Commentary
Russians Should Ask if Moscow’s Foreign Policy Serves Russia — or Putin
Hints from the Russian media show that more and more Russians are starting to question Moscow’s foreign policy, as Putin’s 19 years of rule...
Why Is a Life in Poway Worth More Than One in Ashkelon or Sderot?
More than 700 rockets, missiles, and mortars were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip this past weekend. Four Israelis were murdered, many more were injured to varying degrees, widespread panic and property damage was...
Israel and the Arab World, 71 Years On
JNS.org - In the first decades following its establishment, the State of Israel’s relations with the Arab world were marked by bloody conflict, the result of the Arab refusal to accept Israel’s existence and perception...
Why Anti-Zionism Is More Lethal Than Antisemitism
JNS.org - I always get suspicious when I hear someone flaunt their pro-Israel credentials by saying, “I firmly believe in Israel’s right to exist.” Gee, thanks. I firmly believe in your right to exist, too. The...
Five Practical Steps to Securing Your Synagogue
The recent attacks on synagogues, churches, and mosques worldwide have highlighted what law enforcement agencies...
Cartoons, ‘Criticism of Israel,’ and Jew-Hatred
JNS.org - The publication in the The New York Times International Edition of a classically antisemitic cartoon ignited a firestorm...
March of the Living Transcends Distinctions to Provide a Deeply Meaningful Jewish Experience
JNS.org - There are no words for the experience of commemorating the horrific deaths, together with...
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamophobia Trap
JNS.org - As far as administration critics are concerned, US President Donald Trump is about...
Will China’s Support for Sudan’s Dictator Backfire?
On April 11, 2019, Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, was overthrown in a military coup after...
Russians Should Ask if Moscow’s Foreign Policy Serves Russia — or Putin
Hints from the Russian media show that more and more Russians are starting to question Moscow’s foreign policy, as Putin’s 19 years of rule march...
Why Is a Life in Poway Worth More Than One in Ashkelon or Sderot?
More than 700 rockets, missiles, and mortars were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip this past weekend. Four Israelis were murdered, many more were...
Israel and the Arab World, 71 Years On
JNS.org - In the first decades following its establishment, the State of Israel’s relations with the Arab world were marked by bloody conflict, the result...
Why Anti-Zionism Is More Lethal Than Antisemitism
JNS.org - I always get suspicious when I hear someone flaunt their pro-Israel credentials by saying, “I firmly believe in Israel’s right to exist.” Gee,...
Five Practical Steps to Securing Your Synagogue
The recent attacks on synagogues, churches, and mosques worldwide have highlighted what law enforcement agencies have been warning for some time: houses of worship are...
Cartoons, ‘Criticism of Israel,’ and Jew-Hatred
JNS.org - The publication in the The New York Times International Edition of a classically antisemitic cartoon ignited a firestorm of criticism (see also here). The ADL, American Jewish Committee, Israeli ambassador...
March of the Living Transcends Distinctions to Provide a Deeply Meaningful Jewish Experience
JNS.org - There are no words for the experience of commemorating the horrific deaths, together with Holocaust survivors, on the sacred grounds of the Birkenau extermination...
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamophobia Trap
JNS.org - As far as administration critics are concerned, US President Donald Trump is about to do it again. His plans to designate the Muslim Brotherhood...
Will China’s Support for Sudan’s Dictator Backfire?
On April 11, 2019, Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, was overthrown in a military coup after 30 years at the country's helm. China, one of his...
The Holocaust and Remembering Ben Hecht
Yom HaShoah is an appropriate time to remember Ben Hecht. Colin Shindler has an excellent piece on him in The Jewish Chronicle, and two weeks...
NYU Department Boycotts NYU Tel Aviv for Hypocritical Reasons
This is from NYU's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis: Faculty and student members of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis seek at all times to...
A Guide Book of How to Effectively Fight BDS
On the evening of April 24, I learned that a panel was scheduled to foster a “community dialogue” on “Palestine and Social Justice” at the...
Any Parent Who Refuses to Vaccinate Their Child Betrays God and Their Religion
In February 1998, a group of medical professionals and scientists, led by physician Andrew Wakefield, published a research paper in the highly respected British medical...
Israel and America Should Pursue a Diplomatic Solution With Iran
Accusing Iran of being a rogue country bent on acquiring nuclear weapons, supporting extremist groups and terrorism, persistently threatening Israel, and destabilizing the region in...
