Commentary
In Afghanistan, No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
JNS.org - Two years ago this month, Zalmay Khalilzad, the distinguished diplomat who has served as America’s ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan, praised...
What Should We Learn from the Gaza Disengagement?
In the summer of 2005, as Israel’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza drew near, the self-styled “Council for Peace and Security” issued a declaration -- signed by hundreds of former senior officers and security officials --...
Netanyahu: More a Jabotinsky than a Begin or a Ben-Gurion
Now that Benjamin Netanyahu has surpassed David Ben-Gurion in length of service as prime minister, the Israeli media has taken to comparing the two -- after years of unfavorably comparing Netanyahu to Menachem Begin (whom...
Why Jews Should Care About the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
JNS.org - It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by Chinese security forces at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square -- a graphic sign that while communism was in the process of collapsing...
Superficial Media Reporting on the Tlaib and Omar Story
On August 15, the BBC News website published a report headlined “Israel bars Ilhan Omar...
The Tlaib-Omar Trainwreck: An Early Assessment
The last-minute Israeli decision to ban US members of Congress and prominent BDS supporters Rashida...
How the Gaza Disengagement Harmed Israel’s Security
JNS.org - Supporters of Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip have claimed for years...
The Palestinians, Happiness, and the ‘Occupation’
It might sound frivolous to attempt to measure happiness. Still, for a Columbia University think...
Religio-Fascism and the Israeli Right-Wing
I have often expressed my frustration with politics -- in particular, Israeli politics. I dislike...
In Afghanistan, No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
JNS.org - Two years ago this month, Zalmay Khalilzad, the distinguished diplomat who has served as America’s ambassador to both Iraq and Afghanistan, praised Donald...
What Should We Learn from the Gaza Disengagement?
In the summer of 2005, as Israel’s unilateral disengagement from Gaza drew near, the self-styled “Council for Peace and Security” issued a declaration -- signed...
Netanyahu: More a Jabotinsky than a Begin or a Ben-Gurion
Now that Benjamin Netanyahu has surpassed David Ben-Gurion in length of service as prime minister, the Israeli media has taken to comparing the two --...
Why Jews Should Care About the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
JNS.org - It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by Chinese security forces at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square -- a graphic...
Superficial Media Reporting on the Tlaib and Omar Story
On August 15, the BBC News website published a report headlined “Israel bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting” on its "Middle East" page....
The Tlaib-Omar Trainwreck: An Early Assessment
The last-minute Israeli decision to ban US members of Congress and prominent BDS supporters Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar is the culmination of a drama...
How the Gaza Disengagement Harmed Israel’s Security
JNS.org - Supporters of Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip have claimed for years that the move bolstered Israel’s national security. This is a...
The Palestinians, Happiness, and the ‘Occupation’
It might sound frivolous to attempt to measure happiness. Still, for a Columbia University think tank and two respectable Canadian policy institutes, the measuring of...
Religio-Fascism and the Israeli Right-Wing
I have often expressed my frustration with politics -- in particular, Israeli politics. I dislike dogma and extremism on both sides. This week, I am...
The Washington Post Bars the Truth About Israel
You can tell a lot about a news outlet by what it chooses to cover -- and even more by what it chooses to ignore....
Israel Should Have Ignored Trump’s Pressure on Omar and Tlaib
JNS.org - Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, President Donald Trump doesn’t think more “daylight” between the United States and Israel is needed, and he has...
Rashida Tlaib Met With Another Terror Supporter
In politics, once can be an oversight. But twice is a pattern. When US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was photographed with an avowed Hezbollah supporter in...
The Torah Shows Us That Yeshivas Should Embrace Educational Standards
It is an unusual partnership of radically different subgroups. A coalition of strictly-Orthodox Jews, devout Catholics, and elite private schools in New York are joining...
