Commentary
BBC ‘Homemade’ Palestinian Weapons Return to News Reporting
Back in November 2012, a BBC TV presenter told viewers that Hamas was "only" firing “home-made contraptions” at Israeli civilians. We wrote about that...
Rashida Tlaib Condemns Terror Attack — but Not Really
When is a “condemnation” of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack not a condemnation of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack? When Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is the person speaking. News media outlets are trumpeting what they say...
Israel Is Besting Iran in the Middle East, at Least For Now
JNS.org - Israel managed to thwart a terrorist attack by Iran’s Quds Force on Saturday night. The foiled attack, which was likely to have taken place well within Israeli territory by means of drones, was...
Anti-Jewish Discrimination at the Temple Mount
I recently returned from a visit with my children to Israel. Dominating certain news cycles was the fact that Israel refused entrance to Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. They both support...
Longtime American Jewish Leader, Lawyer Kenneth Bialkin, Is Mourned
When I was working with a few partners and potential investors nearly 20 years ago...
Lutherans Ask US to Subsidize Terror-Supporting Palestinian Authority
Earlier this month, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) passed...
Why Jews Must Remember History
In Eikev, Moses sets out a political doctrine of such wisdom that it can never...
Israel’s Budding Relationship With a Group of Arab States
Though it is largely motivated by mutual concerns about surging Iranian imperialism, the strengthening of...
In Egypt, People Interrupt Holocaust Play for Being Too ‘Zionist’
Elaph reports that a theatrical performance by the Cairo-based Commerce Faculty Theater, entitled Sobibor, has...
BBC ‘Homemade’ Palestinian Weapons Return to News Reporting
Back in November 2012, a BBC TV presenter told viewers that Hamas was "only" firing “home-made contraptions” at Israeli civilians. We wrote about that here:...
Rashida Tlaib Condemns Terror Attack — but Not Really
When is a “condemnation” of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack not a condemnation of a Palestinian Arab terrorist attack? When Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is...
Israel Is Besting Iran in the Middle East, at Least For Now
JNS.org - Israel managed to thwart a terrorist attack by Iran’s Quds Force on Saturday night. The foiled attack, which was likely to have taken...
Anti-Jewish Discrimination at the Temple Mount
I recently returned from a visit with my children to Israel. Dominating certain news cycles was the fact that Israel refused entrance to Minnesota Congresswoman...
Longtime American Jewish Leader, Lawyer Kenneth Bialkin, Is Mourned
When I was working with a few partners and potential investors nearly 20 years ago on a plan for what became The New York Sun,...
Lutherans Ask US to Subsidize Terror-Supporting Palestinian Authority
Earlier this month, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) passed a resolution that calls on the US government to subsidize...
Why Jews Must Remember History
In Eikev, Moses sets out a political doctrine of such wisdom that it can never become redundant or obsolete. He does it by way of...
Israel’s Budding Relationship With a Group of Arab States
Though it is largely motivated by mutual concerns about surging Iranian imperialism, the strengthening of Israel’s relationship with the Cooperation Council for the Arab States...
In Egypt, People Interrupt Holocaust Play for Being Too ‘Zionist’
Elaph reports that a theatrical performance by the Cairo-based Commerce Faculty Theater, entitled Sobibor, has caused a storm of controversy among Egyptians, particularly in the...
Don’t Allow Qatar to Mediate Between Iran and the United States
Situated on either side of the Arabian Sea, the Shia and Sunni Islamist nations of Iran and Qatar are -- because of a bit of...
Cory Booker Weaponizes the Torah for Political Gain
By now almost everyone knows that Cory Booker and I were soul-friends who connected — beginning at Oxford where he served as my student president...
From Bill Maher to Gloria Steinem: Celebrities Jump Into the Tlaib-Omar Fray
JNS.org - On his HBO program last Friday night, irreverent comedian and pundit Bill Maher pointed out the blatant hypocrisy of the BDS apologists and...
Revisiting the ‘Legitimate Rights of the Palestinian People’
JNS.org - The Trump administration is putting together a new Middle East summit meeting for the unveiling of the political portion of President Donald Trump’s...
The Myth of Palestinian ‘Canaanites’
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, currently serving the 14th year of his four-year term, recently repeated his favorite trope. Visiting a Palestinian refugee...
