Commentary
Saudi-Moroccan Soccer Spat Symbolizes the New Arab Politics
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup tells the tale of the rise of individual nationalism...
Abbas and the Arab States vs. Hamas
JNS.org - The Hamas “Return March” campaign in Gaza, which began on March 30 and continued on a weekly basis each Friday, has exposed what is really happening in the Gaza Strip. The Gazans, led by...
Turkeys’ Erdogan Is an Antisemite and a Regional Threat
JNS.org - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) have ruled Turkey since 2002. Under Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey has gradually distanced itself from its Kemalist republican tradition and the West, adopting domestic...
Not Even Tom Friedman Believes New York Times Gaza News Coverage
How was the New York Times’ coverage of the Gaza suicide-riots? So off-target that not even the Times’ own Pulitzer Prize-winning op-ed columnist, Thomas Friedman, believed it. The Times news columns had been insisting that the...
Parshat Bamidbar: Stay Focused on Your Dreams
The books of Shemot and Bamidbar have some striking similarities. They are both about journeys....
Arabs Must Promote Tolerance for the Other
JNS.org - What did Jews celebrating good news in Jerusalem this year really do, according to...
How Palestinian Education and UNRWA Incitement Lead to Innocent Deaths
Teachers work hard to find real-life examples to help pique the interests of their skeptical...
Another Leading Iranian Export? Religious Persecution
JNS.org - In a welcome statement issued this week, the US State Department drew attention to...
Gaza and the Fallacy of Moral Equivalence
Rarely does the photo, four columns wide, of a dead baby appear on page one...
Saudi-Moroccan Soccer Spat Symbolizes the New Arab Politics
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup tells the tale of the rise of individual nationalism at...
Abbas and the Arab States vs. Hamas
JNS.org - The Hamas “Return March” campaign in Gaza, which began on March 30 and continued on a weekly basis each Friday, has exposed what is...
Turkeys’ Erdogan Is an Antisemite and a Regional Threat
JNS.org - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) have ruled Turkey since 2002. Under Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey has gradually distanced itself...
Not Even Tom Friedman Believes New York Times Gaza News Coverage
How was the New York Times’ coverage of the Gaza suicide-riots? So off-target that not even the Times’ own Pulitzer Prize-winning op-ed columnist, Thomas Friedman,...
Parshat Bamidbar: Stay Focused on Your Dreams
The books of Shemot and Bamidbar have some striking similarities. They are both about journeys. They both portray the Israelites as quarrelsome and ungrateful. Both...
Arabs Must Promote Tolerance for the Other
JNS.org - What did Jews celebrating good news in Jerusalem this year really do, according to a Silwan-based news promoter? They “stormed” and “desecrated.” Jews do not tour, or...
How Palestinian Education and UNRWA Incitement Lead to Innocent Deaths
Teachers work hard to find real-life examples to help pique the interests of their skeptical students. Teachers in UNRWA schools face the same challenge. But...
Another Leading Iranian Export? Religious Persecution
JNS.org - In a welcome statement issued this week, the US State Department drew attention to the continuing persecution of the small Baha’i religious minority in...
Gaza and the Fallacy of Moral Equivalence
Rarely does the photo, four columns wide, of a dead baby appear on page one of The New York Times as it did on May 17....
Gaza Gunfire Sends David Brooks Into New Embrace of New York Times’ Israel-Bashers
It’s one thing for Prime Minister Netanyahu to take a beating from the news columns of the New York Times, or from a staff editorial,...
The Deeper Meaning of Shavuot — Balancing Authenticity and Norms
One of humanity’s strongest longings today is the need for authenticity. We want to be ourselves -- or to become ourselves. We admire childrens' spontaneity, because they...
Hamas Is in the Cold
JNS.org - As per convention, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry this week made sure to condemn Israel. Behind the scenes, however, the real story was apparently unfolding -- an Egyptian...
Columbia University Fosters Hate and Anti-Israel Incitement
Columbia University has once again made headlines. The Algemeiner declared the school one of the worst universities for Jewish students during 2017. Now, in 2018, Professor...
Once Again, Jews Blame Themselves
JNS.org - The people who link the relocation of the US embassy in Jerusalem to the mass riots at the Gaza border fence have had the...
