Commentary
After Corruption Accusations, Divisions Strike the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has bragged for decades about the unity of its members, and its ability to withstand all external pressures. But the latest...
Red Carpet, Red Lines and Red Flags: Israel’s Race to the Climate Change Agenda
JNS.org - This week, Israel sent a 140-person delegation to the 26th UN Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The conference is being hailed as the most important...
The Battle for Lebanon’s Arab Identity
JNS.org - Before he was appointed to his current post, Lebanese Information Minister Georges Kordahi granted an interview in which he criticized the Saudi and Emirati involvement in the war in Yemen and defended the...
Vice News Mourns Gaza ‘Father’ Who Was Actually a Terrorist
Vice News’ blatant anti-Israel bias continues unabated. In a compilation titled, “Inside the Final Days of a Father’s Life in Gaza,” the outlet alleges to have “uncover[ed] the tragic human consequences of the Israel-Palestine conflict through the...
The Moral Incoherence of an Academic Boycott Against Israel
JNS.org - Seeming to give credence to George Orwell’s wry observation that “there are some...
At the UNHRC, Why Not Focus on Countries With Egregious Human-Rights Records?
JNS.org - The United States was again elected this month to the United Nations Human...
A Tribute to Colin Powell
JNS.org - With the recent passing of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, it...
Is This the Beginning of a New Cold War Between Biden and Israel?
JNS.org - As far as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid...
After Corruption Accusations, Divisions Strike the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has bragged for decades about the unity of its members, and its ability to withstand all external pressures. But the latest split...
Red Carpet, Red Lines and Red Flags: Israel’s Race to the Climate Change Agenda
JNS.org - This week, Israel sent a 140-person delegation to the 26th UN Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, led by Prime Minister Naftali...
The Battle for Lebanon’s Arab Identity
JNS.org - Before he was appointed to his current post, Lebanese Information Minister Georges Kordahi granted an interview in which he criticized the Saudi and...
Vice News Mourns Gaza ‘Father’ Who Was Actually a Terrorist
Vice News’ blatant anti-Israel bias continues unabated. In a compilation titled, “Inside the Final Days of a Father’s Life in Gaza,” the outlet alleges to have “uncover[ed]...
The Moral Incoherence of an Academic Boycott Against Israel
JNS.org - Seeming to give credence to George Orwell’s wry observation that “there are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them,”...
At the UNHRC, Why Not Focus on Countries With Egregious Human-Rights Records?
JNS.org - The United States was again elected this month to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after an absence of more than three...
Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
JNS.org - The specter of civil war raised its head in Lebanon on Oct. 14, 2021 following bloody clashes between Christian forces and “peaceful protesters”...
A Tribute to Colin Powell
JNS.org - With the recent passing of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, it is important to take a trip down memory lane. For the...
Is This the Beginning of a New Cold War Between Biden and Israel?
JNS.org - As far as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are concerned, this week has brought a perfect storm of...
Iran’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Must Be Addressed Before New Nuclear Talks
There were days in a cramped, dark room. There were days and nights at Evin prison, with bright lights and interrogations and little or no...
Great Rabbis Make the Torah Relevant Today
This week, I was privileged to participate in an international event that stretched across the globe, starting in New Zealand and Australia, and then finishing...
Amid BDS Push, ‘Ethnic Studies’ Curricula Spread Anti-Israel Hate
In October, BDS saw key developments related to “ethnic studies” curricula and "critical race theory" (CRT). California governor Gavin Newsom signed the controversial bill requiring...
Shabbat Chayei Sarah: Say What You Mean
This week’s Torah reading has a subtle undercurrent of a theme: Never take what people say at face value! When Sarah died, Abraham wanted to buy...
William Barber Distances Himself From Anti-Zionism at Lecture Honoring Elie Wiesel
On Wednesday, October 27, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, gave a lecture in honor of Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. During his lecture, which was sponsored...
