Commentary
Netanyahu Has a Lock on the Premiership
JNS.org - After four failed attempts, it’s safe to say that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals cannot depose him. He’ll be sticking...
Passover Seder’s Takeaways Speak to the Woke Divide
JNS.org - This Saturday night in the midst of the loosening COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of America’s cancel culture pandemic, Jewish families will celebrate the Passover seder. Veterans of seders past anticipate the drinking four...
Israel Still Can’t Make Up Its Mind About Netanyahu
JNS.org - When the first exit polls were published, it seemed as if the long stalemate had been ended. Within a couple of hours, however, the polls had been revised, and by the end of...
The End of PLO Political Hegemony in the West Bank
JNS.org - When Palestinian elections were first discussed, the spotlight immediately turned to the struggle between Fatah and Hamas and the fear that under cover of the elections, Hamas would infiltrate the West Bank. But...
Did a Documentary Skewering Evangelical Support for Israel Manipulate a Presidential Speech?
On March 29, the second day of Passover and the first Monday of Holy Week...
The Real Reasons That Evangelicals Support Israel
As Jews prepare for Passover and Christians prepare for Easter, it’s a good time to...
Passover and Preserving History in 2021
Cecil B. Demille’s famous film "The Ten Commandments" was a massive box office hit. Decades...
Fact Check: Did Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinian Youths for ‘Picking Flowers’?
Did Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian youths recently for the “crime” of picking flowers and vegetables...
Politico Lobs Softballs in Interview With Iran’s Foreign Minister
Less than four months ago, Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, used an antisemitic Persian term...
Netanyahu Has a Lock on the Premiership
JNS.org - After four failed attempts, it’s safe to say that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals cannot depose him. He’ll be sticking around...
Passover Seder’s Takeaways Speak to the Woke Divide
JNS.org - This Saturday night in the midst of the loosening COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of America’s cancel culture pandemic, Jewish families will celebrate...
Israel Still Can’t Make Up Its Mind About Netanyahu
JNS.org - When the first exit polls were published, it seemed as if the long stalemate had been ended. Within a couple of hours, however,...
The End of PLO Political Hegemony in the West Bank
JNS.org - When Palestinian elections were first discussed, the spotlight immediately turned to the struggle between Fatah and Hamas and the fear that under cover...
Did a Documentary Skewering Evangelical Support for Israel Manipulate a Presidential Speech?
On March 29, the second day of Passover and the first Monday of Holy Week for many Christians, PBS stations throughout the United States will...
The Real Reasons That Evangelicals Support Israel
As Jews prepare for Passover and Christians prepare for Easter, it’s a good time to explain why Evangelicals support Israel. Actually, it’s quite simple: we are...
Passover and Preserving History in 2021
Cecil B. Demille’s famous film "The Ten Commandments" was a massive box office hit. Decades before, in 1923, Demille made a silent film of the...
Fact Check: Did Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinian Youths for ‘Picking Flowers’?
Did Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian youths recently for the “crime” of picking flowers and vegetables located on a Jewish outpost in the West Bank? That’s exactly...
Politico Lobs Softballs in Interview With Iran’s Foreign Minister
Less than four months ago, Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, used an antisemitic Persian term for Jews -- jahood -- in a December 9, 2020,...
The Desperately Needed Revolution Within the IDF
In the February 26 edition of the Maariv supplement, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Hasson Hasson stated that the Iranians are already “at the gates.” This unsettling assessment...
The Seder and the Stories We Retell
Imagine bringing a guest to your family’s seder -- a newcomer to the Pesach traditions. “We will tell the story of our journey from slavery...
An Open Letter to Tom Friedman From the UAE
JNS.org - Mr. Thomas Friedman, in your March 2 New York Times op-ed—“Jumping Jehoshaphat! Have You Seen How Many Israelis Just Visited The U.A.E?”—you say...
What I’ve Learned Teaching Jewish Texts in the UAE
JNS.org - In 2011, on one of my first trips to the United Arab Emirates, I sat in on a class taught by then-New York...
Haredi Parties Should Thank Their Nemesis
JNS.org - This has been a very difficult year for the ultra-Orthodox public and especially for haredi lawmakers. The coronavirus pandemic hit the sector mercilessly. Lockdowns...
