Commentary
Whoopi Goldberg and the Jewish Moral Dilemma
Like a virus, antisemitism survives by reproducing into different strains, and each new strain can be more deadly than the last. In a talk once...
Encyclopedia Britannica Claims Arabs Cannot Be Called ‘Antisemitic,’ Backtracks Following Response
Having first been published more than 250 years ago, the Encyclopedia Britannica currently exists as an online resource consisting of more than 100,000 articles that have purportedly been compiled using the “rich knowledge of renowned...
NSO Pegasus Spyware and the Emergence of Israel as a Surveillance State
JNS.org - Recent bombshell revelations that Israel Police have been using powerful NSO Pegasus software to hack the phones of private citizens, journalists and political officials are the latest in a series of controversial movements...
Amnesty International Spreads the Virus of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Antisemitism is an easily transmissible virus. Mutations are not necessarily less lethal. The latest variant: Amnesty International—an organization formerly committed to freeing political prisoners—has issued a report accusing Jewish Israelis of apartheid. That term, of...
A Jewish Teacher Who Opposed Israel’s Existence Was Fired. A New York Times Headline Inaccurately Described It
A New York Times headline claiming a synagogue fired a teacher who “criticized Israel” is...
The Murder of American Jewish Soldiers
Approximately 600,000 Jews served in the United States armed forces in World War II. More...
New Album Is a Rousing Tribute to Theatre Icon Stephen Sondheim
When I covered Rick Pender's brilliant encyclopedia on Stephen Sondheim last year, I called Sondheim...
The Palestinian Authority’s Child Soldier Strategy
If you want to know what is really at the heart of the Palestinian conflict...
AMP Chief Eulogizes Jordanian Who Predicted ‘Palestinians Will Rid the World of the Jews’
The leader of a Muslim anti-Israel organization publicly mourned a Jordanian scholar who predicted the...
Whoopi Goldberg and the Jewish Moral Dilemma
Like a virus, antisemitism survives by reproducing into different strains, and each new strain can be more deadly than the last. In a talk once about...
Encyclopedia Britannica Claims Arabs Cannot Be Called ‘Antisemitic,’ Backtracks Following Response
Having first been published more than 250 years ago, the Encyclopedia Britannica currently exists as an online resource consisting of more than 100,000 articles that...
NSO Pegasus Spyware and the Emergence of Israel as a Surveillance State
JNS.org - Recent bombshell revelations that Israel Police have been using powerful NSO Pegasus software to hack the phones of private citizens, journalists and political...
Amnesty International Spreads the Virus of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Antisemitism is an easily transmissible virus. Mutations are not necessarily less lethal. The latest variant: Amnesty International—an organization formerly committed to freeing political prisoners—has...
A Jewish Teacher Who Opposed Israel’s Existence Was Fired. A New York Times Headline Inaccurately Described It
A New York Times headline claiming a synagogue fired a teacher who “criticized Israel” is being faulted for inaccurately describing the issue in the case. The...
The Murder of American Jewish Soldiers
Approximately 600,000 Jews served in the United States armed forces in World War II. More than 35,000 were killed, wounded, captured, or missing. Approximately 8,000...
New Album Is a Rousing Tribute to Theatre Icon Stephen Sondheim
When I covered Rick Pender's brilliant encyclopedia on Stephen Sondheim last year, I called Sondheim America's greatest living writer. Sadly, that is no longer the case. But...
The Palestinian Authority’s Child Soldier Strategy
If you want to know what is really at the heart of the Palestinian conflict with Israel, don’t ask the politicians or the diplomats. Go...
AMP Chief Eulogizes Jordanian Who Predicted ‘Palestinians Will Rid the World of the Jews’
The leader of a Muslim anti-Israel organization publicly mourned a Jordanian scholar who predicted the destruction of Jews at the hands of Palestinian jihadists. "May God...
Does Qatar Deserve to Be a Major US Ally?
JNS.org - This month, President Joe Biden said that he would be notifying Congress that he would designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally (MNNA)...
The Moral Mismatch: Democratic Israel vs. Palestinian Dictatorship
Sometimes headlines don’t mislead. Consider the contrast: June 7, 2021: “Palestinian Authority pays $42,000 to family of terrorist who killed 2 Israelis.” February 1, 2022: “IDF’s...
Reuters Confused About Own Ties to Journalism Institution That Gave Fellowship to Terrorist-glorifying Writer
Here are a handful of examples of journalistic blunders that Reuters has made in its reportage on Israel and, more generally, about Jews over just...
Palestinian Authority Repeatedly Vows to Continue ‘Pay-for-Slay’ Terror Rewards
Despite international criticism and the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s alleged financial crisis, the PA continues to defend its “Pay-for-Slay” rewards, vowing to the imprisoned terrorists and...
Emirati Rapprochement with Iran Causes Concern Amid Attacks
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s air-defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile on Monday that was fired at its capital, Abu Dhabi, by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels....
