Commentary
Continuing to Try to Save Afghan Women Is ‘the Only Thing We Can Do’
We now know that the stubborn, almost incomprehensible way in which President Biden pulled out of Afghanistan was against military advice; that it led...
Shabbat Bereishit: Disobedience
After the first chapter of Genesis describes the creation of the physical universe, the rest of the book goes on to deal with the often-ambivalent relationships between God and other human beings. There are so many...
Mahmoud Abbas’ UN Speech Shows He Is No Partner for Peace
One needs look no further than the recent UN speech by Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, in order to understand why he is not a partner for peace. Referring to the creation of the...
‘Jewish Nose’ Jokes Aren’t Funny; They’re Dangerous
A political candidate in Virginia, a television game show host, and a Washington, DC, historian seem to think that jokes about “Jewish noses” are funny. They’re not. In fact, they’re dangerous. In Virginia, Hahns Copeland, a...
We Must Investigate America’s Longest War
According to official estimates, the US expended a staggering $982 billion on the Afghanistan war...
Saudi Social and Economic Changes Require a Delicate Balancing Act
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s vision for the kingdom’s future will have to...
Israel and America: Vive la Différence
JNS.org - It’s a strange experience to walk around a town and notice that virtually...
80 Years Since Babi Yar: Making Sure the Holocaust Is Not Forgotten
JNS.org - When my father was six months old, my grandparents put him in a...
Five Ways to Help Israel Prepare for Next Year’s Wildfire Season
JNS.org - As Jews begin to pray for rain following Sukkot, and with the 2021...
Continuing to Try to Save Afghan Women Is ‘the Only Thing We Can Do’
We now know that the stubborn, almost incomprehensible way in which President Biden pulled out of Afghanistan was against military advice; that it led to...
Shabbat Bereishit: Disobedience
After the first chapter of Genesis describes the creation of the physical universe, the rest of the book goes on to deal with the often-ambivalent...
Mahmoud Abbas’ UN Speech Shows He Is No Partner for Peace
One needs look no further than the recent UN speech by Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, in order to understand why he is not...
‘Jewish Nose’ Jokes Aren’t Funny; They’re Dangerous
A political candidate in Virginia, a television game show host, and a Washington, DC, historian seem to think that jokes about “Jewish noses” are funny....
We Must Investigate America’s Longest War
According to official estimates, the US expended a staggering $982 billion on the Afghanistan war effort. However, the Costs of War Project at Brown University assesses...
Saudi Social and Economic Changes Require a Delicate Balancing Act
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s vision for the kingdom’s future will have to balance a fine line between redefining the Saudi social contract...
Israel and America: Vive la Différence
JNS.org - It’s a strange experience to walk around a town and notice that virtually everyone is Jewish. It’s as if all of Los Angeles...
80 Years Since Babi Yar: Making Sure the Holocaust Is Not Forgotten
JNS.org - When my father was six months old, my grandparents put him in a burlap sack and smuggled him out of Ukraine as they...
Five Ways to Help Israel Prepare for Next Year’s Wildfire Season
JNS.org - As Jews begin to pray for rain following Sukkot, and with the 2021 wildfire season hopefully behind us, it is important to reflect...
New York Times Publishes Yom Kippur Correction on Jewish Sovereignty in Land of Israel
The New York Times issued a Yom Kippur correction for an article that had falsely stated that previous periods of Jewish sovereignty in Israel had...
UNC’s Sham Criticism of Antisemitism
On September 24, the chancellor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC), Kevin M. Guskiewicz, issued a statement titled "Confronting antisemitism in our world."...
‘Courageous’ Palestinian Coyotes: Daily Beast Encourages Human Trafficking Into Israel Despite Security Threats
On September 14, The Daily Beast published a piece, titled "The Courageous Men Who Smuggle Palestinians into Israel," that condones criminal activity and ignores the...
The Palestinians Don’t Want ‘Economy for Peace’
The recent fatal shooting of a Border Patrol officer, Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli, by a Hamas terrorist firing at point-blank range not only reflects a...
Is the UAE-Israel Relationship Being Built on Questionable Assumptions?
A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions...
