Commentary
Parshat Mikeitz: Was Joseph Fair?
There are two conundrums in this week’s Torah reading. The great Spanish commentator Abarbanel asks why Joseph treated his brothers so cruelly when they...
Searching for Connection — and Jewish-Arab Peace — Onstage
Live theatre is back. And in Los Angeles, you can now see the national tour of "The Band's Visit," playing at the Dolby Theatre. Based on the 2007 Israeli film, the musical first appeared off-Broadway, then...
It’s Time for a Fact-Based Conversation About Israeli ‘Settler Violence’
“Hate crimes are the root from which terrorism grows, and we must uproot it.” -- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz “Our resistance in the occupied lands is against all the occupation’s symbols. Whether it is the...
Lighting The World’s Largest Menorah
It was very special to be joined by my children to light the world's largest menorah celebrating Hanukkah this week. The menorah is 32 feet tall, 28 feet wide and is located on 59th Street...
Eric Zemmour, Antisemitism, and the New York Times’ ‘Paper Pogrom’
Mitchell Abidor and Miguel Lago’s Dec. 2 New York Times opinion essay attacking French presidential...
Is the US Beginning to Take Responsibility for UNRWA?
United Nations Security Council briefings on the Middle East can be predictable. The usual talking points...
Major US Islamic Leader Considers Tel Aviv ‘Occupied,’ Prays for Its Liberation
Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild-mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council...
Media Erase Plight of Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands
The media went into overdrive this week with wall-to-wall coverage of the United Nations’ “International...
BDS Comes to the Campus, the Streets, and Politics
In November, BDS in academia was marked by efforts to cancel speakers perceived as pro-Israel,...
Parshat Mikeitz: Was Joseph Fair?
There are two conundrums in this week’s Torah reading. The great Spanish commentator Abarbanel asks why Joseph treated his brothers so cruelly when they appeared...
Searching for Connection — and Jewish-Arab Peace — Onstage
Live theatre is back. And in Los Angeles, you can now see the national tour of "The Band's Visit," playing at the Dolby Theatre. Based on...
It’s Time for a Fact-Based Conversation About Israeli ‘Settler Violence’
“Hate crimes are the root from which terrorism grows, and we must uproot it.” -- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz “Our resistance in the occupied lands...
Lighting The World’s Largest Menorah
It was very special to be joined by my children to light the world's largest menorah celebrating Hanukkah this week. The menorah is 32 feet...
Eric Zemmour, Antisemitism, and the New York Times’ ‘Paper Pogrom’
Mitchell Abidor and Miguel Lago’s Dec. 2 New York Times opinion essay attacking French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour as a racist is an especially remarkable...
Is the US Beginning to Take Responsibility for UNRWA?
United Nations Security Council briefings on the Middle East can be predictable. The usual talking points are repeated in monotonous tones, by the usual suspects, while...
Major US Islamic Leader Considers Tel Aviv ‘Occupied,’ Prays for Its Liberation
Nihad Awad normally presents himself as mild-mannered and measured. That demeanor has helped the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) co-founder and executive director appear on...
Media Erase Plight of Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands
The media went into overdrive this week with wall-to-wall coverage of the United Nations’ “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” that marked the...
BDS Comes to the Campus, the Streets, and Politics
In November, BDS in academia was marked by efforts to cancel speakers perceived as pro-Israel, such as Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely's talk at the London...
Abraham Accords Represent a Groundbreaking Model for Mideast Peace
JNS.org - Last year’s normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco featured all the pomp and circumstance you might expect—handshakes, verbal...
First Amendment Protects Boycott of Israel, New York Times Article Claims
If you are a corporation or a union wanting to spend money on political speech expressing your views, the New York Times doesn’t think the...
Is McGill University’s ‘Blacklist’ Another Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory?
Last May, Students in Solidarity with Human Rights (SPHR) at McGill University in Montreal accused “Zionist students” of using a “Blacklist” to “terrorize” pro-Palestine activists. SPHR published the...
Who’s Really Stopping a Palestinian State? Let’s Look at the Facts
In a recent piece for The Guardian, opinion columnist Owen Jones expresses his ire about a speech given by the UK Labour Party leader, Keir...
US Vote on Palestinian Refugees Raises Discomfort in Israel
The United States' vote to abstain last month on a draft United Nations resolution involving Palestinian refugees and their descendants set off discomfort in Israel...
