Commentary
The Mark of True Leadership
This week, we were offered two demonstrations of leadership in the face of adversity -- and they could not have been more different. On Monday, Israeli Prime...
J Street Loses Direction on Gaza
JNS.org - I’m sure that there have been plenty of smiles and high-fives over at J Street headquarters in recent weeks. At the offices of Amnesty International and Jewish Voice for Peace, too, they’re probably almost...
PLO Tells Its People to Resist Until Israel Is Destroyed by ‘Return’
The Western media has been downplaying the meaning of "return" in the weekly Gaza "Great Return March" riots. But to Palestinian Arabs, the meaning has always been clear. They intend to "return" to take over Jaffa, Haifa,...
Gaza Border Fence Riots Require New Israeli Thinking and Action
When it comes to defending the Gaza border against physical threats, the responsibility of the IDF's chief of staff and the commander of Southern Command is clear-cut and well fulfilled. That, however, does not constitute...
Most Iranians Couldn’t Care Less About the Palestinians or Israel
Diplomats who have served in Tehran frequently claim that Israel and the Palestinians are marginal...
Gaza’s Border Fence: A Symbol of Israeli Sovereignty
JNS.org - Although the media and many observers have described the recent Hamas-inspired and directed riots,...
The New York Times Electrifies Israel’s Gaza Fence
The New York Times decided to report from inside the heart of the Palestinian violence...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Efforts Intensify on Campus
April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, "Apartheid...
Don’t Let Koch Dollars Work Against Israel
JNS.org - Republican Jews have no problem criticizing the likes of Stephen Walt, co-author of The Israel...
The Mark of True Leadership
This week, we were offered two demonstrations of leadership in the face of adversity -- and they could not have been more different. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister...
J Street Loses Direction on Gaza
JNS.org - I’m sure that there have been plenty of smiles and high-fives over at J Street headquarters in recent weeks. At the offices of Amnesty...
PLO Tells Its People to Resist Until Israel Is Destroyed by ‘Return’
The Western media has been downplaying the meaning of "return" in the weekly Gaza "Great Return March" riots. But to Palestinian Arabs, the meaning has always been...
Gaza Border Fence Riots Require New Israeli Thinking and Action
When it comes to defending the Gaza border against physical threats, the responsibility of the IDF's chief of staff and the commander of Southern Command...
Most Iranians Couldn’t Care Less About the Palestinians or Israel
Diplomats who have served in Tehran frequently claim that Israel and the Palestinians are marginal to Iranian concerns. They are correct about the Iranian public...
Gaza’s Border Fence: A Symbol of Israeli Sovereignty
JNS.org - Although the media and many observers have described the recent Hamas-inspired and directed riots, they have not explained them or put them in context. The riots...
The New York Times Electrifies Israel’s Gaza Fence
The New York Times decided to report from inside the heart of the Palestinian violence currently taking place on Israel’s border with Gaza under the...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Efforts Intensify on Campus
April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, "Apartheid Week," Israeli Independence Day, and Israel’s 70th anniversary. Several BDS...
Don’t Let Koch Dollars Work Against Israel
JNS.org - Republican Jews have no problem criticizing the likes of Stephen Walt, co-author of The Israel Lobby, a book claiming that the pro-Israel lobby holds control...
Trump Has Let Down Israel and Saudi Arabia
After taking office in January 2017, President Trump made it a priority to reaffirm America’s commitment to its Middle East allies, most notably Israel and...
The Shame of The New York Times
Criticizing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s “vile words” in his address to the Palestinian National Council, The New York Times' editorial brigade seemed (finally) to have grasped...
Law Enforcement, Jewish Groups Need to Start Taking Anti-Israel Protests More Seriously
Pro-Palestinian activists have a long history of disrupting Israel-connected events. They shout down speakers, block entrances and exits, and even physically attack speakers and participants....
New York Times Offers a Theatrical Denunciation of Netanyahu’s Iran Speech
When did Iran wind down its nuclear weapons program? The May 2 New York Times offers two different answers in light of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
‘Great Return March’ Incorporates Hamas Warfare Tactics
JNS.org - “The Great Return March” is the Hamas code name for its campaign that is striking against Israel’s very existence. The campaign includes assemblies, demonstrations,...
