Commentary
The Day Jerusalem Won
JNS.org - The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is the fulfillment of what many Jews dreamed of regardless of...
It’s Time to Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority
JNS.org -- The Palestinian Authority’s legislation and actions under President Mahmoud Abbas’ leadership, which support the murder of Jews and Americans, have been far worse than all of the antisemitic comments Abbas has made. Abbas is the first political...
Israel’s 70th in The New York Times
Even though I anticipated the answer, I still could not help wondering how The New York Times would respond to the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, nearly two millennia after the destruction of the ancient...
‘Hatchet Job’ Profile of Iran-Deal Critic Gets His Hair, Suit, Pay Wrong
A New York Times profile of a prominent critic of the Iran nuclear deal is being condemned as a “hit piece.” The profile describes the chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mark Dubowitz,...
In the US, There Must Be No Litmus Test of Faith
As an Orthodox rabbi and a politically engaged American citizen I deeply value the place...
‘Trump’s War’ on Iran Isn’t Coming
JNS.org - A few hours after US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that the United...
America Needs a National Terrorist Registry to Keep Us Safe
Domestic terrorist Herman Bell is a free man walking the streets. And if a New York judge...
Don’t Forget Paraguay Is Also Moving Its Israeli Embassy
Flipping through the evening news earlier this week, a small article caught my eye and...
Jerusalem Expresses Gratitude to Donald Trump
By the time this column is published, the United States will have moved its Israeli...
The Day Jerusalem Won
JNS.org - The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is the fulfillment of what many Jews dreamed of regardless of their...
It’s Time to Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority
JNS.org -- The Palestinian Authority’s legislation and actions under President Mahmoud Abbas’ leadership, which support the murder of Jews and Americans, have been far worse than...
Israel’s 70th in The New York Times
Even though I anticipated the answer, I still could not help wondering how The New York Times would respond to the 70th anniversary of Israel’s...
‘Hatchet Job’ Profile of Iran-Deal Critic Gets His Hair, Suit, Pay Wrong
A New York Times profile of a prominent critic of the Iran nuclear deal is being condemned as a “hit piece.” The profile describes the chief...
In the US, There Must Be No Litmus Test of Faith
As an Orthodox rabbi and a politically engaged American citizen I deeply value the place that religion occupies in our body politic. Our country’s founders, themselves...
‘Trump’s War’ on Iran Isn’t Coming
JNS.org - A few hours after US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that the United States had exited the Iran nuclear deal, the doyenne of...
America Needs a National Terrorist Registry to Keep Us Safe
Domestic terrorist Herman Bell is a free man walking the streets. And if a New York judge has his way, fellow terrorist Judith Clarke will be free as well. This...
Don’t Forget Paraguay Is Also Moving Its Israeli Embassy
Flipping through the evening news earlier this week, a small article caught my eye and tears immediately began streaming down my face. Having faced many...
Jerusalem Expresses Gratitude to Donald Trump
By the time this column is published, the United States will have moved its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It has been an...
May 14, 2018: A Historic Day for Israel
May 14 loomed large in 1948. It was the date, according to the secular calendar, when the modern state of Israel was born. It was a...
Russia vs. Europe: Could Putin Be in Trouble?
The confrontation between Russia and the West over the course of the past several years has reached its most tense point since the collapse of...
What Might an Israel-Iran War Look Like?
Given Iran and Israel's mutual resolve in meeting their completely contradictory objectives -- Tehran’s aim of turning Syria into a forward base for direct Iranian operations and Israel’s...
Hezbollah’s ‘Wish List’
JNS.org – Iran’s Hezbollah proxy not only serves as the Islamic Republic’s expeditionary force in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Africa. It also makes feeble attempts...
Iran Only Understands the Language of Force
JNS.org - For all those who doubted the logic behind President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, Tuesday night’s reports about...
