Commentary
Palestinians Blame Israel for ‘Premeditated’ Murder of Terrorist (and Child Killer) Who Died of Throat Cancer
This is from VPalestine: Cancer-stricken Palestinian detainee, Kamal Abu Wa’er, 46, died today in Israeli occupation jails following a severe deterioration in his health due...
This Group Wants a Caliphate, and Sees Even Hamas as a ‘Nationalist’ Target
JNS.org - The 15,000 Muslims who crowded into the courtyards of the Temple Mount mosques on October 30 became another news story about COVID-19. But the real story was much bigger: the enormous anti-France protest...
Radical Islam’s Threat to Free Speech in France
JNS.org - Suppose you’re a teacher and you’re French, and you want your students to learn about France’s tradition of freedom -- the reasons your nation believes it’s good and useful to tolerate a wide...
For Israel, Will President Biden Mean a Return to the Obama Era? Possibly, but Not Certainly
US President-elect Joe Biden comes from a completely different background than either Donald Trump or Barack Obama. Trump came from a business background and had no experience in Washington at all, and Obama reached the...
The Food Network and Food Community’s Sickening Tolerance of Antisemitism
In the wake of celebrity foodie Alton Brown’s tweets this week that offensively referenced the...
The Media Fails to Give Full Picture in Erekat Obituaries
Imagine you were a journalist tasked with writing up an obituary for a man who,...
Israel Still Pays a Heavy Price for the UN ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Resolution
This is a time for anniversaries of events that have caused great harm to the...
Remembering Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
This week, we all grieve the loss of a very great man, scholar, and teacher,...
What Biden’s Victory Means for Turkey
From the first day of the US presidential race, media and pundits who support Turkish...
Palestinians Blame Israel for ‘Premeditated’ Murder of Terrorist (and Child Killer) Who Died of Throat Cancer
This is from VPalestine: Cancer-stricken Palestinian detainee, Kamal Abu Wa’er, 46, died today in Israeli occupation jails following a severe deterioration in his health due to...
This Group Wants a Caliphate, and Sees Even Hamas as a ‘Nationalist’ Target
JNS.org - The 15,000 Muslims who crowded into the courtyards of the Temple Mount mosques on October 30 became another news story about COVID-19. But...
Radical Islam’s Threat to Free Speech in France
JNS.org - Suppose you’re a teacher and you’re French, and you want your students to learn about France’s tradition of freedom -- the reasons your...
For Israel, Will President Biden Mean a Return to the Obama Era? Possibly, but Not Certainly
US President-elect Joe Biden comes from a completely different background than either Donald Trump or Barack Obama. Trump came from a business background and had...
The Food Network and Food Community’s Sickening Tolerance of Antisemitism
In the wake of celebrity foodie Alton Brown’s tweets this week that offensively referenced the Holocaust, one thing seems to have been ignored that suggests...
The Media Fails to Give Full Picture in Erekat Obituaries
Imagine you were a journalist tasked with writing up an obituary for a man who, while ostensibly negotiating for peace, was also engaged in undermining...
Israel Still Pays a Heavy Price for the UN ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Resolution
This is a time for anniversaries of events that have caused great harm to the Jewish people: the 25th of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin,...
Remembering Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
This week, we all grieve the loss of a very great man, scholar, and teacher, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Zeicher Tzadik Livracha. Many have spoken and...
What Biden’s Victory Means for Turkey
From the first day of the US presidential race, media and pundits who support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vocally supported the incumbent even though...
Why Religious Terrorist Groups Are Often the Hardest to Defeat
Religious terrorist organizations, primarily Islamist groups, are far more likely than other ideologically-motivated groups to launch and fight a sustained insurgency, a new study shows. Most...
Jewish Veterans Face Aging and COVID as They Faced Wartime
JNS.org - When they were young, some stormed the beaches, taking the fight to the enemy; some liberated Nazi concentration camps in Western Europe and forever...
Why Biden’s Israel Policies Should Mirror Trump
JNS.org - On election night, voters went to sleep with US President Donald Trump and woke up with President-elect Joe Biden. Countries in the Middle...
Joe Biden Is Pro-Israel, but Hasn’t Hesitated to Criticize It
JNS.org - Now that Joe Biden has been declared the 46th president of the United States, it will pay for Israel advocates to review the...
Examining Israel’s Foreign Policy and the Diplomatic History of the Jewish People
Below is an excerpt from Emmanuel Navon's The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel, a new book on Israel’s foreign policy and...
