Commentary
Today, the Real Young Jewish Rebels Defend Israel
JNS.org - When everybody goes one way, it’s cool to go the other way. These days, many young American Jews feel that it’s cool...
Hezbollah Still Runs Lebanon, and the World Will Allow It
Fatima was the prophet Muhammad’s daughter from his first wife, Khadija. Muhammad married Fatima off to his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, the founder and first imam of the Shiite branch of Islam. One of...
Hamas Shoots, Israel Reacts, Qatar Pays
JNS.org - It’s the old, tired story: Hamas attacks the residents of the western Negev to pressure Israel’s government into solving the terrorist group’s problems. This has been Hamas’ tactic since the border riots began in...
Iran’s ‘Shadow War’ with Israel Is Likely to Continue Into the Foreseeable Future
JNS.org - Despite many challenges and setbacks, the Iranian strategy for dominating Arab countries that it counts as being part of its Shiite axis has made major progress in recent years, and Tehran is likely...
Why Do They Lie About IHRA? Because They Want to Treat Israel Differently
From PR Newswire: On Friday, August 7, 2020, a coalition of more than 120 NGOs submitted...
Hezbollah Whitewashing Continues in Beirut Blast Coverage
On August 8th, the BBC News website published a report titled “Beirut explosion: Angry protesters...
Lebanon’s Lessons for Israel
How many Lebanons are there? This has been a question ever since the French Mandate in...
Moving to Israel Amid European Antisemitism
JNS.org - A total of 140 new olim (“immigrants”) from France arrived in Israel recently,...
Turkey’s Generation Z: A Youth Challenge to Erdogan
Political scientists call them “Generation Z.” They are young Turks born around the turn of...
Today, the Real Young Jewish Rebels Defend Israel
JNS.org - When everybody goes one way, it’s cool to go the other way. These days, many young American Jews feel that it’s cool to...
Hezbollah Still Runs Lebanon, and the World Will Allow It
Fatima was the prophet Muhammad’s daughter from his first wife, Khadija. Muhammad married Fatima off to his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, the founder and...
Hamas Shoots, Israel Reacts, Qatar Pays
JNS.org - It’s the old, tired story: Hamas attacks the residents of the western Negev to pressure Israel’s government into solving the terrorist group’s problems. This...
Iran’s ‘Shadow War’ with Israel Is Likely to Continue Into the Foreseeable Future
JNS.org - Despite many challenges and setbacks, the Iranian strategy for dominating Arab countries that it counts as being part of its Shiite axis has...
Why Do They Lie About IHRA? Because They Want to Treat Israel Differently
From PR Newswire: On Friday, August 7, 2020, a coalition of more than 120 NGOs submitted a letter to Facebook, urging the social media company to...
Hezbollah Whitewashing Continues in Beirut Blast Coverage
On August 8th, the BBC News website published a report titled “Beirut explosion: Angry protesters storm government ministries,” in which readers were told that: Crowds estimated...
Lebanon’s Lessons for Israel
How many Lebanons are there? This has been a question ever since the French Mandate in 1920. It was repeatedly raised after Lebanon’s independence in 1943,...
Moving to Israel Amid European Antisemitism
JNS.org - A total of 140 new olim (“immigrants”) from France arrived in Israel recently, and were welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport by Pnina Tamano-Shata,...
Turkey’s Generation Z: A Youth Challenge to Erdogan
Political scientists call them “Generation Z.” They are young Turks born around the turn of the millennium -- technically, those who were born in 1995...
IDF Budget Uncertainty Could Spell Trouble for Israel’s ‘Momentum’ Plan
The Israeli defense establishment is preparing for an attempt to secure a suitable defense budget, as well as a government commitment to underwrite "Momentum" --...
Remembering a Jazz Age Jewish Publisher
Horace Liveright (pronounced “live right”) was born in 1886 to German Jewish parents who anglicized the previous family name. Leaving school at 14, Liveright graduated...
The Good Society Is One Whose Leaders and People Behave Morally
Moses, having set out the prologue and preamble to the covenant and its broad guiding principles, now turns to the details, which occupy the greater...
Shmuley Boteach’s Negative Response to Ice Cube’s Positive Public Outreach to Jews Is Wrongheaded
It is no pleasure for me to show that Shmuley Boteach again carelessly gets things wrong or distorts truths. Shmuley condemns me, asserting that after...
Ruminations on Writing
“New Project.docx” on my computer screen has enabled me to become the writer — if not the sportswriter — that I yearned to be as...
