Commentary
Tradition or Tragedy?
JNS.org - I am writing these lines from the United States, where I am nearing the end of my latest speaking tour. I’ve been...
After Hezbollah Supply Lines Cut in Syria, Tehran Will ‘Reexamine Options’
JNS.org - Iran’s arms supply lines to Hezbollah via Syria have been severed by the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, leading to an unprecedented strategic setback for Tehran and its Lebanese terror proxy, according to...
Ukraine’s Jews Prepare for Chanukah During Wartime
JNS.org - Jewish communities in Ukraine are preparing to celebrate their third Chanukah under wartime conditions, hoping that light will dispel the darkness brought by the ongoing conflict. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU)...
New York Times Tackles ‘The Plight of the Palestinian Scientist’
An astounding feature of anti-Israel bias in the New York Times is the way it infects nearly every corner of the news organization—not only front-page foreign coverage or the opinion pages, but even the movie...
Why Jews Should Not Let Our Critics — Such as the Antisemites of Ireland — Define Us
The political philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin, a master of sardonic aphorisms, is purported to have...
Amnesty International’s ‘Genocide’ Slur About Israel Is a Complete Lie
Amnesty International wants us to believe that Israel has tried (but dramatically failed) to destroy...
Why Does the Media Celebrate Images by Photographers With Unethical Ties to Hamas?
Hamas couldn’t have asked for better coverage. The terror group’s yearslong investment in relations with...
Palestinian Authority: Jews Have No Religious Connection to Israel — They Came to Become Rich
One of the classic antisemitic libels is that Jews will do anything for money. This old...
The Ethics of a ‘Good Jew’ on College Campuses Today
How does one become a “Good Jew?” What is the ideal response in the face...
Tradition or Tragedy?
JNS.org - I am writing these lines from the United States, where I am nearing the end of my latest speaking tour. I’ve been to...
After Hezbollah Supply Lines Cut in Syria, Tehran Will ‘Reexamine Options’
JNS.org - Iran’s arms supply lines to Hezbollah via Syria have been severed by the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, leading to an unprecedented strategic...
Ukraine’s Jews Prepare for Chanukah During Wartime
JNS.org - Jewish communities in Ukraine are preparing to celebrate their third Chanukah under wartime conditions, hoping that light will dispel the darkness brought by...
New York Times Tackles ‘The Plight of the Palestinian Scientist’
An astounding feature of anti-Israel bias in the New York Times is the way it infects nearly every corner of the news organization—not only front-page...
Why Jews Should Not Let Our Critics — Such as the Antisemites of Ireland — Define Us
The political philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin, a master of sardonic aphorisms, is purported to have defined an antisemite as “someone who hates Jews more than...
Amnesty International’s ‘Genocide’ Slur About Israel Is a Complete Lie
Amnesty International wants us to believe that Israel has tried (but dramatically failed) to destroy the Palestinians population of the Gaza Strip. These words -- tried, destroy, population...
Why Does the Media Celebrate Images by Photographers With Unethical Ties to Hamas?
Hamas couldn’t have asked for better coverage. The terror group’s yearslong investment in relations with Gaza journalists who work for the foreign media has paid...
Palestinian Authority: Jews Have No Religious Connection to Israel — They Came to Become Rich
One of the classic antisemitic libels is that Jews will do anything for money. This old libel was propagated recently on official Palestinian Authority (PA) TV...
The Ethics of a ‘Good Jew’ on College Campuses Today
How does one become a “Good Jew?” What is the ideal response in the face of hatred? Should one choose silence and appeasement to avoid...
As College Students Are Arrested with Weapons, The Washington Posts Offers Extremists a Helping Hand
There’s a growing problem with violent extremism in the United States. American college campuses have been proven to be an incubator. But mainstream media outlets...
Senior Palestinian Leader Urges People to Use Precise Systematic Terror Plan– Like the First Intifada
Jibril Rajoub yearns for the good old days of united Fatah-Hamas terror -- like during the First Intifada -- when more than 200 Israelis were...
Why Confronting Iran Should Be a Major Priority for the Trump Administration
Following Donald Trump's major victory in the 2024 US presidential elections, the new administration is facing a number of international crises that extend from the...
Haute Qatar: Sheikha Moza’s Glamour Masks Doha’s Vices
Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser is revered as a champion of education, sustainability, fashion, and art. The glamorous female face of the Qatar regime -- and...
How the Jewish Community Must Respond to the New Face of Antisemitism
The notoriously hostile anti-Israel encampments on college campuses during the last year may be mostly gone, but the storm of antisemitism has not disappeared. Instead,...
