Commentary
AIPAC Needs to Live Up to Being the ‘Pro-Israel Lobby’
JNS.org - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, recently made headlines in almost every major media outlet when it wrongly...
Emancipation, Empathy, Antisemitism, and America
JNS.org - In an interview with my colleague Benjamin Kerstein last week, Rabbi Eli Cohen, the executive director of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council in Brooklyn, NY, said something about the state of antisemitism...
Comparing Netanyahu and Ben-Gurion
JNS.org - Comparing any leader, however successful, with a “founding father” inevitably puts that leader at a disadvantage. Founding fathers of David Ben-Gurion’s ilk — such as George Washington, Kamal Atatürk, or Mao Zedong —...
Tolerating BDS as ‘Differing Views’ Flips Academic Freedom on Its Head
Who is the true arbiter of academic freedom? Earlier this month, a New York judge attempted to play that role, ordering Fordham University to recognize the pro-BDS student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The ruling occurred after...
Adam Kirsch, the Hope of Jewish-American Literature
There are few contemporary Jewish writers in the US I am interested in meeting. They...
Justice Demands Death Penalty for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
JNS.org - The reaction to the decision of the US Department of Justice to pursue...
Puncturing the Lie of Palestinian Identity
JNS.org - Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), recently claimed that the...
The Tlaib-Omar Show Was a BDS Masterstroke
It is a great and quintessentially Israeli irony that Arab members of the Knesset have...
The Torah Teaches That ‘Sight’ Is Unreliable
One of the primary sources of information at any trial is the testimony of witnesses...
AIPAC Needs to Live Up to Being the ‘Pro-Israel Lobby’
JNS.org - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, recently made headlines in almost every major media outlet when it wrongly and...
Emancipation, Empathy, Antisemitism, and America
JNS.org - In an interview with my colleague Benjamin Kerstein last week, Rabbi Eli Cohen, the executive director of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council...
Comparing Netanyahu and Ben-Gurion
JNS.org - Comparing any leader, however successful, with a “founding father” inevitably puts that leader at a disadvantage. Founding fathers of David Ben-Gurion’s ilk —...
Tolerating BDS as ‘Differing Views’ Flips Academic Freedom on Its Head
Who is the true arbiter of academic freedom? Earlier this month, a New York judge attempted to play that role, ordering Fordham University to recognize the pro-BDS student...
Adam Kirsch, the Hope of Jewish-American Literature
There are few contemporary Jewish writers in the US I am interested in meeting. They invariably use what Jewish religion they have to rebel against...
Justice Demands Death Penalty for Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
JNS.org - The reaction to the decision of the US Department of Justice to pursue the death penalty for Robert Bowers from the Jewish community...
Puncturing the Lie of Palestinian Identity
JNS.org - Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), recently claimed that the Palestinians were the descendants of the Canaanites. “This land is...
The Tlaib-Omar Show Was a BDS Masterstroke
It is a great and quintessentially Israeli irony that Arab members of the Knesset have repeatedly proposed establishing an official Nakba Day -- in other...
The Torah Teaches That ‘Sight’ Is Unreliable
One of the primary sources of information at any trial is the testimony of witnesses who “were there” -- who saw an event take place...
New York Times Issues a Bizarre BDS-Related Correction
The New York Times has issued a bizarre correction to an article about the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel. The correction, published on Aug....
Israel Can’t Treat Its Own Destruction as a Legitimate Aim
JNS.org - When Israel barred two US Congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it was a stupid decision. But after...
Winds of Change Are Blowing in the Arab-Israeli Street
JNS.org - Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh’s announcement that he would be willing to join, or at least support, a center-left government sent shock...
Fourteen Years Since the Destruction of Gush Katif
I am known to the public as the “commander of the disengagement forces.” If this were something to be proud of, it would be worth...
Gaza’s Interior Ministry Warns Reporters Not to Do Any Real Reporting on ISIS Attacks
In the wake of the bombings this week in Gaza that killed three policemen, Gaza's Interior Ministry issued an eight point statement that was light...
