Commentary
Character Assassinations by New Jersey’s Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger’s smear of terrorism expert Steve Emerson and Arab-American Emilio Karim Dabul is a textbook case of journalistic malpractice, providing the quintessential example of...
New York Times Stumbles in a Strange Front-Page Antisemitism Story
A front-page New York Times news article appears under the headline “U.S. Revives Rutgers Bias Case In New Tack on Anti-Semitism.” The Times article hypes what it describes as a “significant policy shift.” It claims that the...
Alan Dershowitz: Why Did the Clintons Share the Stage With Farrakhan?
A version of this article first appeared in The Hill. Imagine President Trump being invited to speak at the funeral of a white singer who he admired (say, Ted Nugent, if he were to pass) and seeing that...
A New Generation of Galvanized Young Jews Fight Antisemitism on Campus
JNS.org - IfNotNow (INN) has a plan. It’s determined, according to its website, to create nothing less than “a movement led by young Jews to reclaim the mantle of Jewish leadership from the out-of-touch establishment.” Or,...
Deconstructing the Oslo Accords 25 Years Later: A Gift or a Curse?
JNS.org - It’s hard to believe that it’s been a quarter of a century. September 13...
ISNA Speaker: Focus on Palestinian Incitement Is a ‘Form of Islamophobia’
Like most Islamist gatherings, "Islamophobia" was a big topic at the Islamic Society of North...
Iran Is Smuggling Weapons Through Lebanon, and Israel Must Respond
JNS.org - A recent report by Fox News stated that Iran has begun using civilian flights to Beirut...
Reflecting on the UK Antisemitism Debate
Over the past two and a half years, a major debate has developed about antisemitism...
The UNRWA Charade
The recent decision by the Trump administration to defund the United Nations Relief and Works...
Character Assassinations by New Jersey’s Star-Ledger
The Star-Ledger’s smear of terrorism expert Steve Emerson and Arab-American Emilio Karim Dabul is a textbook case of journalistic malpractice, providing the quintessential example of what...
New York Times Stumbles in a Strange Front-Page Antisemitism Story
A front-page New York Times news article appears under the headline “U.S. Revives Rutgers Bias Case In New Tack on Anti-Semitism.” The Times article hypes what...
Alan Dershowitz: Why Did the Clintons Share the Stage With Farrakhan?
A version of this article first appeared in The Hill. Imagine President Trump being invited to speak at the funeral of a white singer who he admired (say,...
A New Generation of Galvanized Young Jews Fight Antisemitism on Campus
JNS.org - IfNotNow (INN) has a plan. It’s determined, according to its website, to create nothing less than “a movement led by young Jews to reclaim...
Deconstructing the Oslo Accords 25 Years Later: A Gift or a Curse?
JNS.org - It’s hard to believe that it’s been a quarter of a century. September 13 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1993 signing of the US-brokered...
ISNA Speaker: Focus on Palestinian Incitement Is a ‘Form of Islamophobia’
Like most Islamist gatherings, "Islamophobia" was a big topic at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)'s annual convention on Labor Day weekend. For example, author Khaled...
Iran Is Smuggling Weapons Through Lebanon, and Israel Must Respond
JNS.org - A recent report by Fox News stated that Iran has begun using civilian flights to Beirut international airport for the trafficking of weapons to Hezbollah. This report,...
Reflecting on the UK Antisemitism Debate
Over the past two and a half years, a major debate has developed about antisemitism in the British Labour party. Jeremy Corbyn, the party leader,...
The UNRWA Charade
The recent decision by the Trump administration to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was nothing less than a long overdue moral...
Soviet Antisemitism in a British Guise
JNS.org - It’s back. The “it” I refer to is a phenomenon pretty much unknown to newer generations of Jews in terms of direct experience, but it...
New Book Defends Resurgent Nationalism by Quoting Ben Gurion
Many of the latest headlines boil down to a conflict about nationalism. Great Britain’s exit from the European Union, Donald Trump’s attempt to erect a border...
Lauder Clarifies New York Times Op-Ed That Caused ‘Unintended Pain’
The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, is issuing a Rosh Hashana-eve clarification of his August New York Times op-ed that was critical...
Rosh Hashanah: Fairy Tales and Humor
Yes, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are serious days. They require us to place God at the center of our lives and then to repent...
Why Cutting Aid to UNRWA Is Necessary
With the sole exception of the Palestinians, international law does not grant refugee status to generation after generation of any group until the end of...
