Commentary
The Threat of Hezbollah Missiles at the Beirut Airpot
Media reports from Lebanon allege that the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who headed Tehran's nuclear program, has really shaken up the Lebanese...
Ohio State University’s ‘Day of Action’ Leads to Anger, Lies, and Misinformation
During an October 27 Ohio State University (OSU) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) event, facts became irrelevant. And the dozen-or-so students in attendance became a dozen-or-so more casualties of rage politics, a psycholinguistic maneuver...
‘Israel’s Festering Police Brutality Problem’ Headline Highlights the New York Times’ Festering Bias Problem
“Israel’s festering police brutality problem,” as a New York Times headline puts it, is the subject of a front-page Times news article that underdelivers in a number of key dimensions. Why is Israel’s “festering police brutality...
The Imminent Collapse of Israel’s Center-Left Bloc
The Israeli political system is once again at a boiling point. If there are no surprises, in mid-March 2021 elections will be held in Israel for the fourth time in less than two years. Once...
The Forgotten Jewish Refugees of the Middle East
JNS.org - November 30 is the day Israel designates annually for commemorating the 850,000 Jews...
In Jordan’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections, the King Won Hands Down
Few political outcomes have shamed the prophecies of security officials, political scientists, and commentators more...
Obama and His Revisionist Take on Israel
Former President Obama is regarded as something of a saint. His voice is the gospel...
President Biden, Equivocator-in-Chief
Marking the third anniversary of President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of...
From 150,000 to None: The Jews of Iraq
Nearly 3,000 years ago, after the destruction of Jerusalem's First Temple, the Jewish people were...
The Threat of Hezbollah Missiles at the Beirut Airpot
Media reports from Lebanon allege that the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who headed Tehran's nuclear program, has really shaken up the Lebanese terrorist...
Ohio State University’s ‘Day of Action’ Leads to Anger, Lies, and Misinformation
During an October 27 Ohio State University (OSU) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) event, facts became irrelevant. And the dozen-or-so students in attendance became...
‘Israel’s Festering Police Brutality Problem’ Headline Highlights the New York Times’ Festering Bias Problem
“Israel’s festering police brutality problem,” as a New York Times headline puts it, is the subject of a front-page Times news article that underdelivers in...
The Imminent Collapse of Israel’s Center-Left Bloc
The Israeli political system is once again at a boiling point. If there are no surprises, in mid-March 2021 elections will be held in Israel...
The Forgotten Jewish Refugees of the Middle East
JNS.org - November 30 is the day Israel designates annually for commemorating the 850,000 Jews who fled from Arab countries and Iran following World War...
In Jordan’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections, the King Won Hands Down
Few political outcomes have shamed the prophecies of security officials, political scientists, and commentators more than the persistence of the Jordanian Hashemite kingdom. During the 1950s,...
Obama and His Revisionist Take on Israel
Former President Obama is regarded as something of a saint. His voice is the gospel of the Democratic and academic constituency in the USA. He...
President Biden, Equivocator-in-Chief
Marking the third anniversary of President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently celebrated that gift by...
From 150,000 to None: The Jews of Iraq
Nearly 3,000 years ago, after the destruction of Jerusalem's First Temple, the Jewish people were forced to disperse, with many ending up in Babylon, now...
Can Iran Be Stopped?
Over the last eight years, two tactics have been employed to minimize or eliminate the Iranian threat -- the Obama maximum appeasement approach and Trump’s...
Who Is Harming Palestinian Academic Freedom?
Not in Kansas Anymore: Academic Freedom in Palestinian Universities, by Cary Nelson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020) It is fundamental and axiomatic on the international...
Hanukkah and the False Glory of Military Victories
One of the most-celebrated military victories in history took place in 1560. Known as the Battle of Okehazama, it was a decisive encounter of the...
Turkey’s Latest Threat to Europe
Attacks on French-Armenian citizens by a far-right Turkish group in Lyon in late October was the last straw for French authorities in face of a...
Why Guatemala Designated Hezbollah a Terrorist Entity
The small Central American nation of Guatemala does not usually come to mind when thinking about Lebanese Hezbollah's operations deep in the heart of South...
