Commentary
Missile Defense, Mocked as ‘Fantasy,’ Is Big Winner of Israel-Gaza War
The concept of missile defense, long mocked by mainstream journalists, was a big winner in the recent combat between Israel and the Hamas terrorist...
Israel Is to Blame
Laceration of Israel is nothing new for The New York Times. Decades before Jewish statehood, criticism of Zionism was embedded in the newspaper purchased by Adolph Ochs in 1896, and embraced by his Sulzberger successors...
The Deafening Silence of Jewish Celebrities on Israel
For the past few days, we at the World Values Network, have been locked in an epic and global battle with media and singing superstar Dua Lipa. The British entertainer maligned Israel as an apartheid...
Academics Use Propaganda, Not Expertise, to Bash Israel
Men wearing Palestinian keffiyas have been running around beating up Jews in the streets of America and Europe. Israel was envisioned as the safe haven for persecuted Jews living in exile, and now Jews living...
No Easy Answers for Hamas-Ruled Gaza
The most recent round of conflict between Hamas and Israel did not come out of...
UNRWA’s False Façade of Neutrality
Walter Eytan, Israel’s first director-general of the Foreign Ministry, made the observation that “The [Palestinian]...
Did the Gaza Operation Achieve Its Political Goal?
According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the political goal of Operation Guardian of the Walls...
The Systemic Failure of Israeli Public Diplomacy
The recent military campaign in the Gaza Strip was the primary action taken by the...
If the US Wants to Be Humane, It Won’t ‘Rebuild’ Gaza
JNS.org - In the aftermath of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after 11 days...
Missile Defense, Mocked as ‘Fantasy,’ Is Big Winner of Israel-Gaza War
The concept of missile defense, long mocked by mainstream journalists, was a big winner in the recent combat between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. Prime...
Israel Is to Blame
Laceration of Israel is nothing new for The New York Times. Decades before Jewish statehood, criticism of Zionism was embedded in the newspaper purchased by...
The Deafening Silence of Jewish Celebrities on Israel
For the past few days, we at the World Values Network, have been locked in an epic and global battle with media and singing superstar...
Academics Use Propaganda, Not Expertise, to Bash Israel
Men wearing Palestinian keffiyas have been running around beating up Jews in the streets of America and Europe. Israel was envisioned as the safe haven...
No Easy Answers for Hamas-Ruled Gaza
The most recent round of conflict between Hamas and Israel did not come out of the blue. Rather, there is a historical and contemporary context...
UNRWA’s False Façade of Neutrality
Walter Eytan, Israel’s first director-general of the Foreign Ministry, made the observation that “The [Palestinian] refugees were a gift to Arab propaganda, which succeeded, by...
Did the Gaza Operation Achieve Its Political Goal?
According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the political goal of Operation Guardian of the Walls was “to restore quiet and security to Israel.” This was...
The Systemic Failure of Israeli Public Diplomacy
The recent military campaign in the Gaza Strip was the primary action taken by the State of Israel in the face of rocket terrorism by...
If the US Wants to Be Humane, It Won’t ‘Rebuild’ Gaza
JNS.org - In the aftermath of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after 11 days of fighting that left 12 Israelis and 248 Palestinians dead,...
Heading to New York With Trepidation and a Star of David
JNS.org - I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but I’m actually nervous—as a Jew—about my upcoming trip from Tel Aviv to New York. For...
Hamas’ Mission: Relentless Jihad
While many in the West were quick to condemn Israel for its response to Hamas’ attacks on its population centers, they must face up to...
A Parent’s Perspective on the Latest Violence in Israel
When the siren went off in Jerusalem, I was on my way to pick up my daughter from a play date. It caught me in...
Refuting 15 Anti-Israel Lies
As Hamas fired deadly missiles at Israel for 11 straight days, Israel’s critics fired one verbal salvo after another. Unable or unwilling to distinguish between a...
Ceasefire Agreements and the Question of Israel’s Sovereignty
The current conflict between Israel and Hamas raises not just the question of whether Israel has the right to defend itself -- and more specifically,...
