Commentary
Newly Declassified Documents on the CIA, the Partition of Palestine, and the Creation of Israel
In The Arab Lobby, I documented the efforts of Arabists in the State Department to prevent the partition of Palestine primarily because of concern...
Why Anti-Zionism Is Worse Than Antisemitism
There is currently a noisy and often bitter debate over the issue of anti-Zionism and antisemitism. The vast majority of the Jewish community, which remains resolutely Zionist despite rumors to the contrary, sees anti-Zionism as...
Trump’s Disgraceful Letter to Erdogan
It is no wonder that every person and news outlet that saw Donald Trump’s letter to Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan thought it was a joke. When it was confirmed that the letter was indeed...
Political Islam Is Declining in the Middle East
Few live images were more dramatic than the collapse and death of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, the first-ever Muslim Brotherhood head of state, in a transparent glass cage on June 17, 2019, during his...
Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Orthodox Women on Simchat Torah
JNS.org - The essence of Simchat Torah is the completion of the reading of the...
Twitter, YouTube Pull No Punches With David Duke
As David Duke remains in the news, a few social media powerhouses made it clearer...
Abbas Doesn’t Allow Palestinians to Go to Israeli Hospitals — Unless They’re His Friends
Israel's Kan network has an expose on how the Palestinian Authority (PA) is endangering their...
Israeli Politicians Must Be Careful With Their Words
Many politicians have things to apologize for, and there's no time like the days after...
When the Dust Settles in Syria…
JNS.org - To speak about Kurds has suddenly become a cry in favor of human...
Newly Declassified Documents on the CIA, the Partition of Palestine, and the Creation of Israel
In The Arab Lobby, I documented the efforts of Arabists in the State Department to prevent the partition of Palestine primarily because of concern that...
Why Anti-Zionism Is Worse Than Antisemitism
There is currently a noisy and often bitter debate over the issue of anti-Zionism and antisemitism. The vast majority of the Jewish community, which remains...
Trump’s Disgraceful Letter to Erdogan
It is no wonder that every person and news outlet that saw Donald Trump’s letter to Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan thought it was a...
Political Islam Is Declining in the Middle East
Few live images were more dramatic than the collapse and death of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, the first-ever Muslim Brotherhood head of state, in...
Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Orthodox Women on Simchat Torah
JNS.org - The essence of Simchat Torah is the completion of the reading of the Torah scroll, and the joy and celebration that naturally ensues...
Twitter, YouTube Pull No Punches With David Duke
As David Duke remains in the news, a few social media powerhouses made it clearer that his presence on their platforms may not be viable...
Abbas Doesn’t Allow Palestinians to Go to Israeli Hospitals — Unless They’re His Friends
Israel's Kan network has an expose on how the Palestinian Authority (PA) is endangering their citizens' lives by forbidding their people to be treated in...
Israeli Politicians Must Be Careful With Their Words
Many politicians have things to apologize for, and there's no time like the days after Yom Kippur. Jews around the world recently pounded their chests at...
When the Dust Settles in Syria…
JNS.org - To speak about Kurds has suddenly become a cry in favor of human rights and self-determination by the Western press, and rightly so:...
Why America Can’t Escape the Middle East
JNS.org - The excuses President Donald Trump and his loyal fans continue to put forward for his disastrous decision to give Turkey a green light...
New York Times Readers Offer Vicious Responses to Articles by Israelis
In at least two recent cases, articles in The New York Times by Israeli authors were greeted by responses from Times readers who insisted that...
It’s Time for Prime Minister Netanyahu to Resign
Prime Minister Netanyahu: It is time for you to reflect on where you stand and how best to serve the country you care about in a...
Why Do People Sin?
Next week, we will restart the annual Torah reading cycle, which always reminds me of sin -- Adam and Eve and all that. What an...
Would UMinn Host a KKK Conference?
In a statement, the UMinn president justified allowing an upcoming KKK conference on campus: “The First Amendment protects even the most heinous speech and while...
