Commentary
By Extraditing Anti-Erdogan Leader, Trump Would Betray American Values
Extraditing dissident Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey would be a betrayal of American values and should be permanently off the table. President Trump...
Palestinian Authority and Hamas Join Forces Against US and Israel at the UN
JNS.org - Although reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo have failed, in spite of continuing sanctions imposed by Mahmoud Abbas on the Gaza Strip, and notwithstanding the vast differences of opinion between the...
Hanukkah: A ‘Stiff Necked’ People — the Fight for Sovereignty and Against Assimilation
Hanukkah is not just about gifts, latkes, jelly-filled donuts (sufganyot), and dreidels -- though they are certainly nice (and fun). At its core, Hanukkah is the story of a battle for the heart and soul of...
The Power of Dreams
Last week, I attended the benefactor screening of "Never Stop Dreaming," a new movie about the life of Shimon Peres produced by Moriah Films, a division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Peres was born in a...
Headline Fails: Media Outlets Distort the Truth on Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea” at the...
Israel Must Reevaluate Its Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity
Given the upheavals cascading throughout the Middle East since 2011, Israel now faces a unique...
Why Are Websites Matching Donations for CAIR, When Its Leaders Support Terrorism?
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out a fundraising email for #GivingTuesday last...
When Will Europe Get Serious About Antisemitism?
The new CNN survey of attitudes towards Jews in seven countries -- Austria, France, Germany,...
Hanukkah Is the Perfect Answer to BDS
Boycotts rarely have the desired effects. At most, they can make the person who applies...
By Extraditing Anti-Erdogan Leader, Trump Would Betray American Values
Extraditing dissident Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey would be a betrayal of American values and should be permanently off the table. President Trump says...
Palestinian Authority and Hamas Join Forces Against US and Israel at the UN
JNS.org - Although reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo have failed, in spite of continuing sanctions imposed by Mahmoud Abbas on the Gaza...
Hanukkah: A ‘Stiff Necked’ People — the Fight for Sovereignty and Against Assimilation
Hanukkah is not just about gifts, latkes, jelly-filled donuts (sufganyot), and dreidels -- though they are certainly nice (and fun). At its core, Hanukkah is the...
The Power of Dreams
Last week, I attended the benefactor screening of "Never Stop Dreaming," a new movie about the life of Shimon Peres produced by Moriah Films, a...
Headline Fails: Media Outlets Distort the Truth on Marc Lamont Hill
Marc Lamont Hill called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea” at the United Nations. The fact that he also used his speech...
Israel Must Reevaluate Its Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity
Given the upheavals cascading throughout the Middle East since 2011, Israel now faces a unique dilemma, as this ever-volatile region could slip irretrievably into a...
Why Are Websites Matching Donations for CAIR, When Its Leaders Support Terrorism?
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out a fundraising email for #GivingTuesday last week, claiming that Facebook and PayPal would match up to...
When Will Europe Get Serious About Antisemitism?
The new CNN survey of attitudes towards Jews in seven countries -- Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, and Sweden -- raises profound concerns....
Hanukkah Is the Perfect Answer to BDS
Boycotts rarely have the desired effects. At most, they can make the person who applies a boycott feel self-righteous. I have boycotted. In the '50s,...
Does Hezbollah Think Israel Is Ready to Attack — and Will This Prevent War?
JNS.org - There was a lot of noise about Israel’s northern front over the weekend, but while the media was abuzz over a number of...
Newsweek Thinks There Was Once a Palestinian State
Here is a very odd correction from Newsweek about an article on the Marc Lamont Hill story. I wish I could find a copy of...
Like Ukraine, Israel Must Confront Putin and His Evil Intentions
In his famous 1946 “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill said, “From what I have seen of our Russian friends ... I am...
Silent Majority Needs Encouragement in Fight Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - For anyone unaware of Europe’s antisemitism problem, CNN’s “Anti-Semitism in Europe Poll 2018,” released this week, would have made for grim reading on many levels. Polling...
The Complicated Truth About the US-Israel Alliance
JNS.org - It got lost in the middle of a wide-ranging interview in The Washington Post that made headlines for other reasons. But when US President Donald Trump said...
