Commentary
Israel Allows Arab Citizens to Vote — Arab Leaders Do Not
This weekend, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, himself in the 14th year of a four-year term, installed a new unelected cabinet. This news was...
How to Make This Year’s Seder a Meaningful One
For some of us, every minute of the two seder nights is an absolute delight. Even the preparation and the cleaning. There is no other occasion in the festive year quite like it. Different customs....
Netanyahu’s Reelection Is a Disaster for Israel
The result of the Israeli election has demonstrated that Israel’s movement to the right is now consolidated, and that its prospective reversal to the center and left-of-center is becoming increasingly unlikely. This outcome should give...
Trump’s Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Will Be Judged by the Success of Sanctions
The Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity will ultimately be judged by how successful this policy is in changing Iran’s conduct. In terms of international norms and ethics, the...
Was Trump’s Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a Mistake?
The US designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and...
The Troubling History Behind Quebec’s New Law to Ban Kippahs
Quebec’s new government has created a firestorm by proposing a new law outlawing the wearing...
Assange’s Antisemitism Revisited
JNS.org - When the fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first holed up in the Ecuadorean...
Why is Alan Dershowitz Pressuring Israel for a Palestinian State?
The results of Israel’s recent election have left us with one unmistakable takeaway: Israelis support...
Louis Farrakhan Is Not a Fringe Lunatic; He Is Dangerous
Louis Farrakhan believes himself to be the sole advocate and leader of black people in...
Israel Allows Arab Citizens to Vote — Arab Leaders Do Not
This weekend, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, himself in the 14th year of a four-year term, installed a new unelected cabinet. This news was met...
How to Make This Year’s Seder a Meaningful One
For some of us, every minute of the two seder nights is an absolute delight. Even the preparation and the cleaning. There is no other...
Netanyahu’s Reelection Is a Disaster for Israel
The result of the Israeli election has demonstrated that Israel’s movement to the right is now consolidated, and that its prospective reversal to the center...
Trump’s Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Will Be Judged by the Success of Sanctions
The Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity will ultimately be judged by how successful this policy is in...
Was Trump’s Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a Mistake?
The US designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and the Iranian response, has potentially put US military personnel in...
The Troubling History Behind Quebec’s New Law to Ban Kippahs
Quebec’s new government has created a firestorm by proposing a new law outlawing the wearing of religious head coverings by public servants. The rationale is...
Assange’s Antisemitism Revisited
JNS.org - When the fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London seven years ago, “Brexit” was an unknown...
Why is Alan Dershowitz Pressuring Israel for a Palestinian State?
The results of Israel’s recent election have left us with one unmistakable takeaway: Israelis support Netanyahu. Despite multiple predictions of defeat — including in an exit...
Louis Farrakhan Is Not a Fringe Lunatic; He Is Dangerous
Louis Farrakhan believes himself to be the sole advocate and leader of black people in the US, and even on a global scale. Unlike many...
After the Mueller Report
Donald Trump remains oddly deferential to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the growing animosity between Washington and Moscow. Both international and US law unequivocally require...
Fair Criticism of Israel? What About the Palestinians?
Supporters of a close relationship between the US and Israel work hard to differentiate between anti-Zionism and legitimate criticism of Israel. Doing so is an...
Latest New York Times Feat: Make 200,000 Palestinians Disappear
In less than two weeks, the New York Times has mysteriously made 200,000 West Bank Palestinians disappear. On March 29, the Times published a correction: “An...
Airbnb Reverses Course on Judea and Samaria After Strong Pushback From Pro-Israel Groups
Airbnb has reversed its biased decision to ban Jewish listings in Judea and Samaria. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. It happened because of the work...
The IAEA’s Blind Spots on Iran’s Nuclear Program
JNS.org - On April 9, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani boasted that “today and throughout the past year, we have launched 114 new technologies via the...
