Commentary
Trump’s Abandonment of the Kurds Should Scare Everyone
Fox News reports: The White House announced late Sunday that Turkey will soon move forward with a planned military operation in northeast Syria, as US...
Yom Kippur 1967: The Return to the Western Wall
On Yom Kippur in 1967, thousands arrived at the Western Wall for the concluding prayers and to hear the long awaited sound of the shofar. Prior to the advance of Israeli paratroopers into the Old City...
On the Eve of Yom Kippur, One Person Can Change the World
There is no disputing that the fast-paced, media-centric world of today has done a great disservice to how we focus our priorities. Certainly, it would be irresponsible to blame individuals for the fact that we...
The Repercussions of Israel’s Fractured Democracy
Israel is a democracy, and, like most parliamentary democracies, the party that wins a plurality of the vote typically ends up forming the government -- asking a few of the smaller parties to join a...
Is America ‘First’? Not Anymore
In the third year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the US continues to suffer from a...
Arab Plumbers in Haifa Refuse to Charge Holocaust Survivor
Here is a nice story that was only reported in the Hebrew-language media: Simon and Salim...
Can We Keep Politics Out of Yom Kippur?
JNS.org - Whether Donald Trump deserves to be impeached or not, with Yom Kippur just...
Whatever Happened to the Palestinian ‘Diplomatic Tsunami’?
JNS.org - It was only eight years ago that supporters of Israel were trembling at...
Today’s Jew-Hatred: The Sorry Tale of Two Photographs
JNS.org - As visitors to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem wind their way...
Trump’s Abandonment of the Kurds Should Scare Everyone
Fox News reports: The White House announced late Sunday that Turkey will soon move forward with a planned military operation in northeast Syria, as US troops...
Yom Kippur 1967: The Return to the Western Wall
On Yom Kippur in 1967, thousands arrived at the Western Wall for the concluding prayers and to hear the long awaited sound of the shofar. Prior...
On the Eve of Yom Kippur, One Person Can Change the World
There is no disputing that the fast-paced, media-centric world of today has done a great disservice to how we focus our priorities. Certainly, it would...
The Repercussions of Israel’s Fractured Democracy
Israel is a democracy, and, like most parliamentary democracies, the party that wins a plurality of the vote typically ends up forming the government --...
Is America ‘First’? Not Anymore
In the third year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the US continues to suffer from a negative global image. The world views Chinese and Russian leadership...
Arab Plumbers in Haifa Refuse to Charge Holocaust Survivor
Here is a nice story that was only reported in the Hebrew-language media: Simon and Salim Matri, Arab citizens of Israel, came to Haifa to do...
Can We Keep Politics Out of Yom Kippur?
JNS.org - Whether Donald Trump deserves to be impeached or not, with Yom Kippur just around the corner, the question on my mind is: How...
Whatever Happened to the Palestinian ‘Diplomatic Tsunami’?
JNS.org - It was only eight years ago that supporters of Israel were trembling at the possibility that support for the Jewish state would soon...
Today’s Jew-Hatred: The Sorry Tale of Two Photographs
JNS.org - As visitors to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem wind their way through the main exhibition, they are confronted by a series...
Britain’s Academic Left Expunges Jews From the Holocaust
The late Lucy Dawidowicz once referred, decades ago in a letter to me, to the widespread practice of stealing the Holocaust from its European Jewish...
The Washington Post Isn’t About to Let Facts Get in Its Way
JNS.org - The overwhelming majority of American Jews have a positive view of Israel. Yet, the overwhelming majority of opinion pieces and reporting from major...
Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Underscores Iran’s Weapons Proliferation Threat
The September 14 Iranian attack on a key Saudi Arabian oil facility serves as a warning about the Islamic Republic's radical intentions -- and its...
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? There Is No Answer.
For thousands of years, we have been asking why God lets bad things happen to good people and good things happen to very bad ones....
For Israeli Arabs, Violence Starts at Home
JNS.org - The death of Khair al-Din Hamdan, who was killed by police fire in the village of Kafr Kana in November 2014, resulted in...
