Commentary
A Budding West Bank Hamas Cell Sought to Cause Major Bloodshed
Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency recently announced that it had broken up an extraordinarily dangerous secret terrorist network that Hamas was building in...
Hanukkah’s Legacy in America
The legacy of Hanukkah has played a major role in shaping the American ethos and state of mind, from the early Pilgrims through the Founding Fathers’ War of Independence and their composition and ratification of...
Will Trump Stand Up to Russia — Like Reagan?
Every story has a starting point. Don't start with the Russian capture this week of two (or three) Ukrainian ships and the injury to three (or six) Ukrainian sailors. The Russian habit is to do...
The Prime Minister Is Treating Us Like Morons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed his political savvy by avoiding an election as he outmaneuvered Naftali Bennett and his Bayit Yehudi party, forcing them to blink after Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned. Having only a one-seat...
‘Overt’ Antisemitism Is ‘Complicated,’ New York Times Claims
Read The New York Times enough, and certain problematic patterns emerge. One of them is...
Despite Tough Rhetoric, Trump’s Iran Sanctions Are Full of Holes
On November 5, the Trump administration imposed wide-ranging sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, in...
We Must Push Back Against BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel is a public relations effort to...
SJP’s Campaign of Lies Will Only Damage Swarthmore
Earlier this year, amid a flurry of slanderous statements, Swarthmore’s Students for Justice in Palestine...
CAIR Official Calls for Israel’s Termination
Hussam Ayloush, a senior Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) official, called for Israel's "regime" to be...
A Budding West Bank Hamas Cell Sought to Cause Major Bloodshed
Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency recently announced that it had broken up an extraordinarily dangerous secret terrorist network that Hamas was building in the...
Hanukkah’s Legacy in America
The legacy of Hanukkah has played a major role in shaping the American ethos and state of mind, from the early Pilgrims through the Founding...
Will Trump Stand Up to Russia — Like Reagan?
Every story has a starting point. Don't start with the Russian capture this week of two (or three) Ukrainian ships and the injury to three...
The Prime Minister Is Treating Us Like Morons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed his political savvy by avoiding an election as he outmaneuvered Naftali Bennett and his Bayit Yehudi party, forcing them to...
‘Overt’ Antisemitism Is ‘Complicated,’ New York Times Claims
Read The New York Times enough, and certain problematic patterns emerge. One of them is the excess adjective or adverb -- an extra word that...
Despite Tough Rhetoric, Trump’s Iran Sanctions Are Full of Holes
On November 5, the Trump administration imposed wide-ranging sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, in order to bring about a change in the revolutionary regime’s...
We Must Push Back Against BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel is a public relations effort to demonize the Jewish state. In recent months, BDS tactics have intensified...
SJP’s Campaign of Lies Will Only Damage Swarthmore
Earlier this year, amid a flurry of slanderous statements, Swarthmore’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter announced their Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign...
CAIR Official Calls for Israel’s Termination
Hussam Ayloush, a senior Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) official, called for Israel's "regime" to be "terminated" in a tweet on Sunday. "Iran's regime calling Israel a 'cancerous...
Trump Is Wrong: Embracing Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Help Israel or America
President Donald Trump recently said, "Israel would be in big trouble without Saudi Arabia," indicating that Israel would somehow be forced to "leave" the region if...
On the Yazidi Genocide, a Bad Day for the Knesset
JNS.org - Something rather unexpected and disturbing occurred in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on November 21. A bill recognizing the 2014 slaughter of the Yazidi...
Another Round, Not More Extortion, Is Needed in Gaza
JNS.org - To urge a fourth round of warfare against Hamas is no easy matter, least of all at a moment when Israeli decision makers...
Vilification of Israel on Campus Persists Amid Gaza Rocket Attacks
JNS.org - While the latest barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip rained down on southern Israel, tragically killing an innocent civilian and injuring 70 others, hateful...
BDS Is a Bust in the Middle East, but It’s Alive in America
JNS.org - BDS activists who think they are succeeding in isolating the State of Israel aren’t paying attention to the news. On Sunday, reports surfaced that...
