Commentary
Why State Legislatures Must Support Israel and Fight Antisemitism
JNS.org - My first visit to Israel was incredible. It was a privilege to visit America’s closest ally in the Middle East as part...
Where Do We Go Now With Iran?
JNS.org - The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the longtime commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s Quds Force, has profoundly changed the playing field between the United States and Iran. For the first time...
Is the Mideast Heading for an Energy War?
JNS.org - It looks like the next war in the Middle East won’t be over water, but over gas -- control of the region’s natural gas resources and ways of supplying it to Europe. Water has...
Surveillance Thwarts Terrorism
JNS.org - When the police uncover a plot to carry out terrorism, the arrest usually makes a big splash in the news for a day or two, but then quickly fades from the headlines. The...
Peace for Israel Through Natural Gas?
Unlike Jordan, Egypt seems okay with purchasing natural gas from Israel: Israel and Egypt embarked on...
Mahmoud Abbas Is a Strategic Threat to Israel
The recent decision by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague...
The Hebrew Bible in American History
A fascinating collection of documents co-edited by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and three Yeshiva University colleagues...
Photo-Ops Notwithstanding, Iran Faces the US Alone
The era of superpower confrontation hardly elicits nostalgia. The Cold War did, however, possess one...
Israel’s Education Minister Gets Taught a Lesson on Tolerance and Religious Zealotry
JNS.org - Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz, an Orthodox rabbi and head of the right-wing...
Why State Legislatures Must Support Israel and Fight Antisemitism
JNS.org - My first visit to Israel was incredible. It was a privilege to visit America’s closest ally in the Middle East as part of...
Where Do We Go Now With Iran?
JNS.org - The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the longtime commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s Quds Force, has profoundly changed the playing field...
Is the Mideast Heading for an Energy War?
JNS.org - It looks like the next war in the Middle East won’t be over water, but over gas -- control of the region’s natural...
Surveillance Thwarts Terrorism
JNS.org - When the police uncover a plot to carry out terrorism, the arrest usually makes a big splash in the news for a day...
Peace for Israel Through Natural Gas?
Unlike Jordan, Egypt seems okay with purchasing natural gas from Israel: Israel and Egypt embarked on a new energy relationship Wednesday with the launch of a...
Mahmoud Abbas Is a Strategic Threat to Israel
The recent decision by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague to investigate Israel’s responsibility for “war crimes” against the Palestinians...
The Hebrew Bible in American History
A fascinating collection of documents co-edited by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and three Yeshiva University colleagues explores the genesis of the United States as the promised...
Photo-Ops Notwithstanding, Iran Faces the US Alone
The era of superpower confrontation hardly elicits nostalgia. The Cold War did, however, possess one redeeming quality: clarity. It was relatively easy to identify friends,...
Israel’s Education Minister Gets Taught a Lesson on Tolerance and Religious Zealotry
JNS.org - Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz, an Orthodox rabbi and head of the right-wing Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) Party, indicated this week -- for...
Taking Out Soleimeini Should Never Have Been a Question
JNS.org - Apparently, the most unlearned lesson from 9/11 is that when the head of a terror network tries to blow up an iconic American...
In Arab Countries, Restoring Synagogues Means Never Saying Sorry for Past Crimes
JNS.org - Last week, to much fanfare, the largest synagogue in the Middle East was reopened in Alexandria, Egypt. Some 300 guests, including Egyptian Antiquities...
Remembering the Ethnic Cleansing of Egypt’s Jews
A January 13 article in the UK outlet The Times (“Prayers to be held as Jews mark return of synagogue”) touched upon the fact that...
Soleimani and Israel
In parts of the Mideast where there are Shiite Muslims, Iranian General Qassem Soleimani -- the terrorist organizer of Shiite militias region-wide -- was mourned....
Soleimani’s Killing Dramatically Improves Odds for Middle East Peace
JNS.org - In the immediate aftermath of the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the media were aflame with predictions that World War...
