Commentary
‘Sharp Power’ — Hamas’ Dirty War Against Israel
Democracies don’t yet know how to effectively cope with the challenges of “sharp power.” They do not understand how vulnerable they are and are largely unable...
Your US Tax Dollars Are Funding Palestinian Terrorists
Tuesday was the due date for 2017 Federal income tax returns -- your deadline for tallying up how much of the money that you worked hard to earn all year goes to Uncle Sam to fund...
The Dangerous Strategic Goals of a Restored Russia
The Soviet Union was not vanquished by the West in the Cold War. It simply disintegrated in the late 1980s as a result of cumulative failures. A military defeat or a popular insurrection might have resulted in the...
The Warsaw Ghetto: The Epitome of Rightful Resistance
JNS.org - It’s hard to say for sure whether the following fable was really told in the Warsaw Ghetto, but it’s grimly funny enough to warrant repeating. The story goes that at the height of World War...
The Politics Behind the Palestinian March of Return
On March 30, 2018, the Palestinians kicked-off the "March of Return" campaign, a series of...
Rutgers Must Challenge Antisemitic Educator on Campus
JNS.org – Rutgers University held a day-long program last month on “Fighting Hate While Preserving Freedom:...
Despite His Election ‘Victory,’ Putin’s Problems Will Grow
On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule...
Celebrating Israel at 70
Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this month. Let me put my cards on the table...
Trump’s Syria Strikes Are Not Enough
JNS.org - If the sole criteria by which Donald Trump’s actions in Syria should be judged...
‘Sharp Power’ — Hamas’ Dirty War Against Israel
Democracies don’t yet know how to effectively cope with the challenges of “sharp power.” They do not understand how vulnerable they are and are largely unable to...
Your US Tax Dollars Are Funding Palestinian Terrorists
Tuesday was the due date for 2017 Federal income tax returns -- your deadline for tallying up how much of the money that you worked hard...
The Dangerous Strategic Goals of a Restored Russia
The Soviet Union was not vanquished by the West in the Cold War. It simply disintegrated in the late 1980s as a result of cumulative failures. A military...
The Warsaw Ghetto: The Epitome of Rightful Resistance
JNS.org - It’s hard to say for sure whether the following fable was really told in the Warsaw Ghetto, but it’s grimly funny enough to warrant...
The Politics Behind the Palestinian March of Return
On March 30, 2018, the Palestinians kicked-off the "March of Return" campaign, a series of protests and demonstrations centered in the Gaza Strip and, to...
Rutgers Must Challenge Antisemitic Educator on Campus
JNS.org – Rutgers University held a day-long program last month on “Fighting Hate While Preserving Freedom: A Best Practices Forum.” Under President Robert Barchi’s leadership, a...
Despite His Election ‘Victory,’ Putin’s Problems Will Grow
On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule the longest since Joseph Stalin’s. But this next term will...
Celebrating Israel at 70
Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this month. Let me put my cards on the table -- I’m not dispassionate when it comes to Israel. For centuries, Jews...
Trump’s Syria Strikes Are Not Enough
JNS.org - If the sole criteria by which Donald Trump’s actions in Syria should be judged are to be compared with his predecessor, then perhaps the...
The US Holocaust Museum Vs. Elie Wiesel
A staff historian at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is suggesting, incredibly, that the Roosevelt administration was right to refuse to bomb Auschwitz. The late...
What a Difference an Administration Makes
Barack Obama is a moral man. But as president, he had an amoral foreign policy. Obama and his national security trio of John Kerry, Susan...
Another Week, Another New Israel Fund Scandal
With another week comes another scandal surrounding the anti-Israel work of the New Israel Fund (NIF) and their grantees. The latest comes from B'Tselem -- an organization that has received...
Walking in the Footsteps of Those Who Fought in 1948
JNS.org - Members of the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli civilians are jointly commemorating the decisive battles of the 1948 War of Independence ahead of national...
Palestinian ‘Protest Pizza’ Tells a Story at Which The New York Times Only Hints
As the pre-planned violent riots in Gaza plod on, The New York Times coverage of them is starting to show its own internal contradictions. A recent...
