Commentary
New York Times News Article Awards West Bank Land to Palestinians
A New York Times news article by Patrick Kingsley reports on the results of Israel’s elections. It says in part, “Mr. Netanyahu has shored up...
Racist, Far-Right Website Peddling Antisemitism Must Be Banned
Have you heard that Pokemon Go is an elaborate conspiracy to kill Christians? Or that US government death squads murdered former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia? Or that the Israelis were responsible for the 2020 Iowa...
Who’s the Real Cause of Gaza’s Misery? Surprise: It’s Not Israel!
JNS.org - With the launching of more missiles and balloon-bombs from Gaza into Israel, some media are again fulminating about how Israel has turned Gaza into “the world’s largest open-air prison.” Of course, the reasoning...
Three Israeli Elections Reconfirm Two Basic Facts
JNS.org - It took Israeli politics nearly a year to get back to square one. That’s the basic fact to understand about the third round of general voting held within a year. While Prime Minister Benjamin...
Is American Jewish History Worth Telling?
Last June, I was asked to help plan the future of the National Museum of...
Parshat Tetzaveh: Dressing to Impress
Tetzaveh, with its elaborate description of the “sacred vestments” which the Priests and the High...
Amid Positive Outlook on Its US Position, Russia Faces Troubles at Home
In a change from recent years, internal developments in Russia are likelier to be far...
‘Seattle’s Jeremiah’: A Half-Century of Defending Israel
His hometown newspaper calls him “Seattle’s Jeremiah.” An Israeli publication once hailed him as “Jewry’s...
Israel’s First World Problems Are Real, but So Is Its Progress
JNS.org - Spend enough time in Israel not immersed in history and sight-seeing or being...
New York Times News Article Awards West Bank Land to Palestinians
A New York Times news article by Patrick Kingsley reports on the results of Israel’s elections. It says in part, “Mr. Netanyahu has shored up his...
Racist, Far-Right Website Peddling Antisemitism Must Be Banned
Have you heard that Pokemon Go is an elaborate conspiracy to kill Christians? Or that US government death squads murdered former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia?...
Who’s the Real Cause of Gaza’s Misery? Surprise: It’s Not Israel!
JNS.org - With the launching of more missiles and balloon-bombs from Gaza into Israel, some media are again fulminating about how Israel has turned Gaza...
Three Israeli Elections Reconfirm Two Basic Facts
JNS.org - It took Israeli politics nearly a year to get back to square one. That’s the basic fact to understand about the third round of...
Is American Jewish History Worth Telling?
Last June, I was asked to help plan the future of the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) as it was nearing the 10th...
Parshat Tetzaveh: Dressing to Impress
Tetzaveh, with its elaborate description of the “sacred vestments” which the Priests and the High Priest wore “for glory and for splendor,” seems to run...
Amid Positive Outlook on Its US Position, Russia Faces Troubles at Home
In a change from recent years, internal developments in Russia are likelier to be far more significant for the country this year than geopolitical shifts...
‘Seattle’s Jeremiah’: A Half-Century of Defending Israel
His hometown newspaper calls him “Seattle’s Jeremiah.” An Israeli publication once hailed him as “Jewry’s premier polemicist.” For half a century, Edward Alexander has been...
Israel’s First World Problems Are Real, but So Is Its Progress
JNS.org - Spend enough time in Israel not immersed in history and sight-seeing or being awed by its spiritual and physical beauty, and you can...
The Gaza Time Bomb Ticks Faster Than Solutions Can Emerge
Although the moment may come in which significant military action becomes inevitable to stop armed attacks on Israelis from Gaza, Israeli governments must exercise patience,...
Rabbi Believes Bernie’s Big Lie About AIPAC
The radical anti-Israel group IfNotNow gloated last week on its Facebook page about a prominent recruit to its campaign to boycott the AIPAC conference. IfNotNow...
Looking at Rivalries in the White House, From Truman to Trump
Casey Stengel (actually) said that the secret to management is keeping the five guys who hate you from the four guys who haven’t made up...
AIPAC Confounds the Critics
You know the old saw that there are only two certainties in life -- death and taxes. Well, let me add a third. Every year,...
Purim, AIPAC, Bernie, Biden, and Bibi
JNS.org - It was one of those weeks where every day brought another great idea for a column. First, I attended an insightful lecture by...
