Commentary
Hebron Past and Present
In his run-up to the Israeli election Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron and the nearby settlement of...
Does Israel Need a Mutual Defense Pact with the United States?
JNS.org - Maybe it was just one more attempt to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win reelection. But whatever his motivation, President Donald Trump’s tweet that revealed he had discussed the possibility of a...
The American Left Is Not Truly Pro-Palestinian
JNS.org - As Israel headed into its second set of elections this year, the latest talking point of the American anti-Israel left was Benjamin Netanayahu’s pledge to formalize Israel’s sovereignty over the Jordan Valley. Some media...
Assad Is Trying to Stir Up Trouble Among Israel’s Druze
JNS.org - During the first week of September, a large group of Druze sheikhs from the Golan Heights sought to visit Syria, but were stopped by Israel. While the sheikhs claimed the visit was for...
Freedom for Venezuela Is a US and Moral Imperative
JNS.org - Venezuela is in crisis. Although the Trump administration has recognized Juan Guaidó as...
Aide Says Arafat Planned the Second Intifada as Early as 1997
Al Resalah has an interview with Bassam Abu Sharif, a political advisor to late Palestinian...
Why Israel Must Tolerate Hamas for Now
Israel’s inability to thwart Hamas on the Gaza front, even as it persistently worsens the...
New York Times Jerusalem Cable Car Story Sparks a Furor
A front-page New York Times article by the newspaper’s architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, attacking a...
Amid Violent Attacks, the Time for Jewish Unity Is Now
Yet another serious physical attack on a Jewish man took place on August 31. This...
Hebron Past and Present
In his run-up to the Israeli election Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron and the nearby settlement of Kiryat...
Does Israel Need a Mutual Defense Pact with the United States?
JNS.org - Maybe it was just one more attempt to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win reelection. But whatever his motivation, President Donald Trump’s...
The American Left Is Not Truly Pro-Palestinian
JNS.org - As Israel headed into its second set of elections this year, the latest talking point of the American anti-Israel left was Benjamin Netanayahu’s...
Assad Is Trying to Stir Up Trouble Among Israel’s Druze
JNS.org - During the first week of September, a large group of Druze sheikhs from the Golan Heights sought to visit Syria, but were stopped...
Freedom for Venezuela Is a US and Moral Imperative
JNS.org - Venezuela is in crisis. Although the Trump administration has recognized Juan Guaidó as acting president of Venezuela, despot and dictator Nicolas Maduro remains...
Aide Says Arafat Planned the Second Intifada as Early as 1997
Al Resalah has an interview with Bassam Abu Sharif, a political advisor to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. According to Abu Sharif, the Oslo Accords were...
Why Israel Must Tolerate Hamas for Now
Israel’s inability to thwart Hamas on the Gaza front, even as it persistently worsens the lives of the 20,000 Israeli citizens who live in the...
New York Times Jerusalem Cable Car Story Sparks a Furor
A front-page New York Times article by the newspaper’s architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, attacking a plan for a cable car in Jerusalem, is generating a...
Amid Violent Attacks, the Time for Jewish Unity Is Now
Yet another serious physical attack on a Jewish man took place on August 31. This time, it was in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. According...
The Jordan Valley Is Waiting for Zionist Action
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley is worthy of praise. The reasons for doing so were already evident to...
Why Is Keren Hayesod Honoring Vladimir Putin?
Keren Hayesod, known throughout the world as the United Israel Appeal, is a fundraising arm of the Zionist movement, established in 1920 to raise money...
Confusing Narratives 18 Years After 9/11
Last week, we honored the memories of heroes, first responders, and loved ones lost on September 11, 2001. It was a clarion call to remember not...
Democrats Imitate Donald Trump in Latest Debate
The gloves came off towards Joe Biden in the third Democratic debate, which featured a group of 10 candidates who qualified based on polling and...
Women’s March Taps Troubling Figure in Wake of Antisemitism Issues
The Washington Post reported something that looked like good news. Three board members at the national Women's March who were involved in a series of...
