Commentary
Israel Again Waffles on Enforcing Rule of Law
JNS.org - Last week, Bedouin in Israel began angrily ripping out trees newly planted by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in Israel’s vast, largely...
Jewish Culture’s Peak Has Passed in Miami, New York, the New York Times Suggests
In Dr. Seuss’s 1971 book The Lorax, a character called “the old Once-ler” tells the tale of an ecosystem nearly entirely destroyed by pollution and greed. Over at the New York Times, the Once-ler seems to...
Iran Threatens to Murder an American President, and the Media Yawn
On January 3, Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, said that former US president Donald Trump “must stand trial and receive retribution in kind” for ordering the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary...
What CAIR Shares in Common With Synagogue Hostage Taker
Most Americans may not have heard of Aafia Siddiqui before Saturday, when a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and took the rabbi and three congregants hostage. Thankfully, the standoff ended without any...
Media Outlets Manipulate Facts in Reporting on Synagogue Hostage Incident
Just before 11:00 AM on Saturday morning, a gunman entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue...
Tu B’Shvat: The Festival That Proves the Jewish People’s Connection to the Land of Israel
The Jewish calendar has many holidays. Some celebrate the survival of the Jewish people over...
Will Devotion to Dialogue Stop Us From Understanding Another Synagogue Attack?
JNS.org - The first and most important reaction to the latest attack upon an American...
Iranian AMIA Fugitive Is Feted by Latin America’s Far-Left
JNS.org - The embrace between the authoritarian left in Latin America and the Islamist regime...
Is It Always Sunny for Hamas in Philadelphia?
JNS.org - “If I was a Palestinian kid, growing up in East Jerusalem’s Silwan [neighborhood],”...
Israel Again Waffles on Enforcing Rule of Law
JNS.org - Last week, Bedouin in Israel began angrily ripping out trees newly planted by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in Israel’s vast, largely desolate...
Jewish Culture’s Peak Has Passed in Miami, New York, the New York Times Suggests
In Dr. Seuss’s 1971 book The Lorax, a character called “the old Once-ler” tells the tale of an ecosystem nearly entirely destroyed by pollution and...
Iran Threatens to Murder an American President, and the Media Yawn
On January 3, Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, said that former US president Donald Trump “must stand trial and receive retribution in kind” for ordering the...
What CAIR Shares in Common With Synagogue Hostage Taker
Most Americans may not have heard of Aafia Siddiqui before Saturday, when a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and took the rabbi...
Media Outlets Manipulate Facts in Reporting on Synagogue Hostage Incident
Just before 11:00 AM on Saturday morning, a gunman entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a Sabbath service led by Rabbi...
Tu B’Shvat: The Festival That Proves the Jewish People’s Connection to the Land of Israel
The Jewish calendar has many holidays. Some celebrate the survival of the Jewish people over various enemies, and some are solemnly spiritual in nature --...
Will Devotion to Dialogue Stop Us From Understanding Another Synagogue Attack?
JNS.org - The first and most important reaction to the latest attack upon an American synagogue must be prayers of thanksgiving for the fact that...
Iranian AMIA Fugitive Is Feted by Latin America’s Far-Left
JNS.org - The embrace between the authoritarian left in Latin America and the Islamist regime in Iran is as tight as ever, as evidenced at...
Is It Always Sunny for Hamas in Philadelphia?
JNS.org - “If I was a Palestinian kid, growing up in East Jerusalem’s Silwan [neighborhood],” Abraham Gutman tweeted, “I’d probably hate Jewish people.” Gutman, an...
The Ayatollahs’ War on Women
JNS.org - President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are recalibrating, reassessing and reviewing military cooperation (including sale of arms) with pro-US Saudi...
Negev Riots: Challenge and Opportunity
JNS.org - The fight that erupted last week over KKL-JNF’s tree planting activities in the Negev offers an element of opportunity. After years of ignoring...
Grounding Our Roots in the Land of Israel
The State of Israel is among the few countries in the world that has more trees today than a century ago. From the days of...
Gantz-Abbas Meeting Strengthens PA Ahead of ‘Changing of Guard’
The meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas at Gantz’s home in Rosh Ha’ayin on December 28 was...
Yes, Human Beings Are Inherently Good
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article titled: “Being good is in our nature.” The underlying theme was that human beings are essentially...
