Commentary
Why Jewish Women Should March
Should progressive Jewish women and their allies attend the 2019 Women’s March, scheduled for January? The Women’s March Unity Principles notably omit Jewish women...
Jewish School Depicted as ‘Subpar’ by New York Times Is Harvard Feeder
The head of a Jewish school in Queens is faulting The New York Times for illustrating an article about “subpar education” at Jewish schools with a photo of his institution, which he says has sent...
The Escalating Israeli Dilemma in Lebanon Could Mean War
JNS.org - Every few months, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah makes a point of warning Israel not to attack Lebanon, and makes all sorts of threats. Last week, he did so using aerial footage of strategic targets...
Pope Francis the Politician Meets Mahmoud Abbas
JNS.org - After the six resolutions that the United Nations voted on this past Friday against Israel -- approved by 156 countries -- that once again overwhelmingly denied Israel’s sovereignty over and the Jews’ historical relationship with Jerusalem, came Pope Francis’...
Saudi Prince Leaves G-20 Confident and Bolstered After Khashoggi Murder
First there was a high-five from Vladimir Putin. Then, for Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi, it was business as...
Why Political Divisions in Germany Have Implications for Jews and the Middle East
The decline of bipartisan political centrism in Germany portends significant changes -- not only for Germany itself but...
What Palestinians Want — in Their Own Words — When They Say ‘From the River to the Sea’
The Forward has a piece from Maha Nassar claiming that the phrase "from the river...
Parshat Mikketz: Talking to Non-Jews About God
The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in the Tanach in which...
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Hanukkah, and Jewish Unity
Below is an excerpt of a speech written for a memorial service held in Kokomo, Indiana...
Why Jewish Women Should March
Should progressive Jewish women and their allies attend the 2019 Women’s March, scheduled for January? The Women’s March Unity Principles notably omit Jewish women as...
Jewish School Depicted as ‘Subpar’ by New York Times Is Harvard Feeder
The head of a Jewish school in Queens is faulting The New York Times for illustrating an article about “subpar education” at Jewish schools with...
The Escalating Israeli Dilemma in Lebanon Could Mean War
JNS.org - Every few months, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah makes a point of warning Israel not to attack Lebanon, and makes all sorts of threats. Last...
Pope Francis the Politician Meets Mahmoud Abbas
JNS.org - After the six resolutions that the United Nations voted on this past Friday against Israel -- approved by 156 countries -- that once again overwhelmingly denied Israel’s sovereignty over...
Saudi Prince Leaves G-20 Confident and Bolstered After Khashoggi Murder
First there was a high-five from Vladimir Putin. Then, for Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi, it was business as usual. At home, Saudi Arabia’s media trumpeted Crown Prince Muhammad bin...
Why Political Divisions in Germany Have Implications for Jews and the Middle East
The decline of bipartisan political centrism in Germany portends significant changes -- not only for Germany itself but for other countries as well. While the right-wing Alternative for...
What Palestinians Want — in Their Own Words — When They Say ‘From the River to the Sea’
The Forward has a piece from Maha Nassar claiming that the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" really means a...
Parshat Mikketz: Talking to Non-Jews About God
The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in the Tanach in which a Jew comes to play a prominent part in a...
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Hanukkah, and Jewish Unity
Below is an excerpt of a speech written for a memorial service held in Kokomo, Indiana for the victims of the attack on the Tree Of...
New Offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine Is Just as Radical — and Antisemitic
A new group of radical activists has emerged in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. They are called Within Our Lifetime, and they are unapologetically anti-Zionist, anti-American, pro-violence,...
New York Times Headline Blames Israel For Murder of Saudi Columnist
“Goyim kill goyim, and they immediately come to hang the Jews,” was Menachem Begin’s memorable remark in 1982 after Lebanese Christians killed Palestinian Arabs in Beirut. Whatever...
The New York Times and Hanukkah
Ever since Adolph Ochs purchased The New York Times in 1896, launching what eventually became the Sulzberger family dynasty that still presides over the newspaper,...
The IAEA Is Impotent on Iran
Notwithstanding the US withdrawal from the JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran, and the restoration of sanctions on Tehran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed...
American Jewry’s Hanukkah Hypocrisy?
JNS.org - The New York Times’s coverage of Jewish topics has long been fodder for those who study both media bias and the complicated relationship between the...
