Commentary
Israel’s Leaders Need to Listen to the Music of the Latest US Election Results
JNS.org - Israel’s new something-for-everyone coalition government prides itself on its emphasis on restoring bilateral political support for Israel in the United States. Of course,...
The Mireille Knoll Murder Trial: Will France Deliver Justice This Time?
JNS.org - Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. The story of a Jewish Holocaust survivor living in a Paris housing project — a...
Pro-Israel Readers Swarm New York Times Comments Section After Article Blames Israel for Gaza Wedding Debt
Vocal pro-Israel commenters are dominating the comments section of a New York Times dispatch that blames Israel for the wedding-related debt of a resident of the Gaza Strip. Usual the Times online comments section is virulently...
Hamas and Iran Join Forces to Encircle Israel
A senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October — and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei — is the latest sign of the close partnership between the Sunni Palestinian terror organization and the Shiite...
In the Face of the Establishment’s Failure, a New Generation of Jewish Social Media Activists Is Rising
I have recently written in somewhat strident terms about the failure of the American Jewish...
This Year’s World Series Was a Landmark for American Jews
Andy Warhol famously declared “one’s company, two’s a crowd, three’s a party”— and Judaism agrees....
Is There Such a Thing as the Perfect Marriage?
The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca appears on the surface to have been a perfect...
The Real ‘Pinkwashing’ Is Done by Palestinians
British arts and culture magazine Dazed has run a gushing piece about an upcoming movie...
Palestinians Admit: Only Destroying Israel Will Bring Peace
In anticipation of this week's 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the Palestinian Authority (PA)...
Israel’s Leaders Need to Listen to the Music of the Latest US Election Results
JNS.org - Israel’s new something-for-everyone coalition government prides itself on its emphasis on restoring bilateral political support for Israel in the United States. Of course, this...
The Mireille Knoll Murder Trial: Will France Deliver Justice This Time?
JNS.org - Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. The story of a Jewish...
Pro-Israel Readers Swarm New York Times Comments Section After Article Blames Israel for Gaza Wedding Debt
Vocal pro-Israel commenters are dominating the comments section of a New York Times dispatch that blames Israel for the wedding-related debt of a resident of...
Hamas and Iran Join Forces to Encircle Israel
A senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October — and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei — is the latest sign of the close...
In the Face of the Establishment’s Failure, a New Generation of Jewish Social Media Activists Is Rising
I have recently written in somewhat strident terms about the failure of the American Jewish establishment. If it hadn’t been obvious before, it certainly was...
This Year’s World Series Was a Landmark for American Jews
Andy Warhol famously declared “one’s company, two’s a crowd, three’s a party”— and Judaism agrees. A meal is only considered a real gathering, or zimmun,...
Is There Such a Thing as the Perfect Marriage?
The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca appears on the surface to have been a perfect one. Theirs was the only relationship among the patriarchs where...
The Real ‘Pinkwashing’ Is Done by Palestinians
British arts and culture magazine Dazed has run a gushing piece about an upcoming movie festival, "Queer Cinema for Palestine" (QCP), which will reportedly celebrate...
Palestinians Admit: Only Destroying Israel Will Bring Peace
In anticipation of this week's 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the Palestinian Authority (PA) once again confirmed its most basic stance: There will be...
The Point of a Case That Helped Start a War Is to Ensure Unending Conflict
JNS.org – On the 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, four Palestinian families, acting under pressure from both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, reminded us...
Palestinian Authority: Biden’s Promises Are a Mirage
JNS.org – Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas is working to renew the involvement of the International Quartet in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, despite the objections...
Is Antisemitism Official Policy at Twitter? New Middle East & North Africa ‘Editorial Curation Lead’ Shared Jew Hatred
On Monday, Fadah Jassem announced that she would be joining Twitter as "Editorial Curation Lead" for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). “Very excited to...
The World Supported the Balfour Declaration — and the Creation of Israel
Tuesday was the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, where Great Britain announced its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people"...
Esau, Jacob, and Poetic Justice
One of my favorite films as a teenager was the Robert Redford/Paul Newman classic -- "The Sting." It’s a complicated film, in which all the...
