Commentary
Nazi Headstones and Confederate Statues Should Be Treated the Same
JNS.org - The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreed recently to the removal of a small number of headstones in US military cemeteries...
Don’t Legalize Marijuana in Israel
JNS.org - It is sad that in a time of disputes on issues of the utmost importance to Israel, the parties that control its unity government have managed to agree on only one subject: the...
Do Jordanians Want a Palestinian State?
Israel is reportedly considering applying sovereignty to territory in the West Bank. King Abdullah II of Jordan and his foreign minister both strongly oppose the annexation and describe it as illegal. There are reports that...
Germany and the Jews: Hope That People Can Change
In the wake of the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust, it was anything but obvious that a Jewish group would seek to engage post-war Germany. But that’s exactly what the American Jewish Committee (AJC) did....
An Open Letter to Eliot Engel’s Primary Opponent
Mr. Bowman, News reports indicate that you were recently endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) (D-NY),...
Dear Jews: The Summer of 2020 Is Not About Us
JNS.org - An extraordinary moment has arisen in America that taps into a deep history...
The New Iconoclasm: Down With Jefferson, Up With Sharpton
Rarely a week passes without dramatic pictures on TV and in the press of sledgehammers...
Jews Should Not Help ‘Tear It All Down’
JNS.org - As long as we’re tearing down monuments and statues to alleged racists, why...
As Pandemic Uncertainties Continue, Summer Gets a Dose of Virtual Camp
JNS.org - This past March, when the reality of no school and parents working from...
Nazi Headstones and Confederate Statues Should Be Treated the Same
JNS.org - The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreed recently to the removal of a small number of headstones in US military cemeteries that...
Don’t Legalize Marijuana in Israel
JNS.org - It is sad that in a time of disputes on issues of the utmost importance to Israel, the parties that control its unity...
Do Jordanians Want a Palestinian State?
Israel is reportedly considering applying sovereignty to territory in the West Bank. King Abdullah II of Jordan and his foreign minister both strongly oppose the...
Germany and the Jews: Hope That People Can Change
In the wake of the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust, it was anything but obvious that a Jewish group would seek to engage post-war Germany....
An Open Letter to Eliot Engel’s Primary Opponent
Mr. Bowman, News reports indicate that you were recently endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) (D-NY), whose record on Israel is deeply distressing and disappointing. Following...
Dear Jews: The Summer of 2020 Is Not About Us
JNS.org - An extraordinary moment has arisen in America that taps into a deep history of racism that predates the birth of our country. But instead...
The New Iconoclasm: Down With Jefferson, Up With Sharpton
Rarely a week passes without dramatic pictures on TV and in the press of sledgehammers taken to heroes of the Old Confederacy, along with new...
Jews Should Not Help ‘Tear It All Down’
JNS.org - As long as we’re tearing down monuments and statues to alleged racists, why not trash the antisemites while we’re at it? That’s the attitude...
As Pandemic Uncertainties Continue, Summer Gets a Dose of Virtual Camp
JNS.org - This past March, when the reality of no school and parents working from home began to set in, a few young Jewish summer-camp...
Iran Trying to Return to ‘Business as Usual’ in Syria
When reports surface of Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria, that's usually a sign that Iran has once again been caught trying to turn...
More Antisemitic Activity at UMass Amherst Is Not a Surprise
This Holocaust Remembrance Day, as Israel and the rest of the world commemorated the six million Jews murdered in the Shoah, anti-Israel activists thought it...
Jeffrey Epstein and Maimonides
I needed distraction from hypocrisy, politics, demonstrations, and looting this past week, so I watched a series on Netflix called “Filthy Rich.” It is about...
The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Roger Waters
JNS.org - So -- what does Roger Waters think of music, his critics and the normal life we all want to get back to? We...
Iran’s Anti-Israel Bill: Desperation Masquerading as Legislation
Iran’s Majlis recently passed a law entitled “Countering Israel’s Actions” (Tarhe Moghabele ba Eghdamat Israel). Describing Israel as a virulent and malign state, the bill...
