Commentary
Can AIPAC Help Lead a New Bipartisan Surge of Support for Israel?
JNS.org - To many casual observers of Washington politics, the news that AIPAC was, for the first time in its history, going to be...
What All Antisemites Can Agree On
In October, in San Antonio, a neo-Nazi group protested outside a church holding a fundraiser for Israel. “Horrified” to see them there was a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, a far-left group that was...
Evangelical Contempt for Jewish Life in Israel Must Be Confronted
Evangelical Protestants in the United States have a well-deserved reputation for supporting Israel, but there are signs that younger people in that community are abandoning their support for the Jewish state. One of the factors contributing...
‘Zionist Playbook’: UNC Student Newspaper Glosses Over Teacher’s Antisemitic Dog Whistles
On September 24, the University of North Carolina (UNC) issued a statement that reaffirmed its commitment to tackling antisemitism, labeling it “one of the oldest and most persistent of hatreds, manifesting itself around the world,...
Until the Storm Subsides: The Resilience of Hillel and Other Cultural Jewish Spaces
When a historian came to my college a few years back and told us all,...
PA Incitement and Hamas Are Behind the Recent Wave of Attacks
JNS.org - The recent uptick in terrorist attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria requires...
2021: Past, Present and Future
JNS.org - Looking back at 2021 in the hope of having something sensible to say...
Why the Double Standard on West Bank Violence?
JNS.org - To the casual observer of news from the Middle East, it would appear...
Can AIPAC Help Lead a New Bipartisan Surge of Support for Israel?
JNS.org - To many casual observers of Washington politics, the news that AIPAC was, for the first time in its history, going to be contributing...
What All Antisemites Can Agree On
In October, in San Antonio, a neo-Nazi group protested outside a church holding a fundraiser for Israel. “Horrified” to see them there was a member...
Evangelical Contempt for Jewish Life in Israel Must Be Confronted
Evangelical Protestants in the United States have a well-deserved reputation for supporting Israel, but there are signs that younger people in that community are abandoning...
‘Zionist Playbook’: UNC Student Newspaper Glosses Over Teacher’s Antisemitic Dog Whistles
On September 24, the University of North Carolina (UNC) issued a statement that reaffirmed its commitment to tackling antisemitism, labeling it “one of the oldest...
Until the Storm Subsides: The Resilience of Hillel and Other Cultural Jewish Spaces
When a historian came to my college a few years back and told us all, a table of Jewish students, that antisemitism was dead --...
PA Incitement and Hamas Are Behind the Recent Wave of Attacks
JNS.org - The recent uptick in terrorist attacks in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria requires us to distinguish between two parallel phenomena underpinning the violence....
Israel ‘Bombs Auschwitz’
JNS.org - It has often been said that if only the State of Israel had existed in the 1940s, it could have bombed Auschwitz, interrupting...
2021: Past, Present and Future
JNS.org - Looking back at 2021 in the hope of having something sensible to say about the past year, I found myself musing on a...
Why the Double Standard on West Bank Violence?
JNS.org - To the casual observer of news from the Middle East, it would appear that the biggest story coming out of Israel lately is...
What Worked in the Golan Will Work in Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - The 40 years that have passed since the dramatic day the Knesset — at the initiative of then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin — applied...
Don’t Be Hoodwinked by Iran’s Human Rights ‘Overtures’
As negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program continue, the Iranian regime is once again oscillating between blackmail and seemingly benevolent gestures. This is a common regime...
Tainted Money
An Oxford University Professor, Lawrence Goldman, together with Sir Lloyd Dorfman and other influential alumni, have suggested the British government should intervene because they believe...
The Value of Inspirational Leadership
There are countless quotes on great leadership, far too many to share. But it’s worth considering at least a couple. Here’s one from John F. Kennedy:...
Trump and Netanyahu: Allies No Longer?
JNS.org – For both fans and foes of America’s former President Donald Trump and Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two leaders appeared to...
