Commentary
Is the Torah Really Divine? Thoughts on Shavuot
One of the most challenging aspects in Judaism is how to relate to the concept of revelation. The uncompromising claim by (Orthodox) Judaism that...
Anti-Israel Hate Marches Continue in Europe and the West
Last weekend, antisemitic rallies protected by free speech rights were once again tolerated by Western and European countries. Isn’t it interesting that so many hate marches target the Jewish people? Starting in 1979, Iran has been...
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Mention history, and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks might start running for the hills, unwilling to get caught up in the seemingly bottomless pit...
The Truth About Israel’s Record on LGBT Rights
The Guardian published an article this week that obfuscated Israel’s progressive record on LGBT rights. The piece ("Gay Israelis hold mass wedding to campaign for same-sex unions," June 5), by Jerusalem correspondent Oliver Holmes, used a...
Five Decades After Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated, His Legacy Is Attacked… By Democrats
It's possible to assassinate a great man twice -- once while he lives, once when...
How Obama Blew the Chance for Economic Peace
In 2009, Barack Obama had an unprecedented opportunity to advance the peace process between Israel...
Shocking Antisemitism in Brooklyn
As Israel celebrated its 71st anniversary last month, a group called Within Our Lifetime-United for...
Why People Behave Righteously
What makes people good? So much has been written about what makes people commit terrible...
Pompeo’s Justified Low Expectations for the Mideast Peace Plan
JNS.org - In a private meeting on May 28 with the Conference of Presidents of...
Is the Torah Really Divine? Thoughts on Shavuot
One of the most challenging aspects in Judaism is how to relate to the concept of revelation. The uncompromising claim by (Orthodox) Judaism that the...
Anti-Israel Hate Marches Continue in Europe and the West
Last weekend, antisemitic rallies protected by free speech rights were once again tolerated by Western and European countries. Isn’t it interesting that so many hate...
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Mention history, and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks might start running for the hills,...
The Truth About Israel’s Record on LGBT Rights
The Guardian published an article this week that obfuscated Israel’s progressive record on LGBT rights. The piece ("Gay Israelis hold mass wedding to campaign for same-sex...
Five Decades After Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated, His Legacy Is Attacked… By Democrats
It's possible to assassinate a great man twice -- once while he lives, once when what he stood for is trampled upon. Fifty-one years ago...
How Obama Blew the Chance for Economic Peace
In 2009, Barack Obama had an unprecedented opportunity to advance the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. For the first time, the Palestinians had...
Shocking Antisemitism in Brooklyn
As Israel celebrated its 71st anniversary last month, a group called Within Our Lifetime-United for Palestine, an offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP),...
Why People Behave Righteously
What makes people good? So much has been written about what makes people commit terrible acts -- was it deprivation, childhood trauma, personality disorder? But...
Pompeo’s Justified Low Expectations for the Mideast Peace Plan
JNS.org - In a private meeting on May 28 with the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged...
Whither ‘Poland’s Jewish Renaissance’?
In 2015, after the massacres at Charlie Hebdo’s offices and a Paris kosher supermarket, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic,...
Will the US and Iranian Confrontation Lead to War?
The current crisis between the US and Iran is the most severe since the Iranian 1979 revolution and the attendant establishment of the Islamic Republic....
Palestinian Stabs Israelis, and Here Come the Excuses
JNS.org - In what crazy, upside-down world does a Palestinian Arab randomly stab Jews in Jerusalem, get shot dead by Israeli policeman, and then become...
Sweden Is a Perplexing Location for an International Antisemitism Conference
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has announced that his country will host an international antisemitism conference to commemorate the Holocaust. This gathering of heads of...
Israel’s Coalition Racket
JNS.org - The first thing to know about Israel’s electoral system is that it has a serious flaw. The second is that it’s very hard...
