Commentary
Questions for Incoming National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
After watching a 2019 discussion with Jake Sullivan, I came away with these takeaways about his worldview (in the past, Sullivan served as a key...
Israel in Memory
As a 15-year-old I made my peace with the reality that I would not follow my cousin Hank Greenberg to baseball stardom. I chose the next-best alternative: I would become a sportswriter. But by the...
Lebanon Doesn’t Want to Vaccinate Palestinians for COVID-19; Where’s the Outrage?
Al Bayan reports that Lebanon doesn't have plans to vaccinate Palestinians who have lived there for over seven decades. Lebanon has been signing agreements with various pharmaceutical companies to obtain vaccines for its population. But...
The Battle Over Jewish Students and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On January 12, 2021, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations published a letter to President-elect Joe Biden, imploring his incoming administration to "maintain and build upon" the precedent of honoring the International...
US Sanctioning of Iraqi Militia Leader Highlights Iran’s Role in Deadly Protests
JNS.org - The United States sanctioned Iraqi Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC) chairman and former Iraqi...
The Interests Behind the Saudi-Qatar Rapprochement
The year 2021 began with refreshing news: after three years of a diplomatic and economic...
The Future of Settlement in Israel
Two matters currently in dispute that are on the agenda of the settlement enterprise constitute...
PTSD, COVID, and Healing America
JNS.org - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as “a condition of persistent mental and...
‘Your Suffering Is Our Pleasure’: The Anti-Zionist Glee at Sheldon Adelson’s Death
JNS.org - When the former Conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, there...
Questions for Incoming National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
After watching a 2019 discussion with Jake Sullivan, I came away with these takeaways about his worldview (in the past, Sullivan served as a key advisor...
Israel in Memory
As a 15-year-old I made my peace with the reality that I would not follow my cousin Hank Greenberg to baseball stardom. I chose the...
Lebanon Doesn’t Want to Vaccinate Palestinians for COVID-19; Where’s the Outrage?
Al Bayan reports that Lebanon doesn't have plans to vaccinate Palestinians who have lived there for over seven decades. Lebanon has been signing agreements with...
The Battle Over Jewish Students and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On January 12, 2021, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations published a letter to President-elect Joe Biden, imploring his incoming administration to...
US Sanctioning of Iraqi Militia Leader Highlights Iran’s Role in Deadly Protests
JNS.org - The United States sanctioned Iraqi Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC) chairman and former Iraqi National Security Advisor Falih Al-Fayyadh on January 8 for his...
The Interests Behind the Saudi-Qatar Rapprochement
The year 2021 began with refreshing news: after three years of a diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar accompanied by a land blockade, Saudi Arabia...
The Future of Settlement in Israel
Two matters currently in dispute that are on the agenda of the settlement enterprise constitute a key to the future of Israel: the choice of...
PTSD, COVID, and Healing America
JNS.org - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as “a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe...
‘Your Suffering Is Our Pleasure’: The Anti-Zionist Glee at Sheldon Adelson’s Death
JNS.org - When the former Conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, there were some on the left who regarded her passing as...
School Materials Celebrate Jihad and Martyrdom — and Erase Israel
We have seen many times before that UNRWA schools teach students to honor terror and terrorists. UNRWA usually responds that it uses the curriculum and...
Antisemitism Requires Each of Us to Stand Up and Fight
Jewish people are the target of more religious bias hate crimes in the United States than people of all other religions combined. FBI hate crime statistics...
Let’s Tell the Truth About Israel, Palestinians, and the COVID Vaccine
JNS.org - As expected, the favorable international attention garnered by Israel’s successful COVID-19 vaccination drive is being offset by a parallel and concerted wave of...
What America Can Learn From Israel’s Vaccination Triumph
Monday, December 14, was the beginning of a historic week for Americans weary of the battle against COVID-19. The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine...
The Power of ‘Thank You’
The 19th-century British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) is best remembered for his very focused personal ambition, coupled with his ability to allow political expediency...
