Commentary
The Failure of the Palestinian ‘March of Return’
JNS.org - The war of attrition that Hamas launched against Israel in March 2018 -- the “March of Return” campaign -- at first attracted...
Why UNIFIL’s Existence Remains in Israel’s Interest
JNS.org - Many people in Israel believe that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is like the three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan: it sees no evil, hears no...
Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Runs Afoul of Maimonides
The guilty plea of a former lawyer for the Trump Organization, Michael Cohen, was reportedly motivated in part by Cohen’s 83-year-old father, who supposedly told his son that he didn’t “survive the Holocaust to have...
Why Supporting Trump Undermines Jewish Values
In a famous line from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio, describing himself, says, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Sadly, none of these terms seem to...
New York Times Doubles Up on Flawed Coverage of US Aid To Palestinians
The New York Times is so worked up about what it describes as the Trump...
Should Gaza Be the Palestinian State?
Proponents of a two-state solution foresee a future Palestinian state in most of the West Bank and...
Why UNRWA’s Funding Should Be Cut
The Trump administration’s decision to slash annual funding to the United Nations Relief and Works...
The Lesson of the 1968 Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Never Surrender
The 50th anniversary of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia is upon us. Before the invasion,...
Will Abbas Close Banks in Gaza to Punish Hamas?
I don't know how reliable this report is, but Al Akhbar in Lebanon is reporting that Mahmoud...
The Failure of the Palestinian ‘March of Return’
JNS.org - The war of attrition that Hamas launched against Israel in March 2018 -- the “March of Return” campaign -- at first attracted great...
Why UNIFIL’s Existence Remains in Israel’s Interest
JNS.org - Many people in Israel believe that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is like the three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu...
Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Runs Afoul of Maimonides
The guilty plea of a former lawyer for the Trump Organization, Michael Cohen, was reportedly motivated in part by Cohen’s 83-year-old father, who supposedly told...
Why Supporting Trump Undermines Jewish Values
In a famous line from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio, describing himself, says, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness...
New York Times Doubles Up on Flawed Coverage of US Aid To Palestinians
The New York Times is so worked up about what it describes as the Trump administration’s reduction in aid to the Palestinian Arabs that it...
Should Gaza Be the Palestinian State?
Proponents of a two-state solution foresee a future Palestinian state in most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip. In the Oslo Accords, Israel agreed to...
Why UNRWA’s Funding Should Be Cut
The Trump administration’s decision to slash annual funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by half has drawn special attention to the...
The Lesson of the 1968 Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Never Surrender
The 50th anniversary of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia is upon us. Before the invasion, Czech leader Alexander Dubcek received suggestions on how to respond...
Will Abbas Close Banks in Gaza to Punish Hamas?
I don't know how reliable this report is, but Al Akhbar in Lebanon is reporting that Mahmoud Abbas is drawing up plans to severely punish all Gazans...
John McCain Was a True Friend of Israel
A longtime friend of the State of Israel, McCain visited the country countless times. His first visit came in 1979, when he traveled with Washington...
Why We Still Need Heroes Like John McCain
JNS.org - Anybody who pays attention to the sorts of things honored by contemporary popular culture knows that stories about heroism are passé. But why then...
Jeremy Corbyn Is a Danger and a Disgrace
I spent my early adulthood in Britain -- from age 22 to 33 -- and six of my nine children were born there. I feel a deep...
Trying to Deflect Dissent, Iran Warns of Foreign Meddling
Iran has raised the specter of a US-Saudi effort to destabilize the country by exploiting economic grievances against the backdrop of circumstantial evidence that Washington...
Take the 5779 Jewish Pundit Quiz
JNS.org - Was 5778 a good year? For Jews around the world, it was the usual mixed bag. The US embassy in Israel was finally moved...
