Commentary
Muslim Western Wall Denial Continues
Hanna Issa, the Secretary General of the Islamic-Christian Committee to Support Occupied Jerusalem and Holy Sites, wrote an article where he denied that the Western...
The End of the ‘Right of Return’
The nearly three months of demonstrations by Palestinians along the Israel-Gaza border under the banner of the “March of Return” quickly turned violent. This provides another manifestation of how wrong and astray the Palestinians have been...
What The New York Times Isn’t Telling You About Gaza
Sometimes a single sentence in a New York Times article about Israel tells a whole story. Take, for example, this gem from a dispatch from Jerusalem by Isabel Kershner that appeared in the August 9 New...
Equality for All of Israel’s Citizens
JNS.org - Since moving to Israel nearly two decades ago, I have come to profoundly appreciate the fact that the modern Jewish homeland consists of a rich mosaic of dozens of ethnic groups, multiple religions, and...
Do We Have Free Will? And Does It Matter?
One of the major topics tackled by Greek philosophy is the existence of free will. Are human beings...
Amazon Removes ‘Make Israel Palestine Again’ T-Shirts After Backlash
Reader complaints caused Amazon to stop selling a T-shirt that said "Make Israel Palestine Again"...
A Night of Rockets and Headline Fails
Residents of southern Israel spent Wednesday night in bomb shelters as Palestinians fired a heavy barrage...
Brooklyn ‘Bean Pie’ Mosque Resurfaces In New Mexico Compound Investigation
When the New York Times devoted 11 paragraphs and three photos to a promotional article...
International Hypocrisy on Israel’s Nation-State Law: What’s Good for the Goose Is Not Good for the Gander
The uproar over Israel's "nation-state" law has once again demonstrated the different standard that so...
Muslim Western Wall Denial Continues
Hanna Issa, the Secretary General of the Islamic-Christian Committee to Support Occupied Jerusalem and Holy Sites, wrote an article where he denied that the Western Wall...
The End of the ‘Right of Return’
The nearly three months of demonstrations by Palestinians along the Israel-Gaza border under the banner of the “March of Return” quickly turned violent. This provides another...
What The New York Times Isn’t Telling You About Gaza
Sometimes a single sentence in a New York Times article about Israel tells a whole story. Take, for example, this gem from a dispatch from Jerusalem...
Equality for All of Israel’s Citizens
JNS.org - Since moving to Israel nearly two decades ago, I have come to profoundly appreciate the fact that the modern Jewish homeland consists of a...
Do We Have Free Will? And Does It Matter?
One of the major topics tackled by Greek philosophy is the existence of free will. Are human beings capable of making choices, or are their choices determined by...
Amazon Removes ‘Make Israel Palestine Again’ T-Shirts After Backlash
Reader complaints caused Amazon to stop selling a T-shirt that said "Make Israel Palestine Again" after the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) drew attention to it earlier this...
A Night of Rockets and Headline Fails
Residents of southern Israel spent Wednesday night in bomb shelters as Palestinians fired a heavy barrage of rockets and mortars (nearly 200, according to the most...
Brooklyn ‘Bean Pie’ Mosque Resurfaces In New Mexico Compound Investigation
When the New York Times devoted 11 paragraphs and three photos to a promotional article about a Brooklyn bean pie bakery, I faulted the Times...
International Hypocrisy on Israel’s Nation-State Law: What’s Good for the Goose Is Not Good for the Gander
The uproar over Israel's "nation-state" law has once again demonstrated the different standard that so many hypocrites, bigots, and various well-meaning but misguided people impose...
Why a Hamas-Israel Truce Won’t Work
JNS.org - Intensive efforts are underway to reach a long-term, comprehensive truce arrangement between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Former members of the...
At Princeton University, Jewish Life Is Thriving
The following was written as a response to The Algemeiner's 2018 list of the most challenging North American campuses for Jewish students. Jewish life at Princeton University...
Israel’s Nationality Law: The Prequel
In April 1938, the British parliament was asked to approve a Jewish Citizenship Bill that would enable Jews worldwide to become nationals of Mandatory Palestine,...
Female Jihadists Are a Growing Problem
Only one person could have written the book Invisible Martyrs: Inside the Secret World of Female Islamic Radicals. And thankfully, she did. Farhana Qazi, a Pakistani-American counter-terrorism...
UNIFIL Has Another Opportunity to Do Its Job in Lebanon
JNS.org - Good riddance. These words are the proper sendoff for Maj. Gen. Michael Beary, the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...
