Commentary
Remembering a Jewish Crusader Against Racism
A gruff old professor when the “Jazz Age” of the 1920s opened, Franz Boas was nevertheless an intellectual trendsetter during that youth-oriented decade. Boas was...
The American House Is Burning
I have witnessed things this week that beggar the imagination. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marching through the streets of New York outraged at the senseless murder of George Floyd by police. Endless shops in...
Stop Attacking George Floyd Protests — Only Push Back on Anti-Israel Hate
As usual, anti-Israel extremists, especially some on the hard left, are trying to exploit the tragic and inexcusable death of George Floyd to level their typical baseless charges against Israel. Signs and chants at several...
Settlements and Sovereignty
As the Trump administration develops its plan, soon to be announced, for the extension of Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the West Bank, fury in the United States and among left-wing Israelis is reaching...
Turks Turn on Each Other — and the ‘Enemy Within’
For two despicable decades starting at the end of the 1960s, Italy was racked by...
Annexation vs. Sovereignty: Words Matter
JNS.org - Words matter. They drive narratives. They influence policy. And they shape people’s perceptions. The current...
If the PA Doesn’t Want to Disband After West Bank Move, What Options Does It Have?
JNS.org - Israel’s reported intention to apply sovereignty over some territories in Judea and Samaria is...
New York Times Article: ‘Nearly 30% of All Murder Cases in Iran Were Honor Killings’
The New York Times has a good article about the horrible “honor killing” of a...
The 12 Spies and the Coronavirus: What Stories Do We Tell?
In March 2020, whilst launching a new book, I took part in a BBC radio...
Remembering a Jewish Crusader Against Racism
A gruff old professor when the “Jazz Age” of the 1920s opened, Franz Boas was nevertheless an intellectual trendsetter during that youth-oriented decade. Boas was born...
The American House Is Burning
I have witnessed things this week that beggar the imagination. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marching through the streets of New York outraged at the...
Stop Attacking George Floyd Protests — Only Push Back on Anti-Israel Hate
As usual, anti-Israel extremists, especially some on the hard left, are trying to exploit the tragic and inexcusable death of George Floyd to level their...
Settlements and Sovereignty
As the Trump administration develops its plan, soon to be announced, for the extension of Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the West Bank, fury...
Turks Turn on Each Other — and the ‘Enemy Within’
For two despicable decades starting at the end of the 1960s, Italy was racked by the Anni di Piombo (Years of Lead). That era was...
Annexation vs. Sovereignty: Words Matter
JNS.org - Words matter. They drive narratives. They influence policy. And they shape people’s perceptions. The current debate over whether Israel’s proposed actions in Judea and Samaria...
If the PA Doesn’t Want to Disband After West Bank Move, What Options Does It Have?
JNS.org - Israel’s reported intention to apply sovereignty over some territories in Judea and Samaria is provoking a storm in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Jordan,...
New York Times Article: ‘Nearly 30% of All Murder Cases in Iran Were Honor Killings’
The New York Times has a good article about the horrible “honor killing” of a 14-year old girl by her father, because she had a...
The 12 Spies and the Coronavirus: What Stories Do We Tell?
In March 2020, whilst launching a new book, I took part in a BBC radio program along with Mervyn King, who had been governor of...
An Insider’s Look at Infighting in the White House
Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump by Tevi Troy (Regnery, 2020) In a new, partially insider history book of the White...
Some Sobering Medication for Khamenei’s Tweet on Israel
JNS.org - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, recently took to Twitter and compared the creation of the State of Israel to the...
The Passion and Modern-Day Christian Antisemitism
What does primitive medieval antisemitism have to do with us here and now? The Passion Play, or Easter pageant, is a traditional Christian drama about the...
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Mention history, and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation and folks might start running for the...
Palestinians Ramp Up Incitement to Murder Jews
Ever since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, many influential Palestinians have maliciously spread the lie that Israel is using the virus as a biological...
