Commentary
New York Times Publishes Two Defenses of a ‘Shameful Surrender to Antisemitism’
The New York Times has been cheering on the decision by the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its product in...
Iran and the Coming Earthquake
JNS.org - Giant fissures are emerging from just beneath the earth’s surface throughout the Middle East and Israel is bracing for the inevitable eruption. The United States had better wake up too, because the aftershocks...
Dear Ben and Jerry: Ignorance Is Not a Jewish Value
JNS.org - In a joint op-ed last week in the New York Times, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, gave their “unequivocal support” to their company’s recent announcement that it...
Iran’s Crimes and Acts of War Will Continue Until Biden Responds Forcefully
JNS.org - The plot was audacious: Agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran would kidnap an American citizen on American soil. Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-born journalist and human rights activist, was to be grabbed, spirited out...
Responding to Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
On July 28th, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's, published...
New York Times Has ‘Lost Its Way,’ Majority Say After Watching Debate
The New York Times has “lost its way,” say more than half of audience members...
As Jews, Our Fate Is in Our Hands
The noted American gossip columnist Earl Wilson (1907-1987) was the author of countless pithy one-liners...
BDS Rages as the Summer Sizzles On
As the fall semester approaches, signs point to an even more heightened campus environment of...
Should We Call Jews the ‘Chosen People’?
I dislike the expression “The Chosen People." It is not that I have any problem...
New York Times Publishes Two Defenses of a ‘Shameful Surrender to Antisemitism’
The New York Times has been cheering on the decision by the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its product in the...
Iran and the Coming Earthquake
JNS.org - Giant fissures are emerging from just beneath the earth’s surface throughout the Middle East and Israel is bracing for the inevitable eruption. The...
Dear Ben and Jerry: Ignorance Is Not a Jewish Value
JNS.org - In a joint op-ed last week in the New York Times, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, gave...
Iran’s Crimes and Acts of War Will Continue Until Biden Responds Forcefully
JNS.org - The plot was audacious: Agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran would kidnap an American citizen on American soil. Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-born journalist...
Responding to Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
On July 28th, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's, published an op-ed in The New York Times. They stated that...
New York Times Has ‘Lost Its Way,’ Majority Say After Watching Debate
The New York Times has “lost its way,” say more than half of audience members who watched a formal debate on the topic. Voting is still...
As Jews, Our Fate Is in Our Hands
The noted American gossip columnist Earl Wilson (1907-1987) was the author of countless pithy one-liners — far too many to quote. But just to give...
BDS Rages as the Summer Sizzles On
As the fall semester approaches, signs point to an even more heightened campus environment of harassment and intimidation aimed against Israel and its supporters. Control...
Should We Call Jews the ‘Chosen People’?
I dislike the expression “The Chosen People." It is not that I have any problem with the idea that different peoples may have different missions...
Ben, Jerry, and the Hilarity of Privilege
In a famous dialogue from the ancient Greek historian Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, the rival city-states Athens and Sparta each make a case...
American Jews Can No Longer Afford to Be Apathetic About Our History
By now, most people have read about the poll suggesting that far too many American Jews have bought into objectively false claims of “apartheid” and...
Without an Aggressive Response, Ben & Jerry’s Decision Is a Harbinger of Further Divestment From Israel
Companies hate controversy. Controversy threatens a company’s reputation and future earnings. With the dramatic growth of corporate social responsibility over the past decade, activists have...
Remembering Leo Frank: Antisemitism Then and Now
August 17th marks the 106th anniversary of the lynching of Leo Frank, an Atlanta Jewish businessman who was falsely accused of murder and then kidnapped...
Meeting an Unstoppable Jewish Immigrant
I just finished reading "Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey From Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend." It's an amazing must-read book...
