Commentary
Coronavirus Brings Back Memories of Living Through War
The new realities of life in the times of coronavirus, social distancing, restless children at home, and empty shelves at grocery stores, are conjuring...
Past Pandemics Spurred Violent Antisemitism. Prepare for More
Recent days have seen an outbreak of antisemitism related to the coronavirus and Covid-19. The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that fights bigotry, reports, “Extremists hope the virus kills Jews, but they are also using its...
The Palestinians Have Revealed Their Plan for Peace: More War
JNS.org - Palestinian Arabs have expressed, in landslide numbers, that their preferred path forward is “armed struggle” against Israel. They overwhelmingly reject the Trump “Peace to Prosperity” plan, and have decided that their rejectionist stance...
Islamists Call Coronavirus a Zionist-American Conspiracy
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeps across the world, some Islamists are pushing a theory that God is punishing infidels for disobeying his commands. They note that the virus broke out in Wuhan, China, and...
After Coronavirus, the Mask Is Off at the Quincy Institute
We ought to thank Sarah Leah Whitson, Managing Director for Research and Policy at the...
The Truth About Israeli Female Political Representation
A March 14 Independent op-ed by the leader of the Israeli women’s party, Kol...
Russia’s Shift From ‘Greater Europe’ to ‘Greater Asia’
When the Ukraine crisis broke out in 2014, political analysts pointed out, quite rightly, that...
Time for a ‘Manhattan Project’ Against Epidemic Disease
Fareed Zakaria, interviewing medical expert Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN on March 1, remarked that...
Jewish Responsibility to Support Asian-Americans During Coronavirus Crisis
In recent weeks, we’ve seen an unprecedented epidemic of the coronavirus spread across the world....
Coronavirus Brings Back Memories of Living Through War
The new realities of life in the times of coronavirus, social distancing, restless children at home, and empty shelves at grocery stores, are conjuring up...
Past Pandemics Spurred Violent Antisemitism. Prepare for More
Recent days have seen an outbreak of antisemitism related to the coronavirus and Covid-19. The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that fights bigotry, reports, “Extremists hope...
The Palestinians Have Revealed Their Plan for Peace: More War
JNS.org - Palestinian Arabs have expressed, in landslide numbers, that their preferred path forward is “armed struggle” against Israel. They overwhelmingly reject the Trump “Peace...
Islamists Call Coronavirus a Zionist-American Conspiracy
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeps across the world, some Islamists are pushing a theory that God is punishing infidels for disobeying his commands. They...
After Coronavirus, the Mask Is Off at the Quincy Institute
We ought to thank Sarah Leah Whitson, Managing Director for Research and Policy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft -- the gathering place for...
The Truth About Israeli Female Political Representation
A March 14 Independent op-ed by the leader of the Israeli women’s party, Kol Hanashim (Voices of Women), titled “The sad lesson I learned...
Russia’s Shift From ‘Greater Europe’ to ‘Greater Asia’
When the Ukraine crisis broke out in 2014, political analysts pointed out, quite rightly, that Russia without Ukraine would become more Asian. With the country’s...
Time for a ‘Manhattan Project’ Against Epidemic Disease
Fareed Zakaria, interviewing medical expert Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN on March 1, remarked that our response to the coronavirus seems to be little different...
Jewish Responsibility to Support Asian-Americans During Coronavirus Crisis
In recent weeks, we’ve seen an unprecedented epidemic of the coronavirus spread across the world. Unfortunately, we’ve also seen a spike in anti-Asian violence and...
The Struggle for Israel’s Jewish Soul
From its outset, the Zionist movement was committed to full civil and religious equality for the non-Jewish minority in the future Jewish state (as stipulated...
Iran Is a Mess, but This Creates Strategic Opportunities for Israel
JNS.org - The Islamic Republic of Iran has solidified its position as the greatest threat to the world with a confluence of belligerent policies and...
Syria Has Far More Female Palestinian Prisoners Than Israel — but No One Cares
I have seen scores of articles, tweets, and protests about how Israel holds large numbers of Palestinian women prisoners, and how they are supposedly mistreated. But...
After Soleimani Killing, Putin’s Role Will Grow in Iran
As the emotional tide following the January killing of Iran's Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani ebbs, we have a clearer perspective on what the event...
Dangerous Streamlining in the IDF
Each year, amid budget deliberations, Finance Ministry officials demand that the IDF do some streamlining. The streamlining processes conducted in recent decades, which focused on...
