Commentary
Iran May Bank on EU Support After US Leaves Nuclear Deal
As the threat of open warfare between Iran and Israel escalates, experts and world leaders are divided on what President Trump's decision to exit...
New York Times Exults Over Election of Malaysian Prime Minister With Sordid Anti-Semitic Record
The New York Times is hailing the election of a 92-year-old with a history of antisemitism as prime minister as “the greatest show of democracy” in Malaysian history. “The optimism and energy of Election Day were...
When the Palestinian Side Will Not Listen
JNS.org - Talking with Haneen Zoabi is a sobering exercise in the limits of dialogue. The outspoken Palestinian-Israeli member of Knesset was in Berkeley, California, and San Francisco recently meeting with supporters, being feted by the Berkeley...
Jewish Intolerance and Sephardim
I am always upset whenever I'm forced to recognize that we Jews -- few in number -- are so divided into warring sects, denominations, traditions, and ideologies. I guess it’s just a combination of human nature and historical experience....
Why Iran Believes Time Is on Its Side
Now that President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Iran deal, supporters and...
Moving the Embassy Was Predicted 2,500 Years Ago
In March 2016, I was at AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., when the presumptive...
The Case of the Illegal Bedouin Village of Khan al-Ahmar
JNS.org – Khan al-Ahmar is an embattled Bedouin village that has been in the news --...
An Open Letter to Arthur Sulzberger
Arthur Sulzberger and The New York Times’ editorial board recently called for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...
Fanning the Flames of Fire in Israel
JNS.org - American parents give their kids kites and balloons to play with. Palestinian parents give...
Iran May Bank on EU Support After US Leaves Nuclear Deal
As the threat of open warfare between Iran and Israel escalates, experts and world leaders are divided on what President Trump's decision to exit the...
New York Times Exults Over Election of Malaysian Prime Minister With Sordid Anti-Semitic Record
The New York Times is hailing the election of a 92-year-old with a history of antisemitism as prime minister as “the greatest show of democracy”...
When the Palestinian Side Will Not Listen
JNS.org - Talking with Haneen Zoabi is a sobering exercise in the limits of dialogue. The outspoken Palestinian-Israeli member of Knesset was in Berkeley, California, and San...
Jewish Intolerance and Sephardim
I am always upset whenever I'm forced to recognize that we Jews -- few in number -- are so divided into warring sects, denominations, traditions, and ideologies. I guess...
Why Iran Believes Time Is on Its Side
Now that President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Iran deal, supporters and opponents of the agreement want to know what happens next....
Moving the Embassy Was Predicted 2,500 Years Ago
In March 2016, I was at AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., when the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, vowed to “move the American...
The Case of the Illegal Bedouin Village of Khan al-Ahmar
JNS.org – Khan al-Ahmar is an embattled Bedouin village that has been in the news -- and in the Israeli courts -- for more than a...
An Open Letter to Arthur Sulzberger
Arthur Sulzberger and The New York Times’ editorial board recently called for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to step down. The Times made this demand not for Abbas' continued support of terrorism against...
Fanning the Flames of Fire in Israel
JNS.org - American parents give their kids kites and balloons to play with. Palestinian parents give their kids kites and balloons to try to burn Israel...
The ‘Game’ That Israel and Iran Must Play in Syria
Israel has neither the power nor the motivation to significantly influence the outcome of the war for control of Syria. Israel’s objective in Syria is...
Parshat Bechukotai: To Have or To Be, That Is the Question
“Your threshing season will last until your grape harvest and your grape harvest will last until the time you plant. You will have your fill...
What Is Really Needed for Democracy in the Arab World
Ever since 9/11, Western leaders have pushed for democratization of the Arab world. Almost 20 years down the road, that push has had catastrophic results: With...
Don’t Just Destroy the Iran Deal — Deliver an Alternative
May 8, 2018, the day that Donald Trump announced that he's pulling America out of the nuclear deal with Iran, will mark the inauguration of a...
Another Reason the EU Supports the Iran Deal: Money
EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini criticized the US move to reimpose sanctions on Iran -- because Iran has been an economic windfall for the Europeans. After her boilerplate on...
