Commentary
In Gaza, ‘The New York Times’ Obscures Cause and Effect
JNS.org - Following a well-worn pattern, The New York Times is again downplaying Palestinian belligerence, this time obscuring the fact that intensive Palestinian rocket attacks against southern...
Leading BDS Group Proudly Mourned Palestinian Terrorist
Back in 2016, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) posted a tweet mourning the death of a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist. The PFLP is best known for pioneering airline hijackings...
Wanted: A Mideast Conference That Promotes Peace, Not Hate
Tehran we could understand. Perhaps even Berkeley. But why bring a conference to Oklahoma that preaches contempt for Jews? Every two years, sponsors of the Christ at the Checkpoint (CATC) conference in Bethlehem try to recruit...
Israel’s Unsung Humanitarian Mission Saved Thousands of Syrian Lives
As the regime of Bashar al-Assad completes its takeover of southern Syria, Israel is winding down a humanitarian and medical operation that saved thousands of Syrian lives throughout the civil war. A brief look at the...
Does the Future of Judaism Lie in Israel?
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of Great Britain, is correct in pointing out that...
Israel’s Deterrence Against Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will see his electoral support plummet unless he finds a better...
The Gaza Conundrum and the Two-State Solution
JNS.org - For Israelis, it’s a case of déjà vu all over again. As they have...
Hamas Is Taking the Region to the Brink of War
JNS.org - The security escalation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip shows that Hamas is...
Erdogan-Linked Group Suspected of Being a Turkish Front in US
The group MUSIAD USA sent letters to several US senators last week, protesting sanctions the...
In Gaza, ‘The New York Times’ Obscures Cause and Effect
JNS.org - Following a well-worn pattern, The New York Times is again downplaying Palestinian belligerence, this time obscuring the fact that intensive Palestinian rocket attacks against southern Israel...
Leading BDS Group Proudly Mourned Palestinian Terrorist
Back in 2016, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) posted a tweet mourning the death of a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine...
Wanted: A Mideast Conference That Promotes Peace, Not Hate
Tehran we could understand. Perhaps even Berkeley. But why bring a conference to Oklahoma that preaches contempt for Jews? Every two years, sponsors of the Christ...
Israel’s Unsung Humanitarian Mission Saved Thousands of Syrian Lives
As the regime of Bashar al-Assad completes its takeover of southern Syria, Israel is winding down a humanitarian and medical operation that saved thousands of...
Does the Future of Judaism Lie in Israel?
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of Great Britain, is correct in pointing out that never before in Jewish history has there been a thriving...
Israel’s Deterrence Against Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will see his electoral support plummet unless he finds a better solution to the barrage of Hamas rockets and incendiary kites...
The Gaza Conundrum and the Two-State Solution
JNS.org - For Israelis, it’s a case of déjà vu all over again. As they have so many times in the last 11 years since the...
Hamas Is Taking the Region to the Brink of War
JNS.org - The security escalation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip shows that Hamas is prepared to take the region to the brink of war,...
Erdogan-Linked Group Suspected of Being a Turkish Front in US
The group MUSIAD USA sent letters to several US senators last week, protesting sanctions the Trump administration imposed on Turkey over its continuing detention of...
Israel’s Nationality Law Is Not Discriminatory
The newly passed Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, known as the Nationality Bill, does nothing to damage the equality of...
The Meaning of Words
Languages are amazingly varied and flexible despite all academic attempts to reduce them to simple formulas. We have always struggled to explain why almost every...
Ahed Tamimi Accidentally Shows How Humane Israel Is
Palestinian national icon Ahed Tamimi (nicknamed “Shirley Temper”) was freed after serving an eight-month sentence in Israeli prison for recording herself punching, kicking, and slapping...
Author of Muslim Bigotry Report Is a Noted Bigot and Antisemite
In April, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) published its “2018 Civil Rights Report.” Accompanied by the subtitle “Targeted,” the report claims an...
For Israel, the Clock Is Ticking on Hamas
JNS.org - Last week, Israel was once again forced to decide whether it had lost its patience with Hamas, and was about to change the...
