Commentary
Killing Soleimani Was the Moral Response to Genocide
While many Iranian officials have threatened genocide, Qassem Soleimani was actually tasked with it. As an architect of Bashar Assad’s genocidal war against the Syrian...
We Must Be Prepared and Trained — and Never Be Victims Again
The year was 1994. The place was Western Ukraine, formerly the Soviet Union. I was nearly 10-years old, but I vividly recall that evening. “We need to decide. Will it be Israel or America?” my...
How Will the IAEA’s New Director-General Cope With Iran?
When the IAEA was established in 1957, its objectives were to ensure the peaceful application of nuclear energy and protect the safety of nuclear facilities and materials. In addition, it was responsible for safeguarding against...
Arab States Have Everything to Gain From Normalization With Israel
As an Arab activist and writer, I call on the Arab world to normalize relations with Israel -- a move that would be almost entirely to our benefit alone. Israel would gain very little from...
Never Again, Circa 2020
What does the phrase “Never Again” mean to you? And what should it mean to...
From the Levant to Iraq, Israel Is Also Countering Iran
While the recent US military action against Iran and Iranian-affiliated targets marks a significant development,...
Israel Could Be Key to 2020 Middle East Geopolitics
The geopolitics of the Middle East are changing rapidly, and competition among the key players...
Don’t Confuse Me With Facts: It’s Always About the ‘Occupation’
JNS.org - Like clockwork, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent observation that “the establishment...
Nikki Haley, All-American
JNS.org - From 2017 to 2019, Nikki Haley served as United States ambassador to the...
Killing Soleimani Was the Moral Response to Genocide
While many Iranian officials have threatened genocide, Qassem Soleimani was actually tasked with it. As an architect of Bashar Assad’s genocidal war against the Syrian people,...
We Must Be Prepared and Trained — and Never Be Victims Again
The year was 1994. The place was Western Ukraine, formerly the Soviet Union. I was nearly 10-years old, but I vividly recall that evening. “We...
How Will the IAEA’s New Director-General Cope With Iran?
When the IAEA was established in 1957, its objectives were to ensure the peaceful application of nuclear energy and protect the safety of nuclear facilities...
Arab States Have Everything to Gain From Normalization With Israel
As an Arab activist and writer, I call on the Arab world to normalize relations with Israel -- a move that would be almost entirely...
Never Again, Circa 2020
What does the phrase “Never Again” mean to you? And what should it mean to Jews living in the United States in 2020? In light of...
From the Levant to Iraq, Israel Is Also Countering Iran
While the recent US military action against Iran and Iranian-affiliated targets marks a significant development, Israel also continues to be a leader when it comes...
Israel Could Be Key to 2020 Middle East Geopolitics
The geopolitics of the Middle East are changing rapidly, and competition among the key players is at a peak. The region straddles the three continents...
Don’t Confuse Me With Facts: It’s Always About the ‘Occupation’
JNS.org - Like clockwork, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent observation that “the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not,...
Nikki Haley, All-American
JNS.org - From 2017 to 2019, Nikki Haley served as United States ambassador to the United Nations, an institution that for decades has reeked of...
Is Europe Facing Another Decade of Jihad?
For most of Europe, the end of 2019 marked the close of a decade of jihad, of terrorist attacks in the streets, of bombers, shooters,...
Parshat Vayigash: The Power of Reinterpreting the Past
In this week's parsha, Joseph does something unusual. Revealing himself to his brothers, fully aware that they will suffer shock and then guilt as they...
Turkey Is Not — and Should Not Be — an American Ally
Will Turkey’s current hostility towards the West be long-lived, as is post-revolutionary Iran’s -- or will it fade with the inevitable demise of its mercurial...
Turkey, Libya, and the Struggle for the Mediterranean
JNS.org - Since it came to power in 2002, and especially under the leadership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the AKP Party, which has...
Palestinians in Search of an Identity
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, entering the 15th year of his four-year term, delights in identifying biblical Canaanites as the ancestors of the Palestinian people....
