Commentary
Tlaib and Omar Wanted to Spread Hate; Israel Was Right to Refuse Them
Those who support peace in the Middle East should support Israel in banning Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib from entering...
Did IfNotNow Pull Off a Stunt at Camp Ramah?
This is from JTA: A Conservative Jewish summer camp is denying that it makes personnel decisions based on politics after a senior staff member claimed she was removed from her position because of her left-wing views...
Israeli Supremacy in the Gulf’s Shadow War
JNS.org - The news that Israel is somehow involved in the US-led mission to protect vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian aggression cannot be separated from the overall campaign Israel has been...
A Very Bitter Jerusalem Bombing Anniversary
JNS.org - August 9 marks the 18th anniversary of a very dark day -- the day that Ahlam Tamimi calmly picked up Izz-al-Din Shuheil al Masri from his home in al-Aqabah in Judea (the West...
Beware of the Sanctions Busters
JNS.org - The new US sanctions against Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif mark the...
Stop Using Religion to Cloak Your Homophobia
Recently, a lot of people have been asking me for my thoughts on the Torah...
Amid Horrific Murder, Tisha B’Av Is a Call for Jewish Unity
The murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, on the Seventh...
Recounting the History of Yemeni Jews on Tisha B’Av
Ever since I first visited a Yemenite community in Israel way back in 1958, I...
For Jews, Love Must Always Conquer Hate
At 3 AM on Thursday morning, Dvir Sorek, an Israeli yeshiva student from Ofra, was...
Tlaib and Omar Wanted to Spread Hate; Israel Was Right to Refuse Them
Those who support peace in the Middle East should support Israel in banning Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel....
Did IfNotNow Pull Off a Stunt at Camp Ramah?
This is from JTA: A Conservative Jewish summer camp is denying that it makes personnel decisions based on politics after a senior staff member claimed she...
Israeli Supremacy in the Gulf’s Shadow War
JNS.org - The news that Israel is somehow involved in the US-led mission to protect vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian aggression...
A Very Bitter Jerusalem Bombing Anniversary
JNS.org - August 9 marks the 18th anniversary of a very dark day -- the day that Ahlam Tamimi calmly picked up Izz-al-Din Shuheil al...
Beware of the Sanctions Busters
JNS.org - The new US sanctions against Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif mark the Trump administration’s latest crackdown on the Islamic Republic’s destabilizing behavior....
Stop Using Religion to Cloak Your Homophobia
Recently, a lot of people have been asking me for my thoughts on the Torah and the LGBT community. The reality is that mainstream Orthodoxy...
Amid Horrific Murder, Tisha B’Av Is a Call for Jewish Unity
The murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, on the Seventh of Av is a stark reminder of the danger of...
Recounting the History of Yemeni Jews on Tisha B’Av
Ever since I first visited a Yemenite community in Israel way back in 1958, I have had a soft spot for Yemeni Jews -- for...
For Jews, Love Must Always Conquer Hate
At 3 AM on Thursday morning, Dvir Sorek, an Israeli yeshiva student from Ofra, was found stabbed to death close to Efrat in Gush Etzion. Dvir...
Al Sharpton and the Decline of the Democrats
In recent months, most of the contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, ever zealous for (bad) new causes, have displayed an oily sycophancy towards the...
There Will Be No Unity Government
JNS.org - My commitment is clear: To establish a strong right-wing government after the election, which will continue to lead the State of Israel to...
California Curriculum Shows the Price of Complacency About BDS
JNS.org - While many in the Jewish world have been sounding the alarm about the threat from the BDS movement, others have said the concern...
Shameful Comparisons in the Name of Politics
JNS.org - Is it too much to ask of Israeli politicians that they take a pause before providing priceless ammunition to the Jewish state’s worst...
Palestinian Finance Minister Meets with Israeli Officials — After Abbas Said ‘No More Cooperation’
On Tuesday, Palestinian finance minister Shukri Bishara met with Israeli Finance Ministry officials to discuss several issues, including the deduction of Palestinian tax revenues and...
