Commentary
70th Anniversary of Israel’s Admission to the UN: The Historic Abba Eban Speech
On May 5, 1949, the Ad Hoc Political Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations met to hear the words of Israel's envoy,...
The Ignorance of Antisemites
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) remain unchastened following criticism of their antisemitic remarks, and they continue to demonstrate their ignorance of history and hostility toward Jews and Israel. The BDS campaign they...
DePaul Faculty Council’s Capricious Treatment of Pro-Israel Professor
I am a professor at the DePaul University College of Law, and recently attended a public meeting of the university’s Faculty Council. I feel compelled to comment on the procedurally improper and profoundly unfair way...
Antisemitic Cartoons in Newspapers Are Hardly New
Foreign media outlets that frequently incite against Israel are much more likely than others to slip into antisemitism. The recent cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published by The New York Times is a...
A Particularly Happy Anniversary
JNS.org - One year ago today, on May 14, 2018, the United States officially transferred...
Another Fishy Claim: Did Arab Countries Help Jews During the Holocaust?
Haaretz surveyed some historians to see if any of them agree with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib...
The Dutch Struggle to Rein In State-Funded Salafist School
There are two Islamic middle schools in the Netherlands. And one of them has terror...
Why Did the Torah Criticize Slavery, But Allow It to Continue?
There are, it is sometimes said, no controlled experiments in history. Every society, every age,...
Barring Eurovision From Jerusalem Is a Win for the BDS Movement
The refusal of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to allow the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest...
70th Anniversary of Israel’s Admission to the UN: The Historic Abba Eban Speech
On May 5, 1949, the Ad Hoc Political Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations met to hear the words of Israel's envoy, Abba...
The Ignorance of Antisemites
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) remain unchastened following criticism of their antisemitic remarks, and they continue to demonstrate their ignorance of history...
DePaul Faculty Council’s Capricious Treatment of Pro-Israel Professor
I am a professor at the DePaul University College of Law, and recently attended a public meeting of the university’s Faculty Council. I feel compelled...
Antisemitic Cartoons in Newspapers Are Hardly New
Foreign media outlets that frequently incite against Israel are much more likely than others to slip into antisemitism. The recent cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister...
A Particularly Happy Anniversary
JNS.org - One year ago today, on May 14, 2018, the United States officially transferred its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although...
Another Fishy Claim: Did Arab Countries Help Jews During the Holocaust?
Haaretz surveyed some historians to see if any of them agree with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)'s assertion that Palestinians provided Jews with "safe refuge" from...
The Dutch Struggle to Rein In State-Funded Salafist School
There are two Islamic middle schools in the Netherlands. And one of them has terror ties. This, at least, was the conclusion of the Dutch intelligence...
Why Did the Torah Criticize Slavery, But Allow It to Continue?
There are, it is sometimes said, no controlled experiments in history. Every society, every age, and every set of circumstances is unique. If so, there...
Barring Eurovision From Jerusalem Is a Win for the BDS Movement
The refusal of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to allow the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest to take place in Jerusalem exposed the gap that remains...
Iran’s Faction in Gaza Tries to Drag Israel Into a New Conflict
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Iranian-backed terrorist faction in Gaza that has an even larger rocket arsenal than Hamas, has been working hard in recent...
Israel-Haters at Brandeis
JNS.org - It’s no surprise to read about college students calling for the destruction of Israel. But there’s something particularly painful when they are students at...
Arab Power Struggles Are Alive, Well, and Thriving
Protesters in Algeria and Sudan are determined to prevent a repeat of Egypt, where a UAE- and Saudi-backed military officer rolled back the achievements of...
What’s Happening in Tel Aviv
I just returned from a 10-day trip to Israel, and had some random musings that I wanted to share: People are so happy in...
Israel in the Era of the New Isolationism
Maybe biblical Joseph’s cyclical dream of seven fat years followed by seven lean ones can be applied to America’s world politics. A “fat” cycle of...
