Commentary
The IDF Are Heroes, but Israel Needs Many Kinds of Warriors
Haaretz recently published a column attacking Miriam Adelson as unqualified to voice support for Israel’s Nation-State Law. Since so few people have done as...
Islamists Smear Egyptian Actress for Removing Hijab
She was once one of Egypt's most popular actresses. Now, Hala Shiha has created an uproar by announcing that she no longer will wear a hijab in public. Wearing the hijab was her decision, she...
Hamas Leader: Violent Gaza Protests Were Merely a Diversion
Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar has admitted that his terrorist organization orchestrated the weekly "March of Return" violent demonstrations on the Israel-Gaza border to divert attention from internal problems, YNet reports. "After the reconciliation efforts (between Hamas...
Oslo at 25: What Might Have Been
September 13 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Oslo agreement. Most commentators see it as something between a well-intentioned failure and a catastrophe that provoked more Palestinian terrorism, and gave the Palestinians roughly 40...
Parshat Nitzavim: The World Is Waiting for You to Act
Something remarkable happens in this week’s parsha, almost without our noticing it, which changed the...
The Shame of Louis Farrakhan
It was distressing -- in fact, disgusting -- to see Aretha Franklin's funeral stained by...
US Lawmakers: Keep Iraqi Jewish Archive in America
JNS.org - The White House is facing pressure to keep the Iraqi Jewish Archive, which...
The US-Turkey Diplomatic Crisis
The current Turkish-American diplomatic crisis is fundamentally different from other such crises in 1964 or...
ISNA Convention Uses Shame, Fear to Stir Radical Agenda
In a year when Muslim political candidates are breaking new ground or falling just short...
The IDF Are Heroes, but Israel Needs Many Kinds of Warriors
Haaretz recently published a column attacking Miriam Adelson as unqualified to voice support for Israel’s Nation-State Law. Since so few people have done as much...
Islamists Smear Egyptian Actress for Removing Hijab
She was once one of Egypt's most popular actresses. Now, Hala Shiha has created an uproar by announcing that she no longer will wear a...
Hamas Leader: Violent Gaza Protests Were Merely a Diversion
Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar has admitted that his terrorist organization orchestrated the weekly "March of Return" violent demonstrations on the Israel-Gaza border to divert attention...
Oslo at 25: What Might Have Been
September 13 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Oslo agreement. Most commentators see it as something between a well-intentioned failure and a catastrophe that...
Parshat Nitzavim: The World Is Waiting for You to Act
Something remarkable happens in this week’s parsha, almost without our noticing it, which changed the very terms of Jewish existence and has life-changing implications for...
The Shame of Louis Farrakhan
It was distressing -- in fact, disgusting -- to see Aretha Franklin's funeral stained by the presence of Louis Farrakhan. He was not just present,...
US Lawmakers: Keep Iraqi Jewish Archive in America
JNS.org - The White House is facing pressure to keep the Iraqi Jewish Archive, which was seized following the capture of Baghdad in 2003, and...
The US-Turkey Diplomatic Crisis
The current Turkish-American diplomatic crisis is fundamentally different from other such crises in 1964 or 1975. Turkish public sentiment in the 1960s and 1970s was...
ISNA Convention Uses Shame, Fear to Stir Radical Agenda
In a year when Muslim political candidates are breaking new ground or falling just short of doing so, it's not surprising to see politics dominate...
The PLO Meets with Islamic Jihad — But Not Israel or the US
From Ma'an Arabic: The Deputy Chairman of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (PLO), Mahmud al-Alul, met on Thursday with Deputy Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad...
The End of the Syrian War Will Lead to Risks for Israel and the US
JNS.org - Once again, Israel's northern front is becoming tense. The Russians continue to fight on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The Iranians...
Corbyn’s Worldview Turns the Truth on Its Head
JNS.org - There is a telling moment in a video clip of a London conference in 2013 on the Palestinian “right of return.” Panelist Jeremy...
Gaza Needs a New Solution
JNS.org - Perhaps more than any other issue in the Middle East today, the situation in Gaza under the rule of Hamas -- a designated foreign terrorist organization dedicated...
Regional Players Maneuver to Reconfigure the Israeli-Palestinian Landscape
A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, may be about more than ending the ongoing, escalating violence that...
