Commentary
Palestinian ‘Return March’ Is Yet Another Futile Publicity Stunt
JNS.org - Hamas has adopted a new method of fighting Israel by using civilians in the same way it did during Operation Protective Edge in 2014...
The Palestinian Way of War: Gaza’s March of Return
Ever since Fatah committed its first act of sabotage against a pipeline of the National Water Carrier on January 1, 1965, the Palestinian national movement has waged a constant war against Israel. At the most basic...
From Generation to Generation, Jews Celebrate the Gift of Freedom at Passover
JNS.org - Passover is called the holiday of freedom for good reason. Every year for the last 3,000 or so years, Jews manage to celebrate our liberation after 210 years of serving Pharaoh, complete with the...
France Must March for Mireille Knoll, Our Assassinated Grandmother
Mireille Knoll was 85 years old. Born in 1932 in Paris, she owed her life to a miracle, managing to escape the Vel d’Hiv roundup of Jews with her mother in 1942. She found refuge...
New York Times ‘Dances Around’ Islamist Anti-Semitism in France
A New York Times news article from Paris goes out of its way to obscure...
What Exactly Is Terrorism? Why Words Matter
It is a concept and a word that has shaped politics worldwide for decades, all...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed — Especially in the USA
1. According to the late professor Yehudah Elitzur, one of Israel’s pioneers of Biblical research, the Exodus...
Pesach Signifies the Joining of the Jewish People — Ashkenazi and Sephardic
JNS.org - Passover has been described as the “Independence Day of the Jewish People” -- the day of...
Improving Israeli Military Strategy Through Avant Garde Analysis
One normally thinks of the avant garde with reference to artistic exploration, but it can also be...
Palestinian ‘Return March’ Is Yet Another Futile Publicity Stunt
JNS.org - Hamas has adopted a new method of fighting Israel by using civilians in the same way it did during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 --...
The Palestinian Way of War: Gaza’s March of Return
Ever since Fatah committed its first act of sabotage against a pipeline of the National Water Carrier on January 1, 1965, the Palestinian national movement...
From Generation to Generation, Jews Celebrate the Gift of Freedom at Passover
JNS.org - Passover is called the holiday of freedom for good reason. Every year for the last 3,000 or so years, Jews manage to celebrate our...
France Must March for Mireille Knoll, Our Assassinated Grandmother
Mireille Knoll was 85 years old. Born in 1932 in Paris, she owed her life to a miracle, managing to escape the Vel d’Hiv roundup...
New York Times ‘Dances Around’ Islamist Anti-Semitism in France
A New York Times news article from Paris goes out of its way to obscure the motivation of a series of antisemitic hate crimes. The Times...
What Exactly Is Terrorism? Why Words Matter
It is a concept and a word that has shaped politics worldwide for decades, all the more since September 11: terrorism. But what does "terrorism" really...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed — Especially in the USA
1. According to the late professor Yehudah Elitzur, one of Israel’s pioneers of Biblical research, the Exodus took place in the second half of the 15th century BCE,...
Pesach Signifies the Joining of the Jewish People — Ashkenazi and Sephardic
JNS.org - Passover has been described as the “Independence Day of the Jewish People” -- the day of our national liberation. Indeed, it is possible to describe the...
Improving Israeli Military Strategy Through Avant Garde Analysis
One normally thinks of the avant garde with reference to artistic exploration, but it can also be applied to other fields of human learning, including military strategy. A...
Social Injustice: Segregation and Exclusion in 2018
On February 27, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) revealed that there were 1,986 antisemitic incidents reported across the United States in 2017 -- representing a 57% increase...
Saudi Crown Prince Should Electrify World by Recognizing Israel
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) came to Washington last week to meet President Donald Trump, and was lauded for many of the reforms...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky on Passover
In his 1911 article, "Four Sons," Ze’ev Jabotinsky -- the Zionist leader and prophet -- offered his take on the narrative traditionally read on Passover. A profound understanding of the...
Has Trump Finally Figured It Out?
JNS.org – Donald Trump was elected president with no government experience or in-depth knowledge of foreign policy. That ignorance was reflected in some of his first choices...
Eight Questions for Passover
JNS.org - Why is this year going to be different from all other years? Because this year, you can stump your guests with the meaning behind...
