Commentary
BDS Charade: United Church of Christ’s ‘Divestment’ From Israel
It was a charade -- nearly every last word of it. A few years ago, the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant denomination...
More Frightening Than Fiction: Virulently Antisemitic Egyptian Film Impresario Honored by the Institut Français
To Hollywood movie fans of my generation, Mideast history on the silver screen meant cinematic blockbusters like The Ten Commandments (1956) and Exodus (1960). The one Egyptian actor who stood out was the late Omar...
Amos Oz and the Centrality of Hebrew in Jewish Life
JNS.org - For those who only know Israel as a field of political combat, Amos Oz was just a writer with a point of view about his country’s basic political and security dilemmas. Oz’s advocacy...
The ‘BBB Elections’: Act One
JNS.org - Israelis and all those physically present in Israel (except for a very small group of privileged citizens) will be going to the polls on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 to elect the 22nd Knesset. The...
Which Way Hate in America, 2019?
JNS.org - Woe to any “expert” who is ready to predict where the US economy...
Lost Votes Could Sink the Israeli Right
JNS.org - The departure of Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from Habayit Hayehudi has left the religious...
In 2019, Israel Faces Dangers on Many Fronts
JNS.org - The coming year is likely to be one of uncertainty as Israel tries...
Muslim Antisemitism in Berlin Schools
There are many indications that antisemitism in Germany has increased in recent years on social...
Iranian Nuclear Weapons and ‘Palestine’: Dangers for Israel
For keen observers of world politics, a key concept must be “synergy.” Here, where the...
BDS Charade: United Church of Christ’s ‘Divestment’ From Israel
It was a charade -- nearly every last word of it. A few years ago, the United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant denomination in...
More Frightening Than Fiction: Virulently Antisemitic Egyptian Film Impresario Honored by the Institut Français
To Hollywood movie fans of my generation, Mideast history on the silver screen meant cinematic blockbusters like The Ten Commandments (1956) and Exodus (1960). The...
Amos Oz and the Centrality of Hebrew in Jewish Life
JNS.org - For those who only know Israel as a field of political combat, Amos Oz was just a writer with a point of view...
The ‘BBB Elections’: Act One
JNS.org - Israelis and all those physically present in Israel (except for a very small group of privileged citizens) will be going to the polls on...
Which Way Hate in America, 2019?
JNS.org - Woe to any “expert” who is ready to predict where the US economy will be in December 2019 -- not after the wild...
Lost Votes Could Sink the Israeli Right
JNS.org - The departure of Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from Habayit Hayehudi has left the religious Zionist party confused and reeling, but it’s not the only...
In 2019, Israel Faces Dangers on Many Fronts
JNS.org - The coming year is likely to be one of uncertainty as Israel tries to walk the extremely fine line between the highly volatile...
Muslim Antisemitism in Berlin Schools
There are many indications that antisemitism in Germany has increased in recent years on social media, in the public domain, within the political system, and...
Iranian Nuclear Weapons and ‘Palestine’: Dangers for Israel
For keen observers of world politics, a key concept must be “synergy.” Here, where the “whole” of certain global intersections could sometime be greater than...
New York Times Orders Readers to ‘Celebrate’ Election of BDS Supporter
One of the worst features of the contemporary New York Times is that it has gone beyond merely reporting the news and ventured, instead, into...
In Syria, Iran Sees a New Opportunity to Build a War Machine
If the US pulls out of Syria, Iran likely will view President Donald Trump's decision as a green light to build a new war machine...
Hamas Claims Foreign Policy Independence from Iran After Tehran Visit
Although it relies on money from Iran and Qatar to survive, a Hamas spokesperson recently claimed that Hamas' leadership is independent and will not be...
Israel and North Korea: A New Opportunity?
In the early 1990s, Eitan Ben-Zur of the Israeli foreign office tried to explore the possibility of a deal with North Korea to halt its...
Parshat Vaera: The God Who Acts in History
The Israelites were at their lowest ebb. They had been enslaved. A decree had been issued that every male child was to be killed. Moses...
