Commentary
Lithuania’s Past, Antisemitism, and Israel
Lithuanians generally prefer to approach their own history by honoring their fighters for resisting Soviet rule -- and ignoring their active collaboration with the...
Trump’s Mideast Moves Show Why Israeli Deterrence Is Crucial
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s latest Mideast decisions cast Israeli airstrikes in Syria and (reportedly) Iraq in a different light. Previously, these airstrikes seemed to be aimed solely at preventing Iran from establishing military infrastructure in...
From Congress to Classrooms: Reframing the Israel Narrative
JNS.org - Concern about resurgent antisemitism has been at a fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. In Britain, the veteran Jewish Labour MP Dame Louise Ellman resigned this week from the party to which she has...
The Scandal Continues at UMass Amherst
JNS.org - Kumble Subbaswamy, the chancellor of UMass Amherst, made $579,000 last year, and his boss, Marty Meehan, president of the UMass system, made more than $659,000. Between the two of them, they made more than...
Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Syria Are Guaranteed to Fail
JNS.org - The Trump administration has held numerous meetings with Taliban officials in an attempt...
The Big Winners in Syria: ISIS and Iran
JNS.org - The withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria and the abandonment of the...
Yom Kippur and the Lamb Chop
JNS.org - I knew the Kol Nidre crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably...
The Torah Is a Way to See the World
When I was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, I had...
Amid US Retreat, Iran’s Bad Behavior Seems to Be Paying Off
Notwithstanding Gulf suspicions that the US is gradually withdrawing from the Middle East, the possible...
Lithuania’s Past, Antisemitism, and Israel
Lithuanians generally prefer to approach their own history by honoring their fighters for resisting Soviet rule -- and ignoring their active collaboration with the Nazis....
Trump’s Mideast Moves Show Why Israeli Deterrence Is Crucial
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s latest Mideast decisions cast Israeli airstrikes in Syria and (reportedly) Iraq in a different light. Previously, these airstrikes seemed to be...
From Congress to Classrooms: Reframing the Israel Narrative
JNS.org - Concern about resurgent antisemitism has been at a fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. In Britain, the veteran Jewish Labour MP Dame Louise Ellman...
The Scandal Continues at UMass Amherst
JNS.org - Kumble Subbaswamy, the chancellor of UMass Amherst, made $579,000 last year, and his boss, Marty Meehan, president of the UMass system, made more...
Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Syria Are Guaranteed to Fail
JNS.org - The Trump administration has held numerous meetings with Taliban officials in an attempt to reach a compromise solution that would allow the United...
The Big Winners in Syria: ISIS and Iran
JNS.org - The withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria and the abandonment of the Kurds to the mercy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Yom Kippur and the Lamb Chop
JNS.org - I knew the Kol Nidre crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably expecting me to talk about big issues. Since I deal...
The Torah Is a Way to See the World
When I was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, I had wonderful friendships with other religious leaders, not least the two...
Amid US Retreat, Iran’s Bad Behavior Seems to Be Paying Off
Notwithstanding Gulf suspicions that the US is gradually withdrawing from the Middle East, the possible relocation to the US of some command and control operations...
Why Can’t Palestinians Talk with Jews About Coexistence Without Fearing for Their Lives?
Some local Palestinian leaders met with Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria on Wednesday to discuss issues they have in common, as well as coexistence. The...
BDS, Antisemitism, and Class
Class has emerged as one of the most important features of global politics. Predictably, antisemitism and the boycott-Israel movement are enmeshed in class-based patterns of...
After Trump’s Betrayal, Don’t Forget Jewish Ties to the Kurds
After Donald Trump essentially green-lit the mass slaughter of innocent Kurds, Israeli Jews and their Christian allies congregated in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to invoke...
Inside the Hebron Lions’ Den
The Lions’ Den, a fascinating collection of essays by journalist Susie Linfield, focuses on Zionism and the political left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky....
Trump Sends Kurds to the Slaughter: An Act of Betrayal and Infamy
Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria may well be remembered as one of the most egregious and inhuman disasters that he has undertaken...
