Commentary
Palestinians Threaten Red Cross Employees in Order to Support Terrorist Murderer
The International Committee of the Red Cross recently issued this statement: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) laments the misplaced public pressure directed...
World Bank Ignores Palestinian Authority ‘Play-to-Slay’ Crisis of Its Own Making
JNS.org - In a press release accompanying a new World Bank report assessing the Palestinian Authority (PA) economy, Kanthan Shankar, the World Bank’s country director for West Bank and Gaza, says the PA is having...
High School Students Demean the Holocaust
In suburban Colorado, high school students posted a picture on Snapchat under the caption: “Me and the boys bout to exterminate the Jews.” In an example of implausible deniability, the three students pictured blamed the...
Netanyahu’s Future Cloudy Amid Corruption Charges
JNS.org - This week, a legal proceeding is taking place that may have as much if not more to do with the future of Israel’s government as the stalemated negotiations to form a new governing...
Yom Kippur and Our Inescapable Relationship With God
Every year, for one full 25-hour day, Jews across the world reflect and pray. That...
The Torah as God’s Song
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commandments,...
The Invincible Sultan: Is Erdogan Losing His Populist Charm?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaves like a cornered cat when it comes to regional...
Putin Tries to Manipulate and Exploit Gulf Tensions
Vladimir Putin, eager to capitalize on escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, looks like he...
Unity and Compromise Are Needed in Israel — and Everywhere
There are those who see compromise as surrender, weakness, or defeat. But that could not...
Palestinians Threaten Red Cross Employees in Order to Support Terrorist Murderer
The International Committee of the Red Cross recently issued this statement: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) laments the misplaced public pressure directed towards...
World Bank Ignores Palestinian Authority ‘Play-to-Slay’ Crisis of Its Own Making
JNS.org - In a press release accompanying a new World Bank report assessing the Palestinian Authority (PA) economy, Kanthan Shankar, the World Bank’s country director...
High School Students Demean the Holocaust
In suburban Colorado, high school students posted a picture on Snapchat under the caption: “Me and the boys bout to exterminate the Jews.” In an...
Netanyahu’s Future Cloudy Amid Corruption Charges
JNS.org - This week, a legal proceeding is taking place that may have as much if not more to do with the future of Israel’s...
Yom Kippur and Our Inescapable Relationship With God
Every year, for one full 25-hour day, Jews across the world reflect and pray. That day is called Yom Kippur. On Yom Kippur, one’s fate for...
The Torah as God’s Song
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commandments, Moses gave them the final mitzvah: “Now therefore write down...
The Invincible Sultan: Is Erdogan Losing His Populist Charm?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaves like a cornered cat when it comes to regional politics: he acts savagely and erratically, lashing out at both...
Putin Tries to Manipulate and Exploit Gulf Tensions
Vladimir Putin, eager to capitalize on escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, looks like he could use a marketing and reputation management adviser. When Saudi Arabia’s...
Unity and Compromise Are Needed in Israel — and Everywhere
There are those who see compromise as surrender, weakness, or defeat. But that could not be farther from the truth. Wednesday marked the 2,600th anniversary of...
Progress on Antisemitism and BDS at the UN and Women’s March
In the war against BDS, the most recent development in academia was the Department of Education censure of Duke University and the University of North...
Alison Chabloz and the Criminalization of Holocaust Denial
Late last month, a musician named Alison Chabloz was sent to prison in the United Kingdom for violating the terms of an earlier court decision...
We Must Work Together So That All Yeshiva Students Get a Dual Education
In last week's Torah reading, Moshe Rabbeinu commands us to choose life -- “Uvacharta Bachaim.” From this, the Talmud Yerushalmi in Kiddushin derives that a...
While Erdogan Slammed Israel at the UN, Turkish Support for Terror Was Revealed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his United Nations General Assembly speech last week to blast Israel as the cause of "injustice" in the Middle...
Can You Forgive Your Political Foes? And Can They Forgive You?
JNS.org - As the year 5780 begins, political division is the predominant theme in both Israel and the United States. In Israel, two attempts to elect...
