Commentary
Palestinian Authority Rushes Payment to Terrorist’s Family Hours After Attack Kills Father of Four
The Palestinian Authority (PA) rushed to transfer an advance of roughly $3,300 to the family of terrorist Khalil Jabarin, who killed American-Israeli citizen Ari...
Antisemitism’s Implausible Denial
It was an awkward moment on BBC television. An articulate, well-educated Jewish couple, Mark Lewis and Mandy Blumenthal, told viewers that antisemitism has become so aggravated in Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party that they had decided...
Kurds Remain First in Iran’s Firing Line
JNS.org - The Iranian regime is defying the newly found US resolve to counter its malign influence with whatever means it has at its disposal. On September 8, seven missiles were launched against the headquarters of...
UK Jews and Unity at Any Cost
The list of 50 Most Influential Jews published by The Jerusalem Post included Marie van der Zyl, the recently elected president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Van der Zyl is a feisty,...
Another Mass Shooting Strikes the Los Angeles Jewish Community
Twenty years ago, when I worked at the American Technion Society (ATS) in Los Angeles,...
For Islamic Terrorists, Jihad Does Not Stop with Jail
"I am ready to die for the Caliphate; prison is nothing." This was the declaration of Ali...
Yeshiva University Grad Writes Book to Help Children Understand Death
What should parents tell their children when a loved one dies? It’s a difficult question...
The Price of Israeli Withdrawal: Lessons from the Past
Twelve years after the tidal wave of terrorist violence known by the misnomer "the al-Aqsa...
How Feasible Is a Long-Term Truce with Hamas?
The prospect of a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas brings with it both risks...
Palestinian Authority Rushes Payment to Terrorist’s Family Hours After Attack Kills Father of Four
The Palestinian Authority (PA) rushed to transfer an advance of roughly $3,300 to the family of terrorist Khalil Jabarin, who killed American-Israeli citizen Ari Fuld...
Antisemitism’s Implausible Denial
It was an awkward moment on BBC television. An articulate, well-educated Jewish couple, Mark Lewis and Mandy Blumenthal, told viewers that antisemitism has become so...
Kurds Remain First in Iran’s Firing Line
JNS.org - The Iranian regime is defying the newly found US resolve to counter its malign influence with whatever means it has at its disposal. On...
UK Jews and Unity at Any Cost
The list of 50 Most Influential Jews published by The Jerusalem Post included Marie van der Zyl, the recently elected president of the Board of...
Another Mass Shooting Strikes the Los Angeles Jewish Community
Twenty years ago, when I worked at the American Technion Society (ATS) in Los Angeles, my administrative assistant was a vivacious African-American woman named Cynthia Morse....
For Islamic Terrorists, Jihad Does Not Stop with Jail
"I am ready to die for the Caliphate; prison is nothing." This was the declaration of Ali Saleh, a 25-year-old man from New York City who was...
Yeshiva University Grad Writes Book to Help Children Understand Death
What should parents tell their children when a loved one dies? It’s a difficult question to grapple with, and more often than not, the parent tells...
The Price of Israeli Withdrawal: Lessons from the Past
Twelve years after the tidal wave of terrorist violence known by the misnomer "the al-Aqsa Intifada," one still hears prominent politicians, commentators, and political researchers...
How Feasible Is a Long-Term Truce with Hamas?
The prospect of a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas brings with it both risks and opportunities. While it remains far from clear that such...
Yom Kippur: Do We Deserve Life?
Few matters are more difficult to understand than the nature and purpose of Yom Kippur. What is it that this awesome day wants to tell...
The Yom Kippur Holocaust Protest: The Day the Rabbis Marched
In an era that has seen more than 400,000 people take part in a Women’s March on Washington, it may not sound very impressive that...
Kol Nidre: A Call for Jewish Unity
It can be claimed that no single day in the Jewish liturgical calendar is as clearly meant to showcase the unity of the Jewish people...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
1. The Yom Kippur-matchmaking connection. According to Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel, the 6th President of the Sanhedrin (the ancient Jewish Supreme Court of 71 Sages), during...
Congressional Candidate Vows to Support Israel, but Ignores Ties to Human Rights Watch
Tom Malinowski, a candidate for the House of Representatives in New Jersey's Seventh District, claims that he is a "lifelong friend of the Jewish community [and] supporter of Israel.” But such...
