Commentary
Between Opportunity and Unpredictability: China’s Middle East in the Biden Era
China has become increasingly active in the Middle East in the last decade, especially since it announced its new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)...
US Intelligence Report Leaves Saudi Arabia with No Good Geopolitical Choices
The challenge facing Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Biden administration’s publication of an intelligence report holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi lies in whether...
Jewish History Proves Jews Are Indigenous to Israel
Jewish history is long, tortuous, and difficult to grasp in its entirety. Moreover, there is the history of the Jews, and then there is the history of Judaism; and while these two histories overlap considerably,...
Erdoğan Again Has His Eyes Set on Jerusalem
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to change the name of the Directorate of Religious Affairs to the “Directorate of Jerusalem and Umrah Affairs” isn’t about semantics but substance. Erdoğan views himself as...
IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Becomes a BDS Battleground
BDS activities on campus intensified rapidly as colleges and universities began resuming in-person instruction. Demonstrating...
US Intelligence, Joe Biden, and the Dilemma of Iran
The year 2020 was chaotic and bizarre -- yet by its end, a new era...
Will Fourth Israeli Elections Lead to a Fifth?
On March 23, Israelis will go to the polls for the fourth time in the...
The Moral High Ground Cannot Replace Foreign Policy
JNS.org - A month after taking office, US President Joe Biden has decided to stop...
Iranian Attack Provides Israel Leverage
JNS.org - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ naval forces have proven their ability to carry...
Between Opportunity and Unpredictability: China’s Middle East in the Biden Era
China has become increasingly active in the Middle East in the last decade, especially since it announced its new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in...
US Intelligence Report Leaves Saudi Arabia with No Good Geopolitical Choices
The challenge facing Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Biden administration’s publication of an intelligence report holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) responsible...
Jewish History Proves Jews Are Indigenous to Israel
Jewish history is long, tortuous, and difficult to grasp in its entirety. Moreover, there is the history of the Jews, and then there is the...
Erdoğan Again Has His Eyes Set on Jerusalem
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to change the name of the Directorate of Religious Affairs to the “Directorate of Jerusalem and Umrah...
IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Becomes a BDS Battleground
BDS activities on campus intensified rapidly as colleges and universities began resuming in-person instruction. Demonstrating the opportunistic nature of BDS, was a petition at the...
US Intelligence, Joe Biden, and the Dilemma of Iran
The year 2020 was chaotic and bizarre -- yet by its end, a new era of peace had dawned between Israel and four Arab states....
Will Fourth Israeli Elections Lead to a Fifth?
On March 23, Israelis will go to the polls for the fourth time in the past 18 months, amid fears that a fifth round of...
The Moral High Ground Cannot Replace Foreign Policy
JNS.org - A month after taking office, US President Joe Biden has decided to stop sitting on the sidelines in the Middle East. However, it is...
Iranian Attack Provides Israel Leverage
JNS.org - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ naval forces have proven their ability to carry out attacks like the one we witnessed on Friday in...
Israeli Politicians Should Stop Copying the US Election Model
JNS.org - Political strategists in the United States who were working against the Trump administration deduced that the best way to be victorious in November...
When Israel Hits Iran, Politicians and the Media Will Hit Israel’s Supporters
JNS.org - Is the curtain about to rise on a devastating war between Israel, Iran, and its surrogates — a war fought mainly in Lebanon...
Who’s Legitimizing the Vaccine Blood Libel?
JNS.org - Don’t put all the blame on “Saturday Night Live” and Michael Che. One of the show’s head writers and the co-host of its “Weekend...
Remembering Manfred Gerstenfeld: Truth Against Myth
JNS.org - There is an acerbic joke that you sometimes hear in the Netherlands to the effect that most Dutch people were part of the...
My Brother Benzi, and How to Be Kind
My late brother Benzi died in a car accident in 2008. Although he is principally remembered for his superlative philanthropy — and to be fair,...
