Commentary
A Disaster for J Street?
JNS.org - Everything about the murder of Israeli teenager Yehuda Guetta shatters the myths and lies that are used by groups like J Street...
Understanding the Sheikh Jarrah Property Dispute
JNS.org - The current dispute in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood involves several properties with tenants whose leases have expired, and in a few cases squatters with no tenancy rights at all, against owner-landlords who have...
Media Misses the Real Story as Palestinians Riot on Temple Mount
On Friday, thousands of Muslim worshipers chanted violent slogans while rioting on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, also location of the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest place. Over 200 Palestinians and 17 Israeli police...
Ah, Jerusalem!
I’ve read what the Talmud says: “10 measures of beauty descended on the world, nine were taken by Yerushalayim, one by the rest of the world” (Kiddushin 49:2). A beautiful thought if ever there was...
Amid Palestinian Violence and Terror, Canada and the EU Must Stand With Israel
As Israel is rocked by violent Palestinian protests in Jerusalem and in various parts of...
The Logic of the JCPOA – Then and Now
The Biden administration must stop the Iranian regime’s rush toward nuclear weapons threshold capability. Only about...
Can Israeli Restraint Keep the Peace in Jerusalem?
JNS.org - After several days of unrest, the government of Israel is once again presented...
The End of Europe’s Romance With Palestinian Terror?
JNS.org - Seventeen years ago, in 2004, a European Parliament visiting delegation to Israel asked...
Israel’s Critics Are Right: ‘Sheikh Jarrah’ Exemplifies the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Arab Jew-Hatred
JNS.org - Last week, anti-Israel forces went into overdrive regarding the Jerusalem District Court’s decision...
A Disaster for J Street?
JNS.org - Everything about the murder of Israeli teenager Yehuda Guetta shatters the myths and lies that are used by groups like J Street to...
Understanding the Sheikh Jarrah Property Dispute
JNS.org - The current dispute in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood involves several properties with tenants whose leases have expired, and in a few cases squatters...
Media Misses the Real Story as Palestinians Riot on Temple Mount
On Friday, thousands of Muslim worshipers chanted violent slogans while rioting on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, also location of the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s...
Ah, Jerusalem!
I’ve read what the Talmud says: “10 measures of beauty descended on the world, nine were taken by Yerushalayim, one by the rest of the...
Amid Palestinian Violence and Terror, Canada and the EU Must Stand With Israel
As Israel is rocked by violent Palestinian protests in Jerusalem and in various parts of the country, Canada and the European Union (EU) must stand...
The Logic of the JCPOA – Then and Now
The Biden administration must stop the Iranian regime’s rush toward nuclear weapons threshold capability. Only about one-fifth of the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)...
Can Israeli Restraint Keep the Peace in Jerusalem?
JNS.org - After several days of unrest, the government of Israel is once again presented with a dilemma to which there are no easy answers....
The End of Europe’s Romance With Palestinian Terror?
JNS.org - Seventeen years ago, in 2004, a European Parliament visiting delegation to Israel asked me to brief them on EU funding for Palestinian and...
Israel’s Critics Are Right: ‘Sheikh Jarrah’ Exemplifies the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Arab Jew-Hatred
JNS.org - Last week, anti-Israel forces went into overdrive regarding the Jerusalem District Court’s decision authorizing the eviction of certain Arab families from homes in...
Ignoring the Lessons of Some Unhappy Anniversaries
JNS.org - Avoiding what happened in May of 1921 was exactly why Jews had immigrated to the territory then known as Palestine. In Europe, especially...
Sanity Prevails: Boston JCRC Rejects Anti-Israel Groups’ Campaign to Remove ZOA From Board
JNS.org - The Boston Jewish Community Relations Council rationally rejected an absurd petition filed by far-left anti-Israel groups like J Street, New Israel Fund, and...
The UN Commission on the Status of Women Lost All Credibility
JNS.org - The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the “global champion for gender equality,” abandoned billions of women and girls, and lost...
‘They Own the Media’: Coronavirus Antisemitism Remains Lethal
JNS.org - Another one of my musical heroes, sadly, outed himself this week as an antisemite. On this occasion, it was the turn of Van...
Learning the Right Lessons From Meron — and Punishing Those Responsible
Adeeb Joudeh Al Husseini is a Muslim Arab living in the Old City of Jerusalem. Descended from one of Jerusalem’s oldest Arab clans, Adeeb has...
