Commentary
Do Wealthy People Believe in God?
The 19th-century business behemoth John D. Rockefeller is often touted as the “wealthiest American of all time.” But although he was a relentless capitalist, he...
Parashat Vayetzei: What Are Angels?
In the Torah, angels figure prominently in Jacob’s life. As he runs away from Esau, he sleeps and dreams. He sees angels climb up and down a ladder. Then after living with Laban, Jacob meets...
Honoring the Common Bond of Military Service
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month -- the guns fell silent on the Western Front. On Veterans Day, we honor all those who wore a military uniform for our nation....
Do Palestinians Really Just Want ‘East Jerusalem’?
It is common practice for news outlets to use boilerplate copy -- written text that can be reused in new contexts or applications without significant changes to the original. In the context of clashes or violence...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Pressured Sheikh Jarrah/Shimon HaTzadik Residents to Reject Israeli Supreme Court Compromise
On Monday evening, the Jerusalem-based Arabic-language site Al-Qastal reported that seven of the families living in contested homes...
Muslim Unity and Moderate Islam
Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud must have gotten his tenses mixed up...
Can Moderate Sunni States Pry Assad From Iran?
JNS.org – After years of shunning Bashar al-Assad as his despotic regime fought for its...
Thousands of Israelis Live in Area A, But No One Condemns Them — Because They Aren’t Jewish
When do the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Students for Justice for Palestine,...
Kristallnacht: A Lesson in How Incitement and Propaganda Lead to Horrific Violence
On November 9-10, 1938, the Nazis began destroying thousands of Jewish properties and homes throughout...
Do Wealthy People Believe in God?
The 19th-century business behemoth John D. Rockefeller is often touted as the “wealthiest American of all time.” But although he was a relentless capitalist, he was...
Parashat Vayetzei: What Are Angels?
In the Torah, angels figure prominently in Jacob’s life. As he runs away from Esau, he sleeps and dreams. He sees angels climb up and...
Honoring the Common Bond of Military Service
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month -- the guns fell silent on the Western Front. On Veterans Day, we honor...
Do Palestinians Really Just Want ‘East Jerusalem’?
It is common practice for news outlets to use boilerplate copy -- written text that can be reused in new contexts or applications without significant...
Palestinian Authority, Hamas Pressured Sheikh Jarrah/Shimon HaTzadik Residents to Reject Israeli Supreme Court Compromise
On Monday evening, the Jerusalem-based Arabic-language site Al-Qastal reported that seven of the families living in contested homes in Sheikh Jarrah accepted an agreement proposed by Israel’s Supreme...
Muslim Unity and Moderate Islam
Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud must have gotten his tenses mixed up when he asserted in a recently published memoir that no...
Can Moderate Sunni States Pry Assad From Iran?
JNS.org – After years of shunning Bashar al-Assad as his despotic regime fought for its survival throughout Syria’s bloody civil war, Sunni Arab countries have...
Thousands of Israelis Live in Area A, But No One Condemns Them — Because They Aren’t Jewish
When do the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Students for Justice for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, J Street, and so many others,...
Kristallnacht: A Lesson in How Incitement and Propaganda Lead to Horrific Violence
On November 9-10, 1938, the Nazis began destroying thousands of Jewish properties and homes throughout Germany. The onslaught became known as Kristallnacht -- the “Night...
Fatah Deputy Chairman: ‘We Are Proud of All’ Terrorist Murderers
While Palestinian Authority (PA) President and Fatah Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is keen to present himself as “moderate” and “peace-seeking” to the international community, the statements...
Latest Iranian Cyber-Attack Shows the Growing Threat to Israel
The recent cyber-attack by the Black Shadow hacking group on Israeli websites -- among them the LGBT dating application Atraf, which was subject to a...
Why Is the US Trying To Open a Consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinians?
JNS.org – It is frustrating to realize that even after two successive administrations (those of former US President Donald Trump and his successor, Joe Biden)...
Evading Hitler and Winning the Silver Star: A Jewish Veteran’s Day Story
Bronx native Harry Zeller was headed to medical school in Vienna in 1933, because he couldn’t get into one in America. Being Jewish was an...
Is Bitcoin the ‘Peaceful Protest That Palestinians Need’?
Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades, designated a terrorist group by most Western countries, recently called on their 220,000 Telegram subscribers to support armed “resistance” against Israel by...
