Commentary
Russia’s Deal With Iran and Middle East Peace
According to Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, Russia is close to signing a comprehensive treaty with Iran that will include defense cooperation. At the...
South Africa Is Becoming Another Front in the War Against Israel
Amid growing instability across the world, South Africa is playing a key role in the tectonic geopolitical shifts underway, recently supporting Iranian membership in BRICS, the Russian-led Global South economic club. With its bogus genocide charges...
Israel Isn’t Violating International Law; Hezbollah Is Putting Civilians at Risk
A PBS Newshour report on October 22 about the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah incorrectly claimed that Israel’s “attacking medical workers and striking health care facilities are war crimes.” But this is not an accurate...
What Would Matt Baldacci Do? The Collaborator Mentality Returns
JNS.org - Like many Jews of my generation, born during a period when antisemitism was largely depicted as a historical phenomenon and any manifestations were seen as an unfortunate aberration, I would occasionally wonder how...
The UNRWA Meltdown
JNS.org - If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the...
Iran’s Missile Program Set Back, but Nuclear Threat Remains
JNS.org - Israel’s airstrikes on military targets in Iran on Oct. 25 damaged the Islamic...
The 21st-Century’s Great Flood
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the hero of this week’s Torah portion, Noah, needed...
Progress Requires Balance, and Change Must Be Accompanied by Caution
Let me introduce you to the Overton Window. It sounds like something out of a...
Unreported in the Western Media: Hezbollah Is Losing Popular Support in Lebanon
If one were to rely on the Western media for an assessment of the degree...
Russia’s Deal With Iran and Middle East Peace
According to Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, Russia is close to signing a comprehensive treaty with Iran that will include defense cooperation. At the moment,...
South Africa Is Becoming Another Front in the War Against Israel
Amid growing instability across the world, South Africa is playing a key role in the tectonic geopolitical shifts underway, recently supporting Iranian membership in BRICS,...
Israel Isn’t Violating International Law; Hezbollah Is Putting Civilians at Risk
A PBS Newshour report on October 22 about the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah incorrectly claimed that Israel’s “attacking medical workers and striking health care...
What Would Matt Baldacci Do? The Collaborator Mentality Returns
JNS.org - Like many Jews of my generation, born during a period when antisemitism was largely depicted as a historical phenomenon and any manifestations were...
The UNRWA Meltdown
JNS.org - If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations...
Iran’s Missile Program Set Back, but Nuclear Threat Remains
JNS.org - Israel’s airstrikes on military targets in Iran on Oct. 25 damaged the Islamic Regime’s missile program and air defenses, while demonstrating the Israeli...
The 21st-Century’s Great Flood
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the hero of this week’s Torah portion, Noah, needed a not-so-gentle push to get him into the Ark that...
Progress Requires Balance, and Change Must Be Accompanied by Caution
Let me introduce you to the Overton Window. It sounds like something out of a spy thriller, but it’s actually a brilliant way to understand...
Unreported in the Western Media: Hezbollah Is Losing Popular Support in Lebanon
If one were to rely on the Western media for an assessment of the degree of support among the Lebanese population for Hezbollah, it would...
Why Are Ivy League Schools Quietly Rewarding Student Anti-Israel Protest Leaders?
The past academic year saw an unsettling rise in antisemitism on American college campuses, as anti-Israel protests swept through some of the Nation’s most prestigious universities. Initially,...
Palestinian Authority Says It Still Gives Money (Not Just Aid) to Hamas Government in Gaza Strip
Despite the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s criticism of Hamas for the disaster and ruin it has brought to the Gaza Strip, the PA not only continues to...
A 2022 Hamas TV Show Displayed the Oct. 7 Massacre; Why Didn’t Anyone Pay Attention?
In 2022, Hamas TV produced a show whose plot described in chilling detail the approaching Hamas invasion, killings, and kidnappings in southern Israel on Oct....
As We Begin to Read the Torah Again, Let Us Reflect on What Has Changed — and What Hasn’t
In some fundamentalist religious circles, the word "evolution" is a term of abuse. To me, it is a word that -- apart from its many...
For the Sake of Israelis and Palestinians, Israel Must Completely Defeat Hamas in Gaza
It is fitting that Israeli soldiers finally killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the period between the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, and the...
