Commentary
New York Times Belatedly Finds Stabbing of Chabad Rabbi Fit to Cover, at Least Online
Better late than never. Two days after an Algemeiner column faulted the New York Times for failing to cover the July 1 stabbing of a...
Linda Sarsour, Israel, and Surfside
I was hoping that the tragedy of the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida, would prove to be one of those rare occasions in American public life when politicization could be avoided -- when we could...
From ‘Peaceful’ Anti-Israel Vilification to Antisemitic Violent Attacks
Few could have imagined that the current wave of violence against Jews in major American cities would be possible within living memory of the Holocaust. Jews in America now fear walking the streets wearing Jewish artifacts,...
Yale Professor: College Council Attack on Israel Is Not Supported by Fact, Nor Becoming of Yale Students
In Israel, Jews and Arabs sit together in the waiting room of Hadassah Hospital waiting to receive the same care. I know, I have worked there. Jewish and Arab students both do top-flight research at institutions...
Arab Reactions to the New Israeli Government
It is no surprise that Arab leaders can be very touchy on the subject of...
Critical Race Theory Wants to Define Us. We Shouldn’t Allow It.
JNS.org - Whose job is it to define who I am? Is it an institution’s...
Is Nasrallah Losing Control of His People?
JNS.org - Israel’s thwarting on Saturday of an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country...
The Cost of Israel’s Partisan Games on Security
JNS.org - Like so much of what happens in the Knesset, the aftermath of a...
Jewish Activists Push Failed Leaders to Publicly Defend the Community
JNS.org - It’s hard to ignore the simple fact that Jewish leaders have failed to...
New York Times Belatedly Finds Stabbing of Chabad Rabbi Fit to Cover, at Least Online
Better late than never. Two days after an Algemeiner column faulted the New York Times for failing to cover the July 1 stabbing of a rabbi...
Linda Sarsour, Israel, and Surfside
I was hoping that the tragedy of the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida, would prove to be one of those rare occasions in American public...
From ‘Peaceful’ Anti-Israel Vilification to Antisemitic Violent Attacks
Few could have imagined that the current wave of violence against Jews in major American cities would be possible within living memory of the Holocaust. Jews...
Yale Professor: College Council Attack on Israel Is Not Supported by Fact, Nor Becoming of Yale Students
In Israel, Jews and Arabs sit together in the waiting room of Hadassah Hospital waiting to receive the same care. I know, I have worked...
Arab Reactions to the New Israeli Government
It is no surprise that Arab leaders can be very touchy on the subject of Israel. Consider, for example, the recent visit of the new...
Critical Race Theory Wants to Define Us. We Shouldn’t Allow It.
JNS.org - Whose job is it to define who I am? Is it an institution’s job or is it mine? In all the brouhaha over critical...
Is Nasrallah Losing Control of His People?
JNS.org - Israel’s thwarting on Saturday of an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country from Lebanon crystallized the duality on the northern border: On...
The Cost of Israel’s Partisan Games on Security
JNS.org - Like so much of what happens in the Knesset, the aftermath of a recent vote on a law that would prevent a possible...
Jewish Activists Push Failed Leaders to Publicly Defend the Community
JNS.org - It’s hard to ignore the simple fact that Jewish leaders have failed to stop or even slow the accelerating epidemic of Jew-hatred in...
Lebanon Stands at the Abyss
JNS.org - For months, Lebanon has been enduring a dire economic situation. Its middle class has been wiped out. The country finds itself in extreme...
Linda Sarsour Slanders Israel as IDF Continued Life-Saving Work After Florida Disaster
Linda Sarsour, progressive activist and co-founder of the Women’s March, retweeted what some have deemed an antisemitic post. According to Sarsour, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
IAEA Inspection on Iran Reports Mostly Bad News
On June 9, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a series of reports by the Secretary General dated April and May 2021 on Iran’s...
Defending Israel With Our Lives
This past week, I visited Israel together with my wife Sabine — and it was a truly exhilarating experience. Although this was hardly our first visit...
Why Loyalty and Integrity Are Central to Jewish Life
The Book of Numbers draws to a close with themes of tribes, journeys, and possessions — with the fight for survival, cities of refuge, and...
