Commentary
UNRWA: Free Education Paid for by the World Is a Human Right
I received this fundraising email from UNRWA USA: Due to the US government's holding back of $300 million to UNRWA, as of this week UNRWA...
Facebook Must Ban Holocaust Denial
Vichy, France -- I came here to see some of the historical sites related to French complicity in the Holocaust. There is a plaque on the Opera House, where the parliament met during World War...
How the US Could Provide Some Reality Therapy on the Golan Heights
JNS.org - As I write these words, ISIS has launched a major attack in Syria, targeting a town occupied by Druze on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, killing 100 innocent civilians. Additionally, Israel...
Israel, Gaza, and Syria: A Tale of Two Fronts
JNS.org - Israel has found that it needs to split its attention between its border with Syria, where tensions are high but the risk of escalation is low, and its border with the Gaza Strip,...
Japan Has an Important Role in the Middle East — But Its Mixed Signals Are Confusing
For 25 years, Japan has played an important role in the Middle East, primarily through...
Jewish Voice for Peace Calls Firebomb Kites ‘Popular Protests for Freedom’
Jewish Voice for Peace is placing this ad in The Nation, shown here in context...
Michigan’s Regressive ‘Progressive’ Gubernatorial Candidate
While polls show him lagging in third place in a three-candidate primary, Abdul El-Sayed says that he...
Are We Heading Towards an Arab NATO?
The Arab Coalition that consists of Yemeni government forces, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain,...
UNRWA: Free Education Paid for by the World Is a Human Right
I received this fundraising email from UNRWA USA: Due to the US government's holding back of $300 million to UNRWA, as of this week UNRWA has...
Facebook Must Ban Holocaust Denial
Vichy, France -- I came here to see some of the historical sites related to French complicity in the Holocaust. There is a plaque on...
How the US Could Provide Some Reality Therapy on the Golan Heights
JNS.org - As I write these words, ISIS has launched a major attack in Syria, targeting a town occupied by Druze on the Syrian side...
Israel, Gaza, and Syria: A Tale of Two Fronts
JNS.org - Israel has found that it needs to split its attention between its border with Syria, where tensions are high but the risk of...
Japan Has an Important Role in the Middle East — But Its Mixed Signals Are Confusing
For 25 years, Japan has played an important role in the Middle East, primarily through its support of the economic and social development of the...
Jewish Voice for Peace Calls Firebomb Kites ‘Popular Protests for Freedom’
Jewish Voice for Peace is placing this ad in The Nation, shown here in context (h/t Yisrael Medad): Yes, JVP is calling the kites with firebombs...
Michigan’s Regressive ‘Progressive’ Gubernatorial Candidate
While polls show him lagging in third place in a three-candidate primary, Abdul El-Sayed says that he will shock the political world on August 7 by becoming Michigan's Democratic nominee...
Are We Heading Towards an Arab NATO?
The Arab Coalition that consists of Yemeni government forces, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Sudan, Jordan, and Academi (formerly Blackwater) mercenaries, is...
Wine and Racism
Last month, there was a huge fuss in Israel over wine. It was known as the Barkan Affair. Barkan Wines, one of many relatively recent...
Would Donald Trump Actually Use the Bomb?
After the Helsinki Summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, certain fearful matters of “high politics” in American diplomacy are discussed only...
The ‘Games’ Palestinian Children Play
JNS.org - We’re always being told that there is a significant difference between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Supposedly, the PA is “moderate” while Hamas...
Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Existential Threat’
JNS.org - On the evening of Monday, July 23, the parliamentary group of the British Labour Party held what Sky News called an “emotionally charged...
US Peace Plans: A Long History of Failure
JNS.org – Over the years, the various US initiatives for the Middle East have always been about two things: promoting peace and upgrading America’s status. They have always...
The New York Times Slaps ‘Apartheid’ Label on Israel
After two (one, two) negative front-page articles about Israel’s new nation-state law, The New York Times is escalating its offensive by publishing an op-ed piece claiming...
