Commentary
President Biden: Assure Decency Toward Israel When Reengaging With Institutions
President Joe Biden takes pride in the fact that he is a decent person. His warning to the newly appointed in his administration that...
Biden’s China Policy Is Even More Challenging Than Before
Rising Sino-American antagonism and Washington’s emphasis on restraining Beijing’s influence remind some scholars of the Cold War period. Historian Niall Ferguson, for example, has written that a new Cold War has begun. Such comparisons are...
Did the Armenia-Azerbaijan War Weaken Iran?
In the wake of the Second Karabakh War, Iran now finds itself facing Turkey’s growing influence north of its border. Ankara gained a corridor through Armenian territory, potentially anchoring itself in the Caspian region. This...
Why a Center-Left Coalition Would Help Netanyahu
The new Knesset elections will take place in about two months. Likud, which receives about 30 seats in the polls, continues to lead safely and pull away from Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid, which is polling...
Israel Is Right to Doubt Negotiations Will Work With Iran
JNS.org - In August 2002, the Iranian opposition, known as the National Council of Resistance...
Where Things Stand With California’s Ethnic-Studies Curriculum and Anti-Israel Activism
JNS.org - For more than a year-and-a-half, our organization has worked tirelessly together with concerned...
Will Biden’s National Security Team Repeat Past State Department Mistakes?
President Biden's foreign policy and national security team reflects a resurgence of the State Department's...
What Louis Armstrong Said About African-Americans and Jews in Music
Mutual indebtedness -- and reciprocal “gift giving” -- are at the core of the relationships...
After Being Ravaged by Iran and Hezbollah, Has Lebanon Entered the Abyss?
JNS.org - Since October 2019, the world has witnessed the dismemberment of Lebanon. Lebanon’s confessional...
President Biden: Assure Decency Toward Israel When Reengaging With Institutions
President Joe Biden takes pride in the fact that he is a decent person. His warning to the newly appointed in his administration that that...
Biden’s China Policy Is Even More Challenging Than Before
Rising Sino-American antagonism and Washington’s emphasis on restraining Beijing’s influence remind some scholars of the Cold War period. Historian Niall Ferguson, for example, has written...
Did the Armenia-Azerbaijan War Weaken Iran?
In the wake of the Second Karabakh War, Iran now finds itself facing Turkey’s growing influence north of its border. Ankara gained a corridor through...
Why a Center-Left Coalition Would Help Netanyahu
The new Knesset elections will take place in about two months. Likud, which receives about 30 seats in the polls, continues to lead safely and...
Israel Is Right to Doubt Negotiations Will Work With Iran
JNS.org - In August 2002, the Iranian opposition, known as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), disclosed secret Iranian nuclear facilities at the...
Where Things Stand With California’s Ethnic-Studies Curriculum and Anti-Israel Activism
JNS.org - For more than a year-and-a-half, our organization has worked tirelessly together with concerned citizens and partners to remove antisemitism, anti-Israel bias, and other...
Will Biden’s National Security Team Repeat Past State Department Mistakes?
President Biden's foreign policy and national security team reflects a resurgence of the State Department's worldview. An examination of this worldview and its track record...
What Louis Armstrong Said About African-Americans and Jews in Music
Mutual indebtedness -- and reciprocal “gift giving” -- are at the core of the relationships between African-Americans and Jews. In the realm of popular music,...
After Being Ravaged by Iran and Hezbollah, Has Lebanon Entered the Abyss?
JNS.org - Since October 2019, the world has witnessed the dismemberment of Lebanon. Lebanon’s confessional system was established in 1943 when a national covenant distributed...
Israel’s Main Goal in India: Expose Iran’s True Colors
JNS.org - Defense officials in Israel believe Iran is behind Friday’s bombing near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi. The working assumption is that the...
US-European Ties Should Not Be a Factor in Dealing With Iran
While in the US, President Joe Biden’s inauguration ushered in widespread joy among his supporters and dismay among his detractors, among the allies of the...
What Andrew Yang Got Right About BDS
We’re used to politicians mangling history, whether out of carelessness or partisanship. So it was a breath of fresh air when New York City mayoral...
We Must Renew Black-Jewish Brotherhood
With friction between the Black and Jewish communities rising again, it’s time to renew African-American and Jewish bonds of brotherhood. While our problems regarding COVID-19 remain...
In the Coming Elections, Gender Equality Should Take Center Stage in Israel
The coming elections for Israel’s 24th Knesset represent a vital opportunity to place the values of gender equality -- and with them, those of liberal...
