Commentary
Why the Palestinians Can’t Say ‘Yes’ to Trump
JNS.org - Can the Palestinians finally not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? That paraphrase of Abba Eban’s famous quote provides the key question...
Hamas Prepares for More Violence and Bloodshed
JNS.org - The rapidly increasing pace of security incidents on the Israel-Gaza Strip border does not bode well. At best, it indicates that Hamas is looking for new ways to challenge Israel. At worst, it is...
Parsha Beha’alotcha — The Necessity of Friends
In this week’s parsha, Moshe reaches his lowest ebb. After all that had happened -- the miracles, the exodus, the division of the sea, food from heaven, water from a rock, the revelation at Sinai, and...
Why the US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, Donald Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump to postpone this plan for at least six months, citing...
Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem Has Not Led to an Uptick in Violence
Some people have claimed that President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and move...
60 Minutes and the Illusion of Balance
There is a persistent myth in journalism that speaking to at least one person on...
Analysis Confirms Hamas Organized Violent Gaza Border Riots
The vast majority of Palestinian fatalities during violent demonstrations on the Israel-Gaza border were members...
What’s Wrong With Defining Antisemitism?
JNS.org – If there is one issue on which there ought to be a political...
Poland and Rwanda Should Move Their Embassies to Jerusalem
Being at the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to...
Why the Palestinians Can’t Say ‘Yes’ to Trump
JNS.org - Can the Palestinians finally not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? That paraphrase of Abba Eban’s famous quote provides the key question to...
Hamas Prepares for More Violence and Bloodshed
JNS.org - The rapidly increasing pace of security incidents on the Israel-Gaza Strip border does not bode well. At best, it indicates that Hamas is looking...
Parsha Beha’alotcha — The Necessity of Friends
In this week’s parsha, Moshe reaches his lowest ebb. After all that had happened -- the miracles, the exodus, the division of the sea, food from...
Why the US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, Donald Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump...
Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem Has Not Led to an Uptick in Violence
Some people have claimed that President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and move the US embassy there, has increased violence and instability in...
60 Minutes and the Illusion of Balance
There is a persistent myth in journalism that speaking to at least one person on “both sides”of an issue creates a balanced, accurate, and informative...
Analysis Confirms Hamas Organized Violent Gaza Border Riots
The vast majority of Palestinian fatalities during violent demonstrations on the Israel-Gaza border were members or affiliates of terrorist organizations -- primarily Hamas. Of the 112 reported...
What’s Wrong With Defining Antisemitism?
JNS.org – If there is one issue on which there ought to be a political consensus eve in an era of almost unprecedented partisan division,...
Poland and Rwanda Should Move Their Embassies to Jerusalem
Being at the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness history. It was moving beyond words. I could scarcely...
A Month of Hypocrisy and Moral Decadence
Never have we witnessed such morally decadent political behavior as what has transpired in regard to Israel over the past few weeks. Paradoxically, this occurred in...
Here’s Why the Media Got the Gaza Violence Wrong
Western journalists covering the Arab-Israeli conflict are in need of an intervention. Many of them have spent the last several weeks regurgitating claims by Hamas...
The Tale of Kerry, Zarif, and Assad
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made headlines last week when he was caught on tape with a crowd in Tehran participating in a chant calling for the destruction...
What Kind of Journalists Don’t Correct Egregious Mistakes? TIME and Karl Vick
I was a little behind on my magazine reading, and recently read Karl Vick's description of the "Great Return March" riots in TIME. He had adequate time to...
The Deadly but Simple Games of Hamas
Many feel that Hamas won the PR battle during the recent Gaza border violence. After all, more Palestinians died than Israelis -- something widely reported in...
