Commentary
Is There Hope for the Palestinians — and the Peace Process?
When Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas last month, it was yet another reminder that Palestinians remain mired...
The Lesson of Spinoza: Judaism Must Be Tolerant and Allow Dissenting Views
It would be too much to say that I was "raised on the knees" of Spinoza, but it's definitely true that my father was a great admirer of his and often spoke about him and...
Who Should Israelis Vote For?
Most of Israel’s previous elections have presented voters with meaningful choices, many with long-term implications on the security of the nation. The most extreme example was the dispute over the Oslo Accords, which fiercely divided...
‘Human Rights’ Organizations Bash Israel, While Sports Organizations Defend It
In recent weeks, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the United Nations Human Rights Council have all been in the news. All three have been promoting, in one way or another, the...
How to Engage and Combat the BDS Movement
I mostly agreed with Johnny Green’s article in The Algemeiner, "Why the BDS Movement Is...
Donors Give Money to Support Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic Remarks — Will She Return Them?
Maybe Ilhan Omar had a point -- it is all about the money. After the freshman...
Parshat Tetzaveh: How Brothers Learned to Live in Unity
It is interesting to note the absence of Moses from parshat Tetzaveh. Moses -- the...
Democrats Who Criticized Omar Are Not Heroes
Usually, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank’s satires of the real-and-imagined sins of President Trump are...
The Pervasive Antisemitism in Dutch Soccer Stadiums
“My father served with the commandos, my mother was with the SS. Together they burned...
Is There Hope for the Palestinians — and the Peace Process?
When Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas last month, it was yet another reminder that Palestinians remain mired in...
The Lesson of Spinoza: Judaism Must Be Tolerant and Allow Dissenting Views
It would be too much to say that I was "raised on the knees" of Spinoza, but it's definitely true that my father was a...
Who Should Israelis Vote For?
Most of Israel’s previous elections have presented voters with meaningful choices, many with long-term implications on the security of the nation. The most extreme example...
‘Human Rights’ Organizations Bash Israel, While Sports Organizations Defend It
In recent weeks, Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the United Nations Human Rights Council have all been in the news. All...
How to Engage and Combat the BDS Movement
I mostly agreed with Johnny Green’s article in The Algemeiner, "Why the BDS Movement Is Winning." In his article, Green contends that the goal of...
Donors Give Money to Support Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic Remarks — Will She Return Them?
Maybe Ilhan Omar had a point -- it is all about the money. After the freshman Congresswoman was called out by her own Democratic Party leadership...
Parshat Tetzaveh: How Brothers Learned to Live in Unity
It is interesting to note the absence of Moses from parshat Tetzaveh. Moses -- the hero, the leader, the liberator, the lawgiver -- is off-stage...
Democrats Who Criticized Omar Are Not Heroes
Usually, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank’s satires of the real-and-imagined sins of President Trump are fun to read. But Milbank shot a dud in criticizing...
The Pervasive Antisemitism in Dutch Soccer Stadiums
“My father served with the commandos, my mother was with the SS. Together they burned Jews, because Jews burn best.” This is the text of one...
The New Religion of Anti-Zionism
Being anti-Israeli is the modern face of antisemitism. And it is just as toxic. Anti-Israelism is also a modern-day religion, in that it demands unquestioning...
CAIR, Sarsour Plead Religious Rights of a Murderer, but Are Silent on His Victims
Three teenagers in Selma, Alabama -- Reinhard Mabins, 13; Earnest Mabins, 18; and Tiffany Harville, 15 -- all had one thing in common: their lives...
Reform Jews and Al Sharpton: Strange Bedfellows
JNS.org - The Religious Action Center of the US-based Union for Reform Judaism has announced that its upcoming “Consultation on Conscience” leadership event will include a...
Ilhan Omar’s Anti-Semitic Tropes Echo the New York Times
Could the intense and outraged reaction to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s tweet be the key to reforming The New York Times’ coverage of Israel and Jewish...
Time to Target Terrorist Salaries Doled Out by the PA
JNS.org - Three-and-a-half years have passed since the Arabs of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem launched their wave of lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and the list of...
