Commentary
Salt Lake Tribune Publishes Antisemitic Op-ed
An op-ed in The Salt Lake Tribune by a Michael S. Robinson crosses the line into direct antisemitism: Well folks, we don’t have to worry...
Why We Must Give to Those in Need
The late Maurice and Vivienne Wohl were one of the most remarkable couples I ever met. They were a study in contrasts. Maurice was quiet, introspective, reflective, and reserved. Vivienne was outgoing and vivacious, a...
The New Israel Fund and Its Grantees Are Harming Israel
Protests along the Gaza-Israel border started in late March and since then scores of Palestinian demonstrators have been killed by Israeli sniper fire. Hundreds of others have been injured as masses of “protesters” throwing rocks and trying...
The Mossad’s Stupendous Achievement in Tehran
JNS.org - What was the real target audience of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extraordinary presentation last week of the secret Iranian nuclear archive raided by the Mossad? With its headline message “Iran lied,” some say it was...
Threats to Apostates ‘Most Severe’ in Muslim Countries and Beyond
It was the traditional Milad un Nabi, when Muslims commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed,...
A Counterview on Yeshivas and Jewish Education
The recent legislation passed in Albany regarding yeshiva education has taken the controversy over yeshivas...
Unfounded and Unrestrained: Norman Finkelstein at NYU
On Thursday, April 26, the NYU Politics Department hosted an event titled “Norman Finkelstein at...
Lieberman Offers Strong Words, but Little Action on Palestinian Salaries for Terrorists
JNS.org - One of the pressing legislative issues that the Knesset will address in its summer...
Netanyahu’s Wake-Up Call to the World on the Iranian Nuclear Program
JNS.org - Revelations over the last 10 years have left little doubt that Tehran has been...
Salt Lake Tribune Publishes Antisemitic Op-ed
An op-ed in The Salt Lake Tribune by a Michael S. Robinson crosses the line into direct antisemitism: Well folks, we don’t have to worry about...
Why We Must Give to Those in Need
The late Maurice and Vivienne Wohl were one of the most remarkable couples I ever met. They were a study in contrasts. Maurice was quiet,...
The New Israel Fund and Its Grantees Are Harming Israel
Protests along the Gaza-Israel border started in late March and since then scores of Palestinian demonstrators have been killed by Israeli sniper fire. Hundreds of others have...
The Mossad’s Stupendous Achievement in Tehran
JNS.org - What was the real target audience of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extraordinary presentation last week of the secret Iranian nuclear archive raided by the...
Threats to Apostates ‘Most Severe’ in Muslim Countries and Beyond
It was the traditional Milad un Nabi, when Muslims commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, and the imam in a small Punjabi village had a...
A Counterview on Yeshivas and Jewish Education
The recent legislation passed in Albany regarding yeshiva education has taken the controversy over yeshivas to a new level of intensity. As a result, critics...
Unfounded and Unrestrained: Norman Finkelstein at NYU
On Thursday, April 26, the NYU Politics Department hosted an event titled “Norman Finkelstein at NYU on the Urgent Situation in Gaza.” Finkelstein, a man who...
Lieberman Offers Strong Words, but Little Action on Palestinian Salaries for Terrorists
JNS.org - One of the pressing legislative issues that the Knesset will address in its summer session is penalizing the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its nefarious practice...
Netanyahu’s Wake-Up Call to the World on the Iranian Nuclear Program
JNS.org - Revelations over the last 10 years have left little doubt that Tehran has been seeking a nuclear weapon, no matter what its spokesmen claimed....
Time to Abandon the ‘Original Sin’ Theory
JNS.org - As welcome as the remarkably diverse condemnations of Mahmoud Abbas’ latest antisemitic speech have been over the last few days -- with UNESCO’s new director-general, The New York...
Durham BDS Activists Employed by Local Synagogues, Federation
JNS.org - Two of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) activists who helped pass a resolution on April 16 in the City Council of Durham, North Carolina that...
The Empire, the Five Kings, and the Kurds
In Mémoires de Guerre, General Charles de Gaulle wrote that great nations have no friends, only interests. That is often true. We Kurds, who have so often...
Abbas Isn’t the Real Problem
JNS.org – Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas shocked The New York Times with his latest speech. After years of apologizing and rationalizing Abbas’s behavior, the paper’s editorial column had...
Iran Faces Economic Challenges as Its Currency Plunges
The sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency is causing upheaval in the Iranian economy, and challenging the government and the banking sector....
