Commentary
Living Is More Important Than Good PR
I am a proud Jewish Zionist, who unabashedly stands with and supports the State of Israel. In the last week, we have all seen celebrities...
Israel and Hamas in Their Own Words
Much of the American media establishment and commentariat have adopted the familiar crouch position known as “equivalency.” They include both sides’ latest casualty figures, and juxtaposed photos of bombing damage in Gaza with rocket damage...
It’s Iran, Stupid!
JNS.org - Wasn’t Gaza plagued by extreme poverty? Wasn’t it oppressed and “occupied,” despite the fact that Israel unilaterally withdrew from it in August 2005? So, where did those hundreds of rockets that it’s been...
The Islamic Republic’s War on Israel
JNS.org - Iran’s rulers fund, arm and instruct Hamas, which rules Gaza and has fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israeli cities and villages over the past few days. Iran’s rulers fund, arm and instruct Hezbollah, which dominates...
Damage Control on the Gaza Front
JNS.org - Beyond the hardships of the war, the achievements and the pains—in the skies...
Responding to Senator Bernie Sanders
In the The New York Times (May 14), US Senator Bernie Sanders wrote an essay entitled “The US...
Bernie’s Bile
Senator Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant father, grew up in Brooklyn and...
For Palestinians, the Past Remains the Future
JNS.org - Judging by the present pattern, the next conflagration over Gaza — and by...
Finding Safety (and Sanity) on the Ground in Israel
JNS.org - As I write this, I am traveling 35,000 miles above the earth en...
Living Is More Important Than Good PR
I am a proud Jewish Zionist, who unabashedly stands with and supports the State of Israel. In the last week, we have all seen celebrities call...
Israel and Hamas in Their Own Words
Much of the American media establishment and commentariat have adopted the familiar crouch position known as “equivalency.” They include both sides’ latest casualty figures, and...
It’s Iran, Stupid!
JNS.org - Wasn’t Gaza plagued by extreme poverty? Wasn’t it oppressed and “occupied,” despite the fact that Israel unilaterally withdrew from it in August 2005?...
The Islamic Republic’s War on Israel
JNS.org - Iran’s rulers fund, arm and instruct Hamas, which rules Gaza and has fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israeli cities and villages over the past...
Damage Control on the Gaza Front
JNS.org - Beyond the hardships of the war, the achievements and the pains—in the skies of Gaza, on the streets of Lod, and on the...
Responding to Senator Bernie Sanders
In the The New York Times (May 14), US Senator Bernie Sanders wrote an essay entitled “The US Must Support an Evenhanded Approach in the Middle East” (and,...
Bernie’s Bile
Senator Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant father, grew up in Brooklyn and spent a summer working on a kibbutz. That experience seems...
For Palestinians, the Past Remains the Future
JNS.org - Judging by the present pattern, the next conflagration over Gaza — and by extension, the still-unresolved Palestinian question — will occur in 2028...
Finding Safety (and Sanity) on the Ground in Israel
JNS.org - As I write this, I am traveling 35,000 miles above the earth en route to Israel. I know that many of my friends...
When Hamas Fires Missiles at Israeli Homes, Forget Nuance
JNS.org - It’s been almost seven years since the 2014 summer war in Gaza, but the discussion of the current fighting going on between Israel...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount Sinai revelation. They added this cerebral, constitutional dimension (nowhere mentioned...
Let’s Tell the Truth About Israel and Hamas
Dear Trevor Noah, I just watched your 10-minute monologue on the Israeli-Hamas conflict for your popular television program The Daily Show (which aired on May 11). Frankly,...
In the Wake of More Violence, Jews Must Pull Together
Once again, we are faced with the ugly spectacle of a terrorist-generated war in the Middle East. Disturbances on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem that...
Gaza War Theater: We’ve Seen This Show Before
The Western media never learns from previous Gaza wars. A large percentage of Hamas rockets fall in Gaza, and many Gazans are killed because of them....
