Commentary
In a Remarkable Move, Gulf Cooperation Council Condemns Palestinian Leaders
A remarkable thing has just happened. This is from Al Arabiya: The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on Palestinian leaders, headed...
Parshat Nitzavim: How to Renew a Nation
The Talmud gives an ingenious reading to the line, “Moses commanded us a Torah, as a heritage of the congregation of Israel.” Noting that there are 613 commands, and that the numerical value of the...
Why All Jews Should Care About New York’s Subway System
As Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel once sang, “The words of the prophets are written on subway walls.” Soon after opening in 1904, New York City’s subway system was carrying millions of passengers daily --...
New York Times Marks World War II Anniversary With Harsh Criticism of US
The New York Times marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with a special print section that makes it sound like the Americans were the bad guys. One article in the section...
Rejiggering Gulf Security: China’s Game of Shadow Boxing
China and its Gulf partners appear to be engaged in a game of shadow boxing....
Empowering Israeli Educators
JNS.org - At the start of the coronavirus crisis, Israel was rightfully filled with various...
The Plight of Egyptians Living in Israel
Israelis often say, “There is peace between the governments of Egypt and Israel, but not...
Putin’s Evil, Belarus, and the Battle for Freedom
JNS.org - It was once thought probable, if not inevitable, that from the ashes of...
Putting Hezbollah ‘Out of Business’
JNS.org - Since the August 4 explosions at the Beirut Port, politicians and policy-makers around...
In a Remarkable Move, Gulf Cooperation Council Condemns Palestinian Leaders
A remarkable thing has just happened. This is from Al Arabiya: The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on Palestinian leaders, headed by...
Parshat Nitzavim: How to Renew a Nation
The Talmud gives an ingenious reading to the line, “Moses commanded us a Torah, as a heritage of the congregation of Israel.” Noting that there...
Why All Jews Should Care About New York’s Subway System
As Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel once sang, “The words of the prophets are written on subway walls.” Soon after opening in 1904, New York...
New York Times Marks World War II Anniversary With Harsh Criticism of US
The New York Times marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with a special print section that makes it sound like...
Rejiggering Gulf Security: China’s Game of Shadow Boxing
China and its Gulf partners appear to be engaged in a game of shadow boxing. At stake is the future of Gulf security and the...
Empowering Israeli Educators
JNS.org - At the start of the coronavirus crisis, Israel was rightfully filled with various gestures and shows of appreciation for the medical workers who...
The Plight of Egyptians Living in Israel
Israelis often say, “There is peace between the governments of Egypt and Israel, but not between the peoples.” I beg to differ. Many Egyptians have no...
Putin’s Evil, Belarus, and the Battle for Freedom
JNS.org - It was once thought probable, if not inevitable, that from the ashes of the USSR would arise liberal democracies. But few Soviet republics...
Putting Hezbollah ‘Out of Business’
JNS.org - Since the August 4 explosions at the Beirut Port, politicians and policy-makers around the world have been raising questions about the future of...
The Hidden Zionists
JNS.org - It is common knowledge to anyone who studies the phenomenal trajectory of the State of Israel that the miracle of its creation in...
Anti-Israel Hatred in Scotland
Friday evening. It was in the 72nd minute of a game between Israel and Scotland (the Celtic) in the Nation’s League. Israel had a throw-in...
After Right-Wing Terror Arrest, New York Times Calls Hamas a Terrorist Group
The New York Times usually refers to Hamas as an "Islamic militant group" that Israel "regards as a terrorist organisation." It has rarely referred to Hamas...
Justified Contempt for the International Criminal Court
JNS.org - It’s the sort of thing that infuriates those who have been complaining for three-and-a-half years that the Trump administration has no respect for...
Social Distancing in the Warsaw Ghetto
JNS.org - “I was told that these were human beings. They didn’t look like human beings.” With these haunting words, the Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski...
