Commentary
The UK Finally Cracks Down on Hezbollah
The United Kingdom is finally on the path to ban the Iranian-backed, Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in its entirety. Home Secretary Sajid Javid...
A Literal Prison Camp in Lebanon for Palestinians
I've spoken about Ein al Hilweh, the Palestinian "refugee" camp in Lebanon that is surrounded by a high wall and watchtowers -- a literal prison camp. Now it is even more of a prison camp: The Lebanese...
Revisiting Israel’s ‘Peculiar Position’
Amidst the continued criticism of Israel for simply defending herself, I couldn’t help but think of an amazing op-ed by Eric Hoffer -- a famed philosopher -- that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on May...
US and Turkish Ties to Malaysia’s Hamas Lobby
The April assassination of a Hamas engineer in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, helps show the increasingly significant role that Malaysia plays in Hamas' operations. Fadi Albatsh, who helped the terrorist group build drones and rockets, was...
Parshat Korach: Finding Happiness in Others’ Success
They assembled against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon...
Why Abbas Refuses to Ease Sanctions on Gaza
JNS.org - The two million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are paying the price for...
The 2018 World Cup Could Become the Middle East’s Latest Battlefield
The simultaneous presence in Russia of the Saudi and Iranian teams for the 2018 World...
A New Approach to Fighting Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - College campuses today are being challenged by profoundly intolerant behavior, the goal of...
The American Jewish Committee’s Myth of a ‘Demilitarized’ Palestinian State
JNS.org - The phrase “demilitarized Palestinian state” is the very definition of an oxymoron: “a...
The UK Finally Cracks Down on Hezbollah
The United Kingdom is finally on the path to ban the Iranian-backed, Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in its entirety. Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans...
A Literal Prison Camp in Lebanon for Palestinians
I've spoken about Ein al Hilweh, the Palestinian "refugee" camp in Lebanon that is surrounded by a high wall and watchtowers -- a literal prison...
Revisiting Israel’s ‘Peculiar Position’
Amidst the continued criticism of Israel for simply defending herself, I couldn’t help but think of an amazing op-ed by Eric Hoffer -- a famed...
US and Turkish Ties to Malaysia’s Hamas Lobby
The April assassination of a Hamas engineer in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, helps show the increasingly significant role that Malaysia plays in Hamas' operations. Fadi Albatsh,...
Parshat Korach: Finding Happiness in Others’ Success
They assembled against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, for the entire congregation are all holy, and the...
Why Abbas Refuses to Ease Sanctions on Gaza
JNS.org - The two million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are paying the price for the political rivalry between Fatah and Hamas. This week, the Israeli...
The 2018 World Cup Could Become the Middle East’s Latest Battlefield
The simultaneous presence in Russia of the Saudi and Iranian teams for the 2018 World Cup is likely to shine a spotlight on the covert...
A New Approach to Fighting Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - College campuses today are being challenged by profoundly intolerant behavior, the goal of which is to prevent some individuals and groups from expressing...
The American Jewish Committee’s Myth of a ‘Demilitarized’ Palestinian State
JNS.org - The phrase “demilitarized Palestinian state” is the very definition of an oxymoron: “a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in...
A Panoramic View of UK Labour Antisemitism
An analysis of the British Labour party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn provides a panoramic view of many aspects of socialist anti-Jewish hate-mongering. The...
UCLA Students File Criminal Complaints Against anti-Israel Disruptors
Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17, 2018 Students Supporting Israel (SSI) event at the University...
New York Times Revisits ‘Folkdance Appropriation’ Allegation
When we last tackled the topic of Israeli dance and The New York Times, it was to comment on a Times article claiming that Israelis...
Will American Jews Answer These Letters?
JNS.org – Is peace still possible between Israelis and Palestinians? After the events of the last 25 years, the answer from most Israelis seems to...
JFK and the US Defense of Israel
The uproar over the US decision to move our embassy to Jerusalem was based in part on the outdated and specious Arabist argument that American...
