Commentary
Jews Need Diaspora Communities
Many, if not most Zionists, would agree that making aliyah to Israel is the most Zionist thing you can do. I am a Zionist, so...
Who in the Black Community Will Speak Out Against Farrakhan’s Hate?
“The only two certainties in life are death and taxes” was coined by Benjamin Franklin, and few can doubt its veracity. Today, it might be revised to add a third certainty: Louis Farrakhan is an...
The Attacks on the Uniqueness of the Holocaust
The memory of the Holocaust has been under assault for decades from all sides: the extreme right, the extreme left, and parts of the Islamic world. A common tactic is to assert that the Holocaust...
No One Will Change Your Life Like a Teacher
There are moments when Divine Providence touches you on the shoulder and makes you see a certain truth with blazing clarity. Let me share with you such a moment that happened to me this morning. For...
Peter Beinart’s ‘Peace’ Plan Is Similar to Hamas’
Does Peter Beinart's peace plan for Israel resemble Hamas'? In 2017, Hamas famously took out the...
Former College Professor Is a Rabid Antisemite — and Must Be Condemned
JNS.org - Former adjunct professor at the University of Texas (UT) Spencer Wells went on...
Is the US Strategy on China Creating an Opening for Russia and Iran?
The world is in flux. Global geopolitical trends that existed before the onset of the...
Learning From the Past: Reckless Jewish Kings Through the Ages
The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz that we have just passed initiates a three-week...
Jews Need Diaspora Communities
Many, if not most Zionists, would agree that making aliyah to Israel is the most Zionist thing you can do. I am a Zionist, so it...
Who in the Black Community Will Speak Out Against Farrakhan’s Hate?
“The only two certainties in life are death and taxes” was coined by Benjamin Franklin, and few can doubt its veracity. Today, it might be...
The Attacks on the Uniqueness of the Holocaust
The memory of the Holocaust has been under assault for decades from all sides: the extreme right, the extreme left, and parts of the Islamic...
No One Will Change Your Life Like a Teacher
There are moments when Divine Providence touches you on the shoulder and makes you see a certain truth with blazing clarity. Let me share with...
Peter Beinart’s ‘Peace’ Plan Is Similar to Hamas’
Does Peter Beinart's peace plan for Israel resemble Hamas'? In 2017, Hamas famously took out the blatantly antisemitic language in its manifesto that was supposed-to-but-not-really replace...
Former College Professor Is a Rabid Antisemite — and Must Be Condemned
JNS.org - Former adjunct professor at the University of Texas (UT) Spencer Wells went on a recent Twitter tirade against Israelis. Wells, who also served...
Is the US Strategy on China Creating an Opening for Russia and Iran?
The world is in flux. Global geopolitical trends that existed before the onset of the coronavirus will only intensify in its wake, and US-China competition...
America in Crisis
I was born in 1966, so I never witnessed the turmoil of that turbulent decade. But having read countless book on it, and spoken to...
Learning From the Past: Reckless Jewish Kings Through the Ages
The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz that we have just passed initiates a three-week period of mourning for the loss, twice, of Jerusalem and...
Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not lost a single election, including municipal elections and referenda, since his AKP (Justice and Development) party came to...
Beinart Has Reached His Yavne
JNS.org - Peter Beinart has laid out his political vision once again. Once again too, he trots out his ignorance, his serpentine reasoning and his...
Both Hero and Zero: Israel’s Strategic Incoherence
JNS.org - While Israelis are increasingly alarmed by the government’s loss of control over the coronavirus crisis, different events suggest that the country may have...
Are Jews Obligated to Support Reparations for African-Americans?
JNS.org - When writer Ta-Nehisi Coates made “The Case for Reparations” in The Atlantic in June 2014, few thought his idea had merit or had a...
How Israel Is Cultivating Peace During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has pillaged the global community. Everyone has been affected. In Israel, the disturbing side effects trickle down through society, and millions have...
