Commentary
The United States Shifts Its Approach to China
JNS.org - The appalling persecution of the Muslim Uighur minority in northwestern China by the Communist Party (CCP) regime in Beijing is a matter...
Reform Is Needed at the World Health Organization
The US is the most significant single contributor to the World Health Organization (WHO). US taxpayer-funded contributions total approximately $2 billion -- or roughly half -- of the WHO’s budget. On May 18, 2020, President Donald...
Trump Handed Syria to Turkish Dictator Erdogan and Helped ISIS in the Process
Former US president Barack Obama promised that if evidence emerged proving that Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons on the Syrian people, the US would put together a coalition and attack Assad as retribution. America’s...
The Decline and Fall of Tolerance
There was a time, not that long ago, when liberalism meant open-mindedness, even freedom of speech. Not any longer. Thoughtful and tolerant discourse has now yielded to violent street protests; smashed, looted and burned stores...
Trump and North Korea: Back to Square One?
On April 27, 2018, Kim Jong-un crossed the demarcation line to South Korea to meet...
The Palestinian Authority Prefers Conflict With Israel Over COVID-19 Mitigation
Instead of working collaboratively with Israel to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Palestinian leaders are choosing...
Why We Fast: To Learn the Dangers of Jewish Division
On the Seventeenth of Tammuz, we began the period known as the Three Weeks that...
Does Kabbalah Suggest a New Approach to Antisemitism?
The maelstrom of a global pandemic has not kept antisemites and Jew-haters quiet. On Twitter,...
A World in Chaos
When my last op-ed was published at the end of March, the coronavirus appeared to...
The United States Shifts Its Approach to China
JNS.org - The appalling persecution of the Muslim Uighur minority in northwestern China by the Communist Party (CCP) regime in Beijing is a matter of...
Reform Is Needed at the World Health Organization
The US is the most significant single contributor to the World Health Organization (WHO). US taxpayer-funded contributions total approximately $2 billion -- or roughly half --...
Trump Handed Syria to Turkish Dictator Erdogan and Helped ISIS in the Process
Former US president Barack Obama promised that if evidence emerged proving that Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons on the Syrian people, the US would...
The Decline and Fall of Tolerance
There was a time, not that long ago, when liberalism meant open-mindedness, even freedom of speech. Not any longer. Thoughtful and tolerant discourse has now...
Trump and North Korea: Back to Square One?
On April 27, 2018, Kim Jong-un crossed the demarcation line to South Korea to meet with Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president. As this was...
The Palestinian Authority Prefers Conflict With Israel Over COVID-19 Mitigation
Instead of working collaboratively with Israel to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Palestinian leaders are choosing to incite violence against the Jewish state through baseless conspiracy...
Why We Fast: To Learn the Dangers of Jewish Division
On the Seventeenth of Tammuz, we began the period known as the Three Weeks that culminate in the fast of the Ninth of Av (this...
Does Kabbalah Suggest a New Approach to Antisemitism?
The maelstrom of a global pandemic has not kept antisemites and Jew-haters quiet. On Twitter, the antisemitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, which was originally used to accuse...
A World in Chaos
When my last op-ed was published at the end of March, the coronavirus appeared to be under control in Israel and a national unity government...
Head of PA’s Mission to UK Lies and Distorts 1948 History
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, published a piece in The Times (“Despite Israel’s efforts, Palestinians are going nowhere,” July 22)...
What Israel Means to Judaism Today
I have just returned from a three-week trip to Israel. I was there to accompany our son Meir as he begins his incredible voyage as...
UN Official Blames Palestinians for Their Economic, Health Problems
The United Nations will always be anti-Israel, but it is still refreshing when a UN official notes that the Palestinian leadership is failing its people. Earlier...
Was Iranian Uranium Enrichment Plant at Natanz Sabotaged?
Both Israel and the US have a clear interest in halting Iran’s dogged quest for a nuclear bomb, and both likely possess technological and intelligence...
Meet Max Strasser, Israel Critic on Ascent at Post-Bari Weiss New York Times
With the departure of outspoken Zionist Bari Weiss from The New York Times editorial page staff, the go-to-editor on Israel-related matters at one of world’s...
