Commentary
The Hate-Fest That Is Durban Rears Its Ugly Head Again
JNS.org - Next week, the United Nations is set to reinforce infamy. In the wings of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York,...
Pope Francis Is Wrong: The Laws of the Torah Do Give Life
JNS.org - Pope Francis’s recent claim that the Torah “does not give life, it does not offer the fulfillment of the promise” has raised hackles across the Jewish world. This week, Pope Francis sought to alleviate...
New York Times ‘Mangles’ Jewish History as Gordis Sees ‘Incurable’ Pathology at the Newspaper
The New York Times is being criticized for an article inaccurately suggesting that previous periods of Jewish sovereignty over the land of Israel lasted only briefly. “Israeli leaders have increasingly drawn on the lessons from Jewish...
Pointing Out the Roots of Muslim Antisemitism Does Not Make You a Bigot
August 18, 2021, was a risky day for Jews to be out and about in London. Five Jews were attacked on the street. The Evening Standard provided details about three of the assaults. At 6:40...
The Old Peace Treaties vs. The Abraham Accords
The search for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between Israel and its neighbors reached...
Building the Next Steps of the Abraham Accords
The Abraham Accords, signed last September, have changed the Middle East forever. From hundreds of...
Oslo and Abraham: A Tale of Two Anniversaries
Lebanon’s new prime minister, Najib Mikati, made it clear in a press conference last week...
They’re Terrorists, Not ‘Security prisoners’
JNS.org - How do news outlets love to portray the recent “great escape” from Israel’s...
The Problem With Reopening the US Consulate in Jerusalem
JNS.org - After a recent 20-nation ministerial meeting on the Afghan crisis, US Secretary of...
The Hate-Fest That Is Durban Rears Its Ugly Head Again
JNS.org - Next week, the United Nations is set to reinforce infamy. In the wings of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, it...
Pope Francis Is Wrong: The Laws of the Torah Do Give Life
JNS.org - Pope Francis’s recent claim that the Torah “does not give life, it does not offer the fulfillment of the promise” has raised hackles...
New York Times ‘Mangles’ Jewish History as Gordis Sees ‘Incurable’ Pathology at the Newspaper
The New York Times is being criticized for an article inaccurately suggesting that previous periods of Jewish sovereignty over the land of Israel lasted only...
Pointing Out the Roots of Muslim Antisemitism Does Not Make You a Bigot
August 18, 2021, was a risky day for Jews to be out and about in London. Five Jews were attacked on the street. The Evening...
The Old Peace Treaties vs. The Abraham Accords
The search for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between Israel and its neighbors reached a critical juncture in 1979 when Egyptian president Anwar Sadat...
Building the Next Steps of the Abraham Accords
The Abraham Accords, signed last September, have changed the Middle East forever. From hundreds of thousands of Israeli visitors to the UAE, to headlines about...
Oslo and Abraham: A Tale of Two Anniversaries
Lebanon’s new prime minister, Najib Mikati, made it clear in a press conference last week that he would do everything in his power to reverse...
They’re Terrorists, Not ‘Security prisoners’
JNS.org - How do news outlets love to portray the recent “great escape” from Israel’s Gilboa Prison? Let us count the ways. The first is to...
The Problem With Reopening the US Consulate in Jerusalem
JNS.org - After a recent 20-nation ministerial meeting on the Afghan crisis, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that if the Taliban want relations...
The Common Egypt-Israel Strategic Agenda
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s official meeting on Monday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi indicates that the Egyptian government is ready to...
A Teenage View of Antisemitism in America
The middle school cafeteria is often a place of freedom and autonomy. I distinctly remember, however, the Tuesday in 8th grade when I experienced the...
From Terror Supporter to ‘Palestine Correspondent’: Meet Mohammed El-Kurd, The Nation’s Latest Hire
On September 8, The Nation announced the hiring of Mohammed El-Kurd as its first-ever “Palestine Correspondent.” El-Kurd, a student at the City University of New York’s...
A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts about the upcoming holiday of Yom Kippur: 1. Yom Kippur is considered to be a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew) --...
Will China Give Iran Another Leg Up?
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan may help Iran reduce its international isolation. At least, that’s what the Islamic Republic hopes when leaders of the Shanghai...
