Commentary
New York Times’ Beinart Defends Himself on Hypocrisy Charge
New York Times columnist Peter Beinart is defending himself against the charge that he is a hypocrite for favoring economic sanctions against Israeli Jewish...
Settlements Are Not the Obstacle to Peace, Just a Two-State Solution
Shany Mor wrote a useful if not very original article in Mosaic on the history and failure of peace processors and the implications for their return under the Biden administration. What was more striking was that...
Get Vaccinated Now; the Torah Commands It
JNS.org – During my visits to coronavirus wards at hospitals across Israel, I encountered a most worrying statistic. All of the hospitalized were relatively young people who had not been vaccinated. A few minutes after one...
Why Work From Home When You Can Work in Israel?
JNS.org – It’s a difficult dilemma: An individual wishes to make aliyah, but they are comfortable in their job, at their company and with the people they work with. Moving to a foreign country is...
Antisemitic ‘SNL’ Slur Is No Laughing Matter
On February 20, "Saturday Night Live’s" ("SNL") co-head writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Michael Che...
The Palestinians Compare Israel to the Nazis, But They Were the Real Collaborators With Hitler
On a Spring day in 2018 during the March of Return riots, Palestinians at the...
Israel Needs America, But the Client State Era Is Over
JNS.org - President Joe Biden may have finally called Israel last week after waiting nearly...
The Dangerous Antisemitism of ‘SNL’ and Its Media Cronies
JNS.org - It wasn’t shocking that this past Saturday night, an antisemitic, anti-Israel (yes, anti-Zionism...
Now the Israel Haters Turn on Facebook
You can say you don't like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Facebook -- or...
New York Times’ Beinart Defends Himself on Hypocrisy Charge
New York Times columnist Peter Beinart is defending himself against the charge that he is a hypocrite for favoring economic sanctions against Israeli Jewish settlers...
Settlements Are Not the Obstacle to Peace, Just a Two-State Solution
Shany Mor wrote a useful if not very original article in Mosaic on the history and failure of peace processors and the implications for their...
Get Vaccinated Now; the Torah Commands It
JNS.org – During my visits to coronavirus wards at hospitals across Israel, I encountered a most worrying statistic. All of the hospitalized were relatively young people...
Why Work From Home When You Can Work in Israel?
JNS.org – It’s a difficult dilemma: An individual wishes to make aliyah, but they are comfortable in their job, at their company and with the...
Antisemitic ‘SNL’ Slur Is No Laughing Matter
On February 20, "Saturday Night Live’s" ("SNL") co-head writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Michael Che responded to Israel’s news that it has vaccinated half of...
The Palestinians Compare Israel to the Nazis, But They Were the Real Collaborators With Hitler
On a Spring day in 2018 during the March of Return riots, Palestinians at the Gaza border flew a swastika-emblazoned kite carrying a Molotov cocktail...
Israel Needs America, But the Client State Era Is Over
JNS.org - President Joe Biden may have finally called Israel last week after waiting nearly a month since he was sworn in. But the foreign-policy...
The Dangerous Antisemitism of ‘SNL’ and Its Media Cronies
JNS.org - It wasn’t shocking that this past Saturday night, an antisemitic, anti-Israel (yes, anti-Zionism is equivalent to antisemitism) joke was casually said on the...
Now the Israel Haters Turn on Facebook
You can say you don't like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Facebook -- or any other social media platform -- won't look twice. You...
Saudi Censorship Focuses on Internal vs. External Issues
The contours of public engagement in Saudi Arabia are evident in the contrast between passionate debates over issues such as a proposal to remove the sword...
Innocuous News Report on Syria Used to Attack Israel
Last week, the BBC News website published a short report headlined “Prisoner exchange after Israeli woman enters Syria” on its "Middle East" page: Israel and Syria...
The New York Times and COVID-19 Vaccines
In November, when The New York Times announced its appointment of a new Jerusalem Bureau Chief, I had hopes — and doubts. With that position...
Jewish Voice for Peace Fights to Preserve Anti-Zionist Hatred Online
The group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) claims to oppose bigotry, and to support security and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians. But a new...
Pandemic Holidays Leave Jews Longing for Community
JNS.org - It was exactly one year ago that everyone’s lives changed. It was on the eve of Purim that the first lockdowns were declared...
