Commentary
Combating Antisemitism in Congress
JNS.org - According to a May 29 report in The Hill, US Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) is in the final stage of preparing a...
Why Peter Beinart’s Judaism is Doomed
JNS.org - The recent war between Israel and Hamas has, like previous rows of violence, confirmed the ideological gap that separates Israel from non-Zionist American Jews. On social media and in newspaper editorials, Jewish critics...
Will an Arab Party Entering Israel’s Government Lead the Region Toward Peace or War?
JNS.org - Over the last week, there have been increasing signs that Hamas may be preparing to re-initiate hostilities, starting along the border at a trickle, and then more as they go along. These signs...
Egyptian Mediation Between Israel and Hamas Can Be Useful
JNS.org - For the first time in 13 years, an Israeli foreign minister (Gabi Ashkenazi, a former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff) visited Egypt last month for talks with his Egyptian counterpart (Sameh Shoukri)....
Faced With a Tsunami of Antisemitism, Diaspora Jews Still Cling to Their Bubble
JNS.org - The tsunami of antisemitism over the past few weeks is the work of...
What Can a Skeptical World Expect From Naftali Bennett?
JNS.org - This isn’t the way he planned on becoming prime minister of Israel. When...
Why Nicholas Kristof Is (Still) Wrong on Israel and Hamas
JNS.org - New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof followed his recent televised exchange with Bill Maher with a...
Noura Erakat’s Fairy Tales About Israel
On March 2, 2021, the UC Santa Barbara Center for Middle East Studies hosted human...
Examining Possible Succession Scenarios In Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the main economic, intelligence, and military power in...
Combating Antisemitism in Congress
JNS.org - According to a May 29 report in The Hill, US Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) is in the final stage of preparing a motion...
Why Peter Beinart’s Judaism is Doomed
JNS.org - The recent war between Israel and Hamas has, like previous rows of violence, confirmed the ideological gap that separates Israel from non-Zionist American...
Will an Arab Party Entering Israel’s Government Lead the Region Toward Peace or War?
JNS.org - Over the last week, there have been increasing signs that Hamas may be preparing to re-initiate hostilities, starting along the border at a...
Egyptian Mediation Between Israel and Hamas Can Be Useful
JNS.org - For the first time in 13 years, an Israeli foreign minister (Gabi Ashkenazi, a former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff) visited Egypt...
Faced With a Tsunami of Antisemitism, Diaspora Jews Still Cling to Their Bubble
JNS.org - The tsunami of antisemitism over the past few weeks is the work of an axis of anti-Jewish evil that spans continents and has...
What Can a Skeptical World Expect From Naftali Bennett?
JNS.org - This isn’t the way he planned on becoming prime minister of Israel. When Naftali Bennett left the world of high-tech to enter Israeli...
Why Nicholas Kristof Is (Still) Wrong on Israel and Hamas
JNS.org - New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof followed his recent televised exchange with Bill Maher with a column meant to push back on one of the points...
Noura Erakat’s Fairy Tales About Israel
On March 2, 2021, the UC Santa Barbara Center for Middle East Studies hosted human rights attorney and professor Noura Erakat as a part of...
Examining Possible Succession Scenarios In Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the main economic, intelligence, and military power in Iran. While also very strong politically, the Corps has yet...
Celebrating Israel’s New President, Isaac Herzog
In a world full of conflict and discord, in which the very idea of representative democracy is struggling to survive an overwhelming onslaught of hostility...
New York Times Absurdities
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, whose writings repeatedly demonstrate how little he knows about Israel, cannot be restrained. Immoral equivalence between Israel and Hamas...
Naftali Bennett Is Good for Israel
It appears that congratulations are in order for 49-year old Naftali Bennett, who seems primed to be Israel’s new prime minister. Bennett is a proud...
As Gaza Truce Holds, Preventing Hamas From Re-Arming Takes Center Stage
One of the reasons that Hamas felt emboldened enough to launch a rocket assault on Jerusalem last month — an action that provoked an 11-day...
Iran’s Threat to Iraq Is a Threat to the US
The annual threat assessment released in April by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence states that “Iran will remain a regional menace...
