Commentary
The Reality of the ‘Two-State Solution’
Last week, Jared Kushner, one of the Trump administration’s point men on the Middle East, dispensed with the term “two-state solution.” “The two-state solution has...
Amidst a Devastating War, Child Marriage in Yemen Has Become a Means of Survival
There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children. And so the couple agreed to let the man wed their youngest daughter, for...
BDS Expands on Campus After ‘Apartheid Week’ and Other Incidents
Anti-Israel activities reached a peak in April, with BDS resolutions being considered at a number of schools, and with "Israel Apartheid Week" events at several dozen institutions. BDS resolutions were narrowly defeated at Cornell University, and,...
Pressure on Democratic Presidential Candidates Unnerves Many Jews
JNS.org - In past centuries, Easter was often a time of increased attacks against Jews, attacks sometimes as deadly as the atrocious slaughter last week of Sri Lankan Christians. There are still some remnants of...
Parshat Kedoshim: Every Jews Can Be Holy, Not Just the Priests
Something fundamental happens at the beginning of this week's parsha, and the story is one...
Columbia’s Students Supporting Israel Exposes the Hate of Students for Justice in Palestine
From Students Supporting Israel (SSI) at Columbia: A few weeks ago, SSI Columbia reached out to...
Jewish Violence: What the Gray Lady Knows It Need Not Fear
JNS.org - In response to the publication of an antisemitic cartoon in last Thursday’s international New...
The Poway Chabad Synagogue Tragedy Has a Local History
Nicknamed “the city in the country,” Poway was once a sleepy agricultural community in northern...
What if There’s No Way to Stop Another Synagogue Shooting?
JNS.org - Why did a madman enter a synagogue in Poway, California, and begin shooting?...
The Reality of the ‘Two-State Solution’
Last week, Jared Kushner, one of the Trump administration’s point men on the Middle East, dispensed with the term “two-state solution.” “The two-state solution has failed,”...
Amidst a Devastating War, Child Marriage in Yemen Has Become a Means of Survival
There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children. And so the couple...
BDS Expands on Campus After ‘Apartheid Week’ and Other Incidents
Anti-Israel activities reached a peak in April, with BDS resolutions being considered at a number of schools, and with "Israel Apartheid Week" events at several...
Pressure on Democratic Presidential Candidates Unnerves Many Jews
JNS.org - In past centuries, Easter was often a time of increased attacks against Jews, attacks sometimes as deadly as the atrocious slaughter last week...
Parshat Kedoshim: Every Jews Can Be Holy, Not Just the Priests
Something fundamental happens at the beginning of this week's parsha, and the story is one of the greatest, if rarely acknowledged, contributions of Judaism to...
Columbia’s Students Supporting Israel Exposes the Hate of Students for Justice in Palestine
From Students Supporting Israel (SSI) at Columbia: A few weeks ago, SSI Columbia reached out to SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) and JVP (Jewish Voice...
Jewish Violence: What the Gray Lady Knows It Need Not Fear
JNS.org - In response to the publication of an antisemitic cartoon in last Thursday’s international New York Times, protesters gathered outside the Manhattan office of the...
The Poway Chabad Synagogue Tragedy Has a Local History
Nicknamed “the city in the country,” Poway was once a sleepy agricultural community in northern San Diego County, until it boomed with the addition of...
What if There’s No Way to Stop Another Synagogue Shooting?
JNS.org - Why did a madman enter a synagogue in Poway, California, and begin shooting? And what can we do to stop another such extremist...
Is The New York Times Antisemitic?
I was about to write an article about how The New York Times had reached a new low -- and then, in its international edition,...
Stop Using Poverty to Justify Terrorism
JNS.org - It turns out that the Islamist terrorists who slaughtered more than 350 people in Sri Lanka came from one of that country’s wealthiest...
Iran Must Demonize Its Enemies to Justify Itself
At the onset of spring, the Islamic Republic of Iran observes the holiday of Noruz (the roots of which originated in the pre-Islamic period). As...
US and Israel Should Help Craft Regional Policy to Contain Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkey poses a long-term threat to the security of the Middle East. Containing neo-Ottomanism requires a defensive policy that integrates Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and the...
New York Times Is ‘Cesspool,’ Israeli Ambassador to US Says
Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, has called The New York Times “a cesspool of hostility towards Israel.” In remarks posted to his official Facebook...
