Commentary
America, Israel, and Original Sin
JNS.org - In one corner, you have the features of universal liberty: freedom of conscience, a free press, the right to own property, the...
The US Finally Begins to Stand Up to the ICC
JNS.org - Wars are contests of wills, and Americans have long had enemies who use guns and bombs in an attempt to force us to submit to their will. But some adversaries take more creative...
‘Cancel Culture’ Should Include Antisemitism as Well as Racism
JNS.org - In the weeks since the brutal and unjustified killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, America has been undergoing what The New York Times approvingly called a “reckoning” that marks a...
Why Annexation Is the Wrong Move
The Middle East is a hotbed region for contested debate. And yet, conversations about the Middle East often lack nuance -- and even the nuanced discussions omit many important details. Today's challenge: the State of Israel...
Ice Cube, Louis Farrakhan, and Antisemitism
Many newspapers and magazines appear baffled by the rapper Ice Cube’s June 10th tweet of...
Changing the Hamas Equation
JNS.org - The mortar fire from Gaza into Israel on Tuesday night very aptly illustrates...
IDF Shares Pandemic Insights With Militaries Across the Globe
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has in recent days held a video conference...
Korach and the Failure of Anarchy
Those familiar with the history of British cinema will certainly have heard of a genre...
Why Is the Status of the West Bank Such a Charged Issue?
JNS.org - Why is the future of the West Bank (also known as Judea and...
America, Israel, and Original Sin
JNS.org - In one corner, you have the features of universal liberty: freedom of conscience, a free press, the right to own property, the right...
The US Finally Begins to Stand Up to the ICC
JNS.org - Wars are contests of wills, and Americans have long had enemies who use guns and bombs in an attempt to force us to...
‘Cancel Culture’ Should Include Antisemitism as Well as Racism
JNS.org - In the weeks since the brutal and unjustified killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, America has been undergoing what The...
Why Annexation Is the Wrong Move
The Middle East is a hotbed region for contested debate. And yet, conversations about the Middle East often lack nuance -- and even the nuanced...
Ice Cube, Louis Farrakhan, and Antisemitism
Many newspapers and magazines appear baffled by the rapper Ice Cube’s June 10th tweet of an image of a Jewish Star of David with a...
Changing the Hamas Equation
JNS.org - The mortar fire from Gaza into Israel on Tuesday night very aptly illustrates why Israel needs a strategic change, which applying sovereignty in...
IDF Shares Pandemic Insights With Militaries Across the Globe
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has in recent days held a video conference -- the first of its kind -- with militaries around...
Korach and the Failure of Anarchy
Those familiar with the history of British cinema will certainly have heard of a genre of films known as the Ealing Comedies, a series of...
Why Is the Status of the West Bank Such a Charged Issue?
JNS.org - Why is the future of the West Bank (also known as Judea and Samaria) such a critical issue for Israel? Why does it...
The Palestinian Issue Is Not the Crux of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
In 2020, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and other pro-US Arab countries base their national security policy on issues that substantially transcend the Palestinian issue....
Jewish Voice for Peace Tries to Walk Back Attacks on Israeli Police Training Amid Racial Protests
The focus on policing in America after the killing of George Floyd has finally shed light on the antisemitism behind a campaign developed in part...
Despite Progress, Canada Must Do More on Iran
JNS.org - Canadians are still waiting for answers on whether or not their government truly takes the threat of the Islamic Republic of Iran seriously. A...
There Is a ‘Critical Shortfall’ of US Weapons in Israel
JNS.org - A new paper released by the Jewish Institute for the National Security of America (JINSA) has called on the United States to fill...
Annexation Fulfills Zionist Dream
Yossi Klein Halevi has long been one of my favorite Israeli writers. Our shared New York boyhoods -- his in Brooklyn and mine in Queens...
