Commentary
Tunisian Jews Are in Immediate Danger
During his election campaign, Tunisian president Kais Saied accused Israel of being at war with the Muslim world, a message that struck a chord...
The Rhetoric of Anti-Zionists
JNS.org - Anti-Zionism — the rejection of self-determination for Jews in their ancestral homeland — has gained considerable ground in recent years, sparking debate about whether it is just another manifestation of antisemitism. Anti-Zionists contend that...
South Africa’s Chief Justice Confronts the Apartheid Analogy
JNS.org - As of this writing, South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was on day seven of a 10-day deadline to publicly apologize for a speech he made last year in which he offered a...
Warning Signs Out of the ‘Anyone but Bibi’ Camp
JNS.org - The complexity of the Israeli political system in general, and the lack of a clear outcome in the three most recent rounds of voting in particular, have led to the establishment of a...
Can Israel Annex Parts of Judea and Samaria Under Its Next Premier?
JNS.org - It has been suggested that the next prime minister of Israel will be...
The Vaccine Double Standards Against Israel Keep Piling Up Around the World
From The Independent: If the US has leftover vaccines once every American has had the opportunity...
Turkey, the Kurds, and the ‘Gara Affair’: How Not to Rescue Hostages
The “Gara Affair” will be recalled by both Turks and Kurds as a dark moment...
Tehran on My Mind
Monday marked International Women's Day, and the start of Women's History Month. And Iran is...
A Rabbi Becomes an American Citizen
I became an American citizen this week. Over the past nine and a half years,...
Tunisian Jews Are in Immediate Danger
During his election campaign, Tunisian president Kais Saied accused Israel of being at war with the Muslim world, a message that struck a chord in...
The Rhetoric of Anti-Zionists
JNS.org - Anti-Zionism — the rejection of self-determination for Jews in their ancestral homeland — has gained considerable ground in recent years, sparking debate about...
South Africa’s Chief Justice Confronts the Apartheid Analogy
JNS.org - As of this writing, South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was on day seven of a 10-day deadline to publicly apologize for a...
Warning Signs Out of the ‘Anyone but Bibi’ Camp
JNS.org - The complexity of the Israeli political system in general, and the lack of a clear outcome in the three most recent rounds of...
Can Israel Annex Parts of Judea and Samaria Under Its Next Premier?
JNS.org - It has been suggested that the next prime minister of Israel will be forbidden to annex parts of Judea and Samaria for the...
The Vaccine Double Standards Against Israel Keep Piling Up Around the World
From The Independent: If the US has leftover vaccines once every American has had the opportunity to get a jab, the Biden administration will share its...
Turkey, the Kurds, and the ‘Gara Affair’: How Not to Rescue Hostages
The “Gara Affair” will be recalled by both Turks and Kurds as a dark moment in their histories. It entailed a disastrous rescue operation meant...
Tehran on My Mind
Monday marked International Women's Day, and the start of Women's History Month. And Iran is always on my mind when this day comes around. Iran and...
A Rabbi Becomes an American Citizen
I became an American citizen this week. Over the past nine and a half years, first there were visas, then there were green cards, and...
Mr. Cohen of Ballachulish Ferry
Last week, I gave a Zoom talk for the Scottish Jewish Archive center. I spoke about my experiences as the rabbi of the largest Jewish...
Is the Biden Administration Planning on Violating the Taylor Force Act?
The Biden Administration has signaled its desire to resume aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a way to jump start the moribund Israeli-Palestinian “peace...
The Campaign Against France at the New York Times
“We live in very remarkable times. We find with astonishment that progress has concluded an alliance with barbarism.” — Sigmund Freud I have been, for some...
Christian Pastor and Friends Double Down on Anti-Jewish Bigotry
Somebody needs to tell Rev. Frank Chikane and his friends that the first step to getting out of a hole is to stop digging. Yet,...
Can Left and Right Unite to Topple a Forever Prime Minister?
JNS.org - As Israel heads to the polls for the fourth time in the course of two years later this month, interest in the voting...
