Commentary
CUNY and the Warfare of Academic Antisemitism
When the City University of New York (CUNY) faculty union -- the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) -- passed its June 10 resolution, so-called, “in...
Twitter, the Taliban, and Anti-Israel Hypocrisy
Social media giant Twitter has made what can only be described as a controversial decision. As armed militants rampaged across Afghanistan -- and the United States scrambled to evacuate thousands from the capital city Kabul...
Afghanistan’s Fall Is a Message to US Allies
As the scenes of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban continue to unfold following the US decision to withdraw its 2,500 remaining troops -- and the ensuing disintegration of the Afghan National Army -- the aftershocks...
Will China March on the Middle East?
Determined to exploit the principle of allegedly win-win relationships that are underwritten by economics, trade, and investment, China has so far delayed -- if not avoided -- bilateral or unilateral political and military engagement in...
The Botched Fall of Kabul Will Bode Well for American Adversaries
JNS.org - Bad actors are lining up to fill the vacuum in Afghanistan created by...
Can Biden Reverse Course and Abandon Obama’s Policies?
JNS.org - President Joe Biden has tried to shift the responsibility to his predecessors and...
The US Charade of ‘Palestine’ in Jerusalem
JNS.org - I was a bit taken aback reading a tweet posted by the Palestinian...
Israel: From Tribal Politics to a Territorial Democracy
The State of Israel is in a political crisis that reflects deep social rifts. At...
My Friend Ruth Pearl
In February 2002, I was at the CBS bureau in the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad,...
CUNY and the Warfare of Academic Antisemitism
When the City University of New York (CUNY) faculty union -- the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) -- passed its June 10 resolution, so-called, “in support...
Twitter, the Taliban, and Anti-Israel Hypocrisy
Social media giant Twitter has made what can only be described as a controversial decision. As armed militants rampaged across Afghanistan -- and the United...
Afghanistan’s Fall Is a Message to US Allies
As the scenes of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban continue to unfold following the US decision to withdraw its 2,500 remaining troops -- and the...
Will China March on the Middle East?
Determined to exploit the principle of allegedly win-win relationships that are underwritten by economics, trade, and investment, China has so far delayed -- if not...
The Botched Fall of Kabul Will Bode Well for American Adversaries
JNS.org - Bad actors are lining up to fill the vacuum in Afghanistan created by the US withdrawal. Iran, Qatar, Russia and China are eager...
Can Biden Reverse Course and Abandon Obama’s Policies?
JNS.org - President Joe Biden has tried to shift the responsibility to his predecessors and to just about everyone but himself regarding the situation in...
The US Charade of ‘Palestine’ in Jerusalem
JNS.org - I was a bit taken aback reading a tweet posted by the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU), part of the US embassy in Jerusalem,...
Israel: From Tribal Politics to a Territorial Democracy
The State of Israel is in a political crisis that reflects deep social rifts. At the Herzliya Conference in 2015, then-president Reuven Rivlin noted that...
My Friend Ruth Pearl
In February 2002, I was at the CBS bureau in the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. I read a wire report that a journalist from...
Who Are the New Taliban? No One Really Knows
To be fair, the Taliban -- despite controlling all of Afghanistan since Sunday, including the capital Kabul -- have yet to announce a government and...
In Reporting on Ken Loach Expulsion, UK Paper Ignores His Antisemitism
A Guardian article on the Labour Party’s expulsion of British filmmaker Ken Loach distorted the reason why he was expelled from the party, and omitted...
We Must Hasten the Rescue of Afghan Refugees
The United States of America has long served as a beacon of hope for those "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Since the 1800s, millions of...
BBC Spreads Human Rights Watch Lies About Israeli ‘War Crimes’ in Gaza
On August 12, the BBC News website published a report headlined "Hamas rocket fire a war crime, Human Rights Watch says" on its Middle East...
What Exactly Are ‘Auschwitz borders?’
JNS.org - Politicians and pundits sometimes invoke the term “Auschwitz borders,” but all too often, they completely misunderstand the meaning of the term. Consider Professor Shaul...
