Commentary
Is Trump What We Need?
Disruptive? Definitely. Messy? Frequently. Unpleasant? Of course. President Donald Trump’s personality has injected intemperate and impatient bluster into our national life, and all the critiques...
Russia Expands Its Anti-US Efforts from the Middle East to Africa
Over the past several years, the world has watched Russia prop up its position in Syria, Venezuela, and other locales. Less attention has been paid to Moscow’s ambitions on the vast African continent. Russia recently won...
A Jewish Open Letter to Antifa
Dear Antifa, I have to admit, it’s a clever ruse. Donning all black, claiming a lineage to anti-fascist groups in Germany and Italy, stating that your aim is to “halt the advance of white supremacy”...
‘Lobstergate’ and Non-Kosher Coercion
JNS.org - In the midst of countrywide fury over two deadly serious issues -- the killing of an Ethiopian Israeli teenager by a police officer in Haifa, and the horrifying abuse of toddlers at a...
A Little Good News From Campus
It's been another academic year, and another year in the endless campus war against Israel....
Defending Israel With Words, Passion, and Education
Several years ago, I had the privilege of being in the White House's Roosevelt Room,...
The Trump Effect
The initial two and a half years of President Donald Trump’s national security policy have...
The Path to Peace: Step One, Vision; Step Two, Political Settlement
Nobody expected the Trump administration’s “Opportunity of the Century” economic plan to resolve the Palestinian...
Russia Joins Gulf States to Help Sudan’s Military Crush Protestors
Documents leaked to The Guardian and MHK Media, a Russian-language news website, by the London-based Dossier Centre, an...
Is Trump What We Need?
Disruptive? Definitely. Messy? Frequently. Unpleasant? Of course. President Donald Trump’s personality has injected intemperate and impatient bluster into our national life, and all the critiques and...
Russia Expands Its Anti-US Efforts from the Middle East to Africa
Over the past several years, the world has watched Russia prop up its position in Syria, Venezuela, and other locales. Less attention has been paid...
A Jewish Open Letter to Antifa
Dear Antifa, I have to admit, it’s a clever ruse. Donning all black, claiming a lineage to anti-fascist groups in Germany and Italy, stating that...
‘Lobstergate’ and Non-Kosher Coercion
JNS.org - In the midst of countrywide fury over two deadly serious issues -- the killing of an Ethiopian Israeli teenager by a police officer...
A Little Good News From Campus
It's been another academic year, and another year in the endless campus war against Israel. Its enemies are relentless and undeterred by facts, law, or...
Defending Israel With Words, Passion, and Education
Several years ago, I had the privilege of being in the White House's Roosevelt Room, where along with several Jewish community leaders, I met with...
The Trump Effect
The initial two and a half years of President Donald Trump’s national security policy have departed sharply from those of President Barack Obama, his predecessor...
The Path to Peace: Step One, Vision; Step Two, Political Settlement
Nobody expected the Trump administration’s “Opportunity of the Century” economic plan to resolve the Palestinian impasse, but it does have the benefit of demonstrating real...
Russia Joins Gulf States to Help Sudan’s Military Crush Protestors
Documents leaked to The Guardian and MHK Media, a Russian-language news website, by the London-based Dossier Centre, an investigative group funded by exiled Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, have...
The Outrageous Antisemitism of ‘Ex-Israeli’ and ‘Ex-Jew’ Gilad Atzmon
The Anti-Defamation League describes Gilad Atzmon as "an antisemitic author, writer, and musician who describes himself as an 'ex-Israeli' and an 'ex-Jew.'” But that's not...
Why Did The Guardian Publish a Pro-Corbyn Letter Whose Signatories Include Antisemites and Neo-Nazi Sympathizers?
The Guardian published a letter this week that was signed by 100 "Jews" (see below) objecting to a previous letter by over 100 Labour MPs...
TIP Is Dead, but Long Live the ‘Israel Project’
JNS.org - As all journalists know, the news cycle can be a fickle thing, particularly in a week when Americans deservedly celebrated their independence and...
Is Support for Open Borders Really in Tune With Jewish Values?
JNS.org - American Jews have a long and understandable tradition of advocacy for immigrants. That’s due in part to the fact that most Jews were...
Netanyahu, Trump Policies Succeed in West Bank, New York Times Concedes
Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump have succeeded in calming violence in the West Bank, the New York Times concedes in a news article that...
