Commentary
The Islamic State’s Future in Afghanistan
The Islamic State (ISIS) temporarily managed to win over disgruntled elements among the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, along with youth from the remote districts in...
Palestinians Don’t Have to Live Like Refugees
Dramatic shifts are rare in American foreign policy. But one undeniable example is the Trump administration’s recent decision to cease funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main UN agency giving aid...
Abbas and Netanyahu UN Speeches Signal the 30-Year Peace Process Is Dead
JNS.org - There was one corner of New York City last Thursday where the Senate Judicial Committee hearings into the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went largely unnoticed: the United Nations building perched on...
The US Foreign Policy Establishment Doesn’t Have the Answers on Mideast Peace
At a September 18 Washington, DC panel discussion hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Lebanese journalist Joyce Karam enthusiastically deemed a report on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process “honest and out of the box” and “refreshing.” However, only attendees with long-standing hostility...
Fall 2018: BDS Returns to Campus and Politics
As the academic year begins, controversy over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of...
Antisemitism Is Still a Serious Problem in Churches
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris’ discredited testimony at the recent Episcopal Church General Convention and her subsequent apology have highlighted...
Murdered American-Israeli Reminds Us That Jews No Longer Go Quietly Away
The moment that Ari Fuld was stabbed in the back at an Israeli mall, the...
Marking Elie Wiesel’s 90th Birthday
I spent my life loving Elie Wiesel, and had the honor and pleasure of knowing...
Libya in Chaos: Where to Now?
On August 15, 2018, Tripoli’s Appeals Court sentenced 45 convicts to death by firing squad...
The Islamic State’s Future in Afghanistan
The Islamic State (ISIS) temporarily managed to win over disgruntled elements among the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, along with youth from the remote districts in Afghanistan’s...
Palestinians Don’t Have to Live Like Refugees
Dramatic shifts are rare in American foreign policy. But one undeniable example is the Trump administration’s recent decision to cease funding the United Nations Relief...
Abbas and Netanyahu UN Speeches Signal the 30-Year Peace Process Is Dead
JNS.org - There was one corner of New York City last Thursday where the Senate Judicial Committee hearings into the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett...
The US Foreign Policy Establishment Doesn’t Have the Answers on Mideast Peace
At a September 18 Washington, DC panel discussion hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Lebanese journalist Joyce Karam enthusiastically deemed a report on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process “honest and...
Fall 2018: BDS Returns to Campus and Politics
As the academic year begins, controversy over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism -- which includes demonization of Israel -- has now spread to...
Antisemitism Is Still a Serious Problem in Churches
Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris’ discredited testimony at the recent Episcopal Church General Convention and her subsequent apology have highlighted a troubling, long-standing issue in Jewish-Christian relations: antisemitism and anti-Israel...
Murdered American-Israeli Reminds Us That Jews No Longer Go Quietly Away
The moment that Ari Fuld was stabbed in the back at an Israeli mall, the 45-year-old father of four could have fallen to the ground...
Marking Elie Wiesel’s 90th Birthday
I spent my life loving Elie Wiesel, and had the honor and pleasure of knowing him, learning from him, and working with him. I now...
Libya in Chaos: Where to Now?
On August 15, 2018, Tripoli’s Appeals Court sentenced 45 convicts to death by firing squad for opening fire -- on August 21, 2011 -- on...
Palestinian Leaders Dig in on Payments to Terrorists
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Qadri Abu Bakr, who directs the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Commission of Prisoners' Affairs, recently issued a defiant...
Once Again, the Media Whitewashes Antisemitism Around the World
The Washington Post’s Ishaan Tharoor has previously warned about a “a rising tide of anti-Semitism.” Yet when the journalist sat down to interview one of the world’s leading antisemites, Malaysian...
New York Times Can’t See Past Miriam Adelson’s Israeliness
A front-page New York Times news article, under the headline, “They Spent $55 Million To Tighten G.O.P.’s Grip,” describes Sheldon and Miriam Adelson as “the...
We Must Stop Demonizing Political Opponents and Seek Out Different Opinions
This week, President Trump explicitly backed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and announced that within three months, his administration will finally unveil its peace plan for the...
Genesis and the Marshmallow Experiment
I was reminded of the famous Marshmallow Experiment last week, when I read that Dr. Walter Mischel had died on September 12 at the age...
