnik loves to draw faces, and while watching a mesmerizing speech by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, she decided to do his...
