Commentary
Egypt and Iran Vie for Influence in Gaza
At the start of April, Hebrew media reports quoted unnamed Israeli security officials as saying that the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror faction,...
Muslim Antisemitism Increases the Threat to European Jews
In a part of Amsterdam where Syrian refugees have shattered the windows of a kosher restaurant, men leaving synagogue remind each other to remove their yarmulkes before going out into the street. It is too...
Real Security for Israel Depends on a Political, Two-State Solution
For years, the policy of successive Netanyahu governments has been to weaken the Palestinian Authority and sustain Hamas through a tit-for-tat, “shoot and be shot at, don’t shoot and don’t get shot at” conflict management...
Parshat Emor: Three Versions of Shabbat
There is something unique about the way parshat Emor speaks about Shabbat. It calls it a mo’ed and a mikra kodesh when, in the conventional sense of these words, it is neither. Mo’ed means an...
The Iranian Mullahs Are Nervous
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s appearance over the weekend on CBS’s Face the Nation showed him trying...
From the Scene: Under Fire in Israel’s South
In November of 2018, I had the experience of walking through a bombed-out apartment building...
Battling for the Mideast’s Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Developments across north Africa and the Middle East demonstrate that the drivers of the 2011...
The Chabad Model for Perpetuating Memories of the Holocaust
JNS.org - Within the next several years, Holocaust remembrance will enter into a challenging new...
For Hamas, Even Palestinian Deaths Are a ‘Win’
JNS.org - With hundreds of missiles raining down on southern Israel, one of the most...
Egypt and Iran Vie for Influence in Gaza
At the start of April, Hebrew media reports quoted unnamed Israeli security officials as saying that the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror faction, which...
Muslim Antisemitism Increases the Threat to European Jews
In a part of Amsterdam where Syrian refugees have shattered the windows of a kosher restaurant, men leaving synagogue remind each other to remove their...
Real Security for Israel Depends on a Political, Two-State Solution
For years, the policy of successive Netanyahu governments has been to weaken the Palestinian Authority and sustain Hamas through a tit-for-tat, “shoot and be shot...
Parshat Emor: Three Versions of Shabbat
There is something unique about the way parshat Emor speaks about Shabbat. It calls it a mo’ed and a mikra kodesh when, in the conventional...
The Iranian Mullahs Are Nervous
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s appearance over the weekend on CBS’s Face the Nation showed him trying to convince someone -- his minders at home, perhaps --...
From the Scene: Under Fire in Israel’s South
In November of 2018, I had the experience of walking through a bombed-out apartment building in Ashkelon, where a Gaza rocket strike had resulted in...
Battling for the Mideast’s Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Developments across north Africa and the Middle East demonstrate that the drivers of the 2011 popular revolts that swept the region and forced the leaders...
The Chabad Model for Perpetuating Memories of the Holocaust
JNS.org - Within the next several years, Holocaust remembrance will enter into a challenging new phase: continuing the memory of one of the most heinous...
For Hamas, Even Palestinian Deaths Are a ‘Win’
JNS.org - With hundreds of missiles raining down on southern Israel, one of the most important stories is the one you won’t read about --...
Antisemitism Is Alive — and Thriving — in Modern-Day Germany
The German national antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein, published an article on May 3, titled, “There is a threat of unrestrained Jew-hatred in Germany.” He started...
Muslim American Society ‘Clarification’ on Kids Chanting Hate in Philadelphia Is Simply False
MEMRI and the Investigative Project on Terrorism reported on Friday about an obscene presentation at the Muslim American Society (MAS) in Philadelphia, where kids wearing...
As Rockets Rain Down on Israel, Dishonest Headlines Parrot a Hamas Claim
Any journalist worth their salt knows that their work requires describing what has happened, and reporting the whole story. When reporters are unable to determine...
A Lawsuit Over Ilhan Omar’s Photograph Won’t Silence Me
To Ilhan Omar’s photographer: I first heard of you when one of our staff members told me that someone had called looking for the person he...
After Poway, We Must Unite and Stop the Hatred
The article below is adapted from remarks delivered at Chabad of Manhattan's Upper West Side on May 4 about the recent shooting in Poway, California. We...
