Commentary
King Abdullah’s Upcoming Visit to Washington: Implications for Jerusalem
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, but he seems determined to prevent certain third parties from exploiting...
A Year With Too Much to Mourn
JNS.org - It may have been discouraging, but the dismal turnout for a national rally that was supposed to bring Jews together against antisemitism was also an appropriate reminder of the greatest challenge facing them....
With Rising Influence, Hezbollah Stands Ready to Exploit Chaos in Lebanon
Lebanon is going through one of the gravest economic depressions in modern history. More than half of the country's population now lives in poverty, and the country's currency has plummeted by 90%. Fuel shortages have...
Are Haredi Hard-Line Policies Undermining the State of Israel?
One of the most startling narratives of the Talmud concerns Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, the rabbinic leader of Jerusalem’s Jews during the devastating Roman siege of Jerusalem — a siege that ultimately resulted in the...
Yes, Religious Jews Have Played Professional Baseball Before
For Jewish fans of baseball, this was a big week. The Israeli national baseball team...
Why Are UK Rabbis Trying to Stop Women From Divorcing?
We often witness the insensitivity and negativity of rabbis who seem unaware of the damage...
Associated Press Transforms Convicted Terrorist Into ‘Palestinian Lawmaker’
In a July 13 piece titled, "Israel bars jailed Palestinian from daughter’s funeral," the Associated...
Leaving Afghanistan Is a Tragic and Historic Mistake
Despite their differences, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have found one thing they agree on...
The Laundromat: Hezbollah’s Money-Laundering and Drug-Trafficking Networks in Latin America
On January 6, 2021, the Gulf news network Al Arabiya published an explosive revelation. In...
King Abdullah’s Upcoming Visit to Washington: Implications for Jerusalem
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, but he seems determined to prevent certain third parties from exploiting the...
A Year With Too Much to Mourn
JNS.org - It may have been discouraging, but the dismal turnout for a national rally that was supposed to bring Jews together against antisemitism was...
With Rising Influence, Hezbollah Stands Ready to Exploit Chaos in Lebanon
Lebanon is going through one of the gravest economic depressions in modern history. More than half of the country's population now lives in poverty, and...
Are Haredi Hard-Line Policies Undermining the State of Israel?
One of the most startling narratives of the Talmud concerns Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, the rabbinic leader of Jerusalem’s Jews during the devastating Roman siege...
Yes, Religious Jews Have Played Professional Baseball Before
For Jewish fans of baseball, this was a big week. The Israeli national baseball team began scrimmaging on its warm-up tour before the Olympics, and...
Why Are UK Rabbis Trying to Stop Women From Divorcing?
We often witness the insensitivity and negativity of rabbis who seem unaware of the damage they can do when they claim to be upholding Jewish...
Associated Press Transforms Convicted Terrorist Into ‘Palestinian Lawmaker’
In a July 13 piece titled, "Israel bars jailed Palestinian from daughter’s funeral," the Associated Press (AP) described Israel’s refusal to: let a prominent jailed Palestinian...
Leaving Afghanistan Is a Tragic and Historic Mistake
Despite their differences, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have found one thing they agree on -- abandoning Afghanistan, and sacrificing 20 years of hard-fought gains,...
The Laundromat: Hezbollah’s Money-Laundering and Drug-Trafficking Networks in Latin America
On January 6, 2021, the Gulf news network Al Arabiya published an explosive revelation. In late 2016, a high-placed Hezbollah operative named Nasser Abbas Bahmad came...
Al-Haq Report Details How Women Are Mistreated in Palestinian Territories
Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq issued a report in 2018 about how poorly the Palestinian governments were following the Convention on the Elimination of All...
Media Outlets Omit Critical Context About PA’s Pay-for-Slay, Turn Facts About Policy Into Israeli ‘Claims’
A July 12 piece that appeared in The Washington Post (WaPo), titled "Israel freezes funds it says aid attackers’ families," grossly misrepresents the existence of...
On the Mediterranean: Russia, America — and Israel
The Geneva Summit of Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, which took place on June 16, 2021, was paired with a joint statement on strategic...
Iran’s Brooklyn Terror Plot Is a Crucial Test for Biden
JNS.org - For those who follow news about Iran, the latest report about a terror plot hatched by the Islamist regime was no surprise. The...
A US Consulate for the Palestinians Should Not Be in Jerusalem
JNS.org - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Ramallah with PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas on May 25 as part of a series of...
