Commentary
With Amir Ohana, Israel Has Justice at Last
The events of the past few weeks have commented cynically on the Israeli political system. After a bitter and turbulent election season, Prime Minister...
Why Is the PA So Opposed to the Bahrain Conference?
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority’s Labor Ministry is currently busy slandering Israel to the United Nations International Labor Organization, accusing it of robbing Palestinians working in Israel proper of their rights. Besides being outrageous — they...
An Ill-Deserved Assault on Ambassador David Friedman
JNS.org - Palestinian and leftist Jewish leaders called for America’s Israel ambassador to be fired for telling The New York Times in a recent interview that the Jewish state has “under certain circumstances, the right to retain some,...
Returning to Jerusalem and Hebron
Reflecting on ten days in Israel -- all but one in Jerusalem and the other in Hebron -- several experiences, shared with my son, will remain embedded in my memory. On the first day, following...
How Gaza’s Past Reflects Gaza’s Present
The first Philistines (not to be confused with present-day Palestinians) were invaders originating from Kaphtor...
How Real Is Saudi Religious Moderation?
Muhammad bin Abdul-Karim Al-Issa is the public face of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Shavuot and Cheesecake
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the...
Democracies Like Israel Obey the Laws of Armed Conflict; Their Enemies Don’t
JNS.org - Do Jews really make matzah with the blood of Christian children? And does...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some observations on Shavuot and the roots of the special US attitude toward...
With Amir Ohana, Israel Has Justice at Last
The events of the past few weeks have commented cynically on the Israeli political system. After a bitter and turbulent election season, Prime Minister Netanyahu...
Why Is the PA So Opposed to the Bahrain Conference?
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority’s Labor Ministry is currently busy slandering Israel to the United Nations International Labor Organization, accusing it of robbing Palestinians working...
An Ill-Deserved Assault on Ambassador David Friedman
JNS.org - Palestinian and leftist Jewish leaders called for America’s Israel ambassador to be fired for telling The New York Times in a recent interview that the Jewish...
Returning to Jerusalem and Hebron
Reflecting on ten days in Israel -- all but one in Jerusalem and the other in Hebron -- several experiences, shared with my son, will...
How Gaza’s Past Reflects Gaza’s Present
The first Philistines (not to be confused with present-day Palestinians) were invaders originating from Kaphtor (Cyprus or Crete), who arrived on the Gaza coast --...
How Real Is Saudi Religious Moderation?
Muhammad bin Abdul-Karim Al-Issa is the public face of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s version of moderate Islam. A 54-year-old former justice minister,...
Shavuot and Cheesecake
Shavuot is the poor relative of the three pilgrim and harvest festivals mentioned in the Torah. It has none of the range of special rituals...
Democracies Like Israel Obey the Laws of Armed Conflict; Their Enemies Don’t
JNS.org - Do Jews really make matzah with the blood of Christian children? And does the army of the Jewish state really have a policy...
A Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some observations on Shavuot and the roots of the special US attitude toward Israel: The holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) -- which commemorates the receipt...
Israel’s Religious Parties Hurt Judaism
JNS.org - On the surface, the fact that Israel is headed back to an election only weeks after the last one looks like a system...
Kushner Confronts Palestinians With the Truth
JNS.org - Asked in an interview whether he believes the Palestinians are capable of governing themselves, US senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner said, “That’s a...
On Shavuot, We Are All Individuals — Not Numbers
Jack “Srulek” Feldman is a smiling, sprightly old man who lives in Rochester, New York, where -- until relatively recently -- he owned and ran...
Remembering D-Day and the Holocaust: Fighting Nationalism With Remembrance
On Tuesday, June 6, 1944, a massive Allied landing operation commenced on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France. In one of the largest military...
Iran Is Too Smart to Go to War
There has been much belligerent rhetoric and saber-rattling between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US of late – for example, the announced arrival...
