Commentary
The US Demands Israel Takes Its Side in the New Cold War With China
CTech - In Israel, defense has always been the number one item on the agenda, so when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made...
In a Time of Need, Jewish Teens Give Back
JNS.org - Tutor a kid in math. Paint a community center. Distribute challahs to the homebound. Raise money for trees in Israel. Upgrade your school’s (or shul’s) recycling program. Save the manatees. It seems that there...
Pandemic Slows — but Doesn’t Stop — Hamas’ Terror Industry
JNS.org - Hamas in the Gaza Strip has remained highly active in its efforts to plot and implement terror attacks in the West Bank. Its operatives have been working in the past few months to...
Prayer in the Time of Coronavirus
The great advantage of having to pray alone during this period of lockdown is that one can actually take the time to pay attention to the words being said, and to focus on their meaning...
How China Uses Russia to Counter America in the Middle East and Elsewhere
The interrelation of Russia, China, and the West (primarily the US) will largely dictate how...
Iran’s ‘Urgent’ Bill on Israel and ‘Palestine’ Shows the Regime’s Weakness
Iran’s parliament recently discussed a "very urgent" bill on Israel. The Islamic Republic News Agency said...
Yes — US Aid to Lebanon Funds Hezbollah
JNS.org - While the US-designated terror group Hezbollah has denied any direct connection to the...
Esther Safran Foer’s ‘Post-Holocaust Memoir’ Mixes Sadness, Smiles
Esther Safran Foer wrote her new “post-Holocaust memoir,” I Want You To Know We’re Still...
Christian Station ‘God TV’ Has No Place in Israel
First of all, I am by no means anti-Christian. I'm blessed to have friendships with...
The US Demands Israel Takes Its Side in the New Cold War With China
CTech - In Israel, defense has always been the number one item on the agenda, so when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a...
In a Time of Need, Jewish Teens Give Back
JNS.org - Tutor a kid in math. Paint a community center. Distribute challahs to the homebound. Raise money for trees in Israel. Upgrade your school’s...
Pandemic Slows — but Doesn’t Stop — Hamas’ Terror Industry
JNS.org - Hamas in the Gaza Strip has remained highly active in its efforts to plot and implement terror attacks in the West Bank. Its...
Prayer in the Time of Coronavirus
The great advantage of having to pray alone during this period of lockdown is that one can actually take the time to pay attention to...
How China Uses Russia to Counter America in the Middle East and Elsewhere
The interrelation of Russia, China, and the West (primarily the US) will largely dictate how Eurasia develops in the coming decades. Will the super-continent disintegrate...
Iran’s ‘Urgent’ Bill on Israel and ‘Palestine’ Shows the Regime’s Weakness
Iran’s parliament recently discussed a "very urgent" bill on Israel. The Islamic Republic News Agency said this week that the Iranian Shura Council had been “urgently”...
Yes — US Aid to Lebanon Funds Hezbollah
JNS.org - While the US-designated terror group Hezbollah has denied any direct connection to the Lebanese government, if a group of US lawmakers gets its...
Esther Safran Foer’s ‘Post-Holocaust Memoir’ Mixes Sadness, Smiles
Esther Safran Foer wrote her new “post-Holocaust memoir,” I Want You To Know We’re Still Here, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet the third paragraph of the...
Christian Station ‘God TV’ Has No Place in Israel
First of all, I am by no means anti-Christian. I'm blessed to have friendships with Christians from all walks of life, and we have always...
COVID-19: Let’s Prove Hobbes Wrong
Earlier this week, I stumbled across an absolutely remarkable article in The Guardian: “The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were...
The Jordan Valley Annexation Dilemma: A Realistic Approach
Article 29 of the national unity government agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White coalition, agreed to on...
Islamic Terrorists Target Europe — and Jews
Coronavirus isn't the only threat Europe is now facing. On Friday, police in Spain arrested a Moroccan man on suspicion he was planning a terrorist...
Church Leaders in Jerusalem Weigh in on Peace Process
The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem recently issued a statement warning Israel not to annex territory in the West Bank, because to do so would...
No Need for Hysteria About American Antisemitism
JNS.org - American Jews are more worried about antisemitism than at any time in recent memory. Recent surveys conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and...
