Commentary
From Holocaust to ‘Polocaust’: A Change in Parlance Doesn’t Change the Facts
JNS.org - I interviewed Mateusz Morawiecki, the current prime minister of Poland, during his September visit to New York. The public-relations maven who arranged the meeting pitched...
Why Would Any Jews Spend Money in Poland?
Approximately three million Jews -- 90% of Polish Jewry -- were murdered during World War II on Polish soil. The majority of them perished in concentration and death camps, such as Auschwitz, Sobibor, Majdanek, Chelmno, Plaszow, Belzec and Treblinka. Others were...
The True Purpose of Uniforms
Parents of children attending the prestigious Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo were recently shocked to discover that buying a new school uniform for their children would set them back a staggering 80,000 yen (around $700). Although the...
The UK Needs Another Churchill to Confront Iran
JNS.org - Recently, there have been extraordinary scenes in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. People have leapt to their feet in standing ovations, and grown men have been weeping. The source of the emotion? The wartime...
What We Thought of the Rev. Billy Graham
JNS.org – Perhaps the saddest thing about the death of the Rev. Billy Graham on Feb....
BDS: It’s Not Economics, Stupid!
Recently, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan S. Tobin, wrote that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)...
Many of Israel’s African Migrants Are Not Seeking Asylum — and Should Not Be Treated as Such
Over the past several weeks, there has been increasing hysteria surrounding the Israeli government's plan...
Playing Charades? Or Dealing a Bad Hand in the Form of So-Called Peace
JNS.org – On a day when many of those interested in the Middle East were mulling...
Emails Expose CAIR’s Ongoing Influence in San Diego Schools
San Diego's school board continues to work with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and...
From Holocaust to ‘Polocaust’: A Change in Parlance Doesn’t Change the Facts
JNS.org - I interviewed Mateusz Morawiecki, the current prime minister of Poland, during his September visit to New York. The public-relations maven who arranged the meeting pitched Morawiecki -- then...
Why Would Any Jews Spend Money in Poland?
Approximately three million Jews -- 90% of Polish Jewry -- were murdered during World War II on Polish soil. The majority of them perished in concentration and death camps, such as...
The True Purpose of Uniforms
Parents of children attending the prestigious Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo were recently shocked to discover that buying a new school uniform for their children...
The UK Needs Another Churchill to Confront Iran
JNS.org - Recently, there have been extraordinary scenes in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. People have leapt to their feet in standing ovations, and grown men...
What We Thought of the Rev. Billy Graham
JNS.org – Perhaps the saddest thing about the death of the Rev. Billy Graham on Feb. 21, at the age of 99, was the fact that...
BDS: It’s Not Economics, Stupid!
Recently, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan S. Tobin, wrote that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is simply an “annoyance to Israel." Tobin claimed...
Many of Israel’s African Migrants Are Not Seeking Asylum — and Should Not Be Treated as Such
Over the past several weeks, there has been increasing hysteria surrounding the Israeli government's plan to deport thousands of illegal African migrants from Israel. Opponents of...
Playing Charades? Or Dealing a Bad Hand in the Form of So-Called Peace
JNS.org – On a day when many of those interested in the Middle East were mulling over new corruption charges leveled at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Emails Expose CAIR’s Ongoing Influence in San Diego Schools
San Diego's school board continues to work with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and enact its recommended anti-bullying curriculum -- despite a July school...
Extreme Academic Voices Oppose Trump’s Iran Policy, and More
President Donald Trump is a “fascist who ... might even lead us into a new war” with Iran, raged University of California-Riverside professor Reza Aslan in February 2017. Aslan’s hyperbole...
Slap-Happy Comedian Sarah Silverman: Whose Side Are You On?
JNS.org – Stop the presses! A vulgar American Jewish comedian has praised a Palestinian teenage girl who assaulted an Israeli soldier. Put it on the front...
The Difficulty of Maintaining Calm in Gaza
JNS.org – In recent weeks, the Israeli media has covered at length the rapidly deteriorating economic situation in Gaza and the concerns that an economic collapse...
When Abusing Children Is Considered OK
JNS.org – Are the Palestinians finally catching on to the rules of Western public relations? For decades, the face of their cause was Yasser Arafat, a...
Media Propagates Abbas’ Historical Lies
In a long, rambling February 20, 2018, speech before the UN Security Council, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas fed fables to his audience -- and continued to...
