Commentary
Human Wisdom vs. Divine Wisdom
This coming Monday, I will be delivering a lecture on Moses Maimonides -- surely one of the most fascinating Jewish personalities of the past 1,000 years....
Don’t Cut Off UNRWA, Try to Reform It
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has now questioned the credibility of UNRWA as a recipient of American aid. By no small coincidence, the General Accounting Office (GAO) -- the investigative arm of the US Congress -- is...
Washington Post Ignores Facts When Reporting on Guatemalan and Honduran Support for US on Jerusalem
In "Why Guatemala, Honduras support Trump on Jerusalem," The Washington Post gave at least ten reasons why Guatemala and Honduras supported and may follow the United States' example by moving their embassies to Jerusalem. None of...
Threatening to Cut Palestinian Aid Is the Right Move
JNS.org - We didn’t need the publication of a new book to know that Donald Trump is an unconventional -- and, at times, inappropriate president. His use of Twitter provides many examples of this fact. But amid...
Palestinian ‘Refugees’
It has been suggested that counters don’t think and it is thinkers who really count....
Political Party in Morocco Wants to Withdraw Citizenship From Jews in ‘Israeli Settlements’
A political party in Morocco is proposing to remove citizenship from any Jews who live...
New York Times Explores Whether Iran Protests Are US-Israeli Plot
“Iranians, Like Their Leaders, See Foreign Hand in Protests” is the headline over a New...
God Loves Those Who Argue
I have become increasingly concerned about the assault on free speech taking place throughout the...
Palestinian Authority Textbooks Still Demonizing Jews, Inciting Violence
Palestinian Authority (PA) schoolbooks remain devoted to systematically demonizing Jews and brainwashing generations of Palestinian...
Human Wisdom vs. Divine Wisdom
This coming Monday, I will be delivering a lecture on Moses Maimonides -- surely one of the most fascinating Jewish personalities of the past 1,000 years. The...
Don’t Cut Off UNRWA, Try to Reform It
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has now questioned the credibility of UNRWA as a recipient of American aid. By no small coincidence, the...
Washington Post Ignores Facts When Reporting on Guatemalan and Honduran Support for US on Jerusalem
In "Why Guatemala, Honduras support Trump on Jerusalem," The Washington Post gave at least ten reasons why Guatemala and Honduras supported and may follow the United...
Threatening to Cut Palestinian Aid Is the Right Move
JNS.org - We didn’t need the publication of a new book to know that Donald Trump is an unconventional -- and, at times, inappropriate president. His...
Palestinian ‘Refugees’
It has been suggested that counters don’t think and it is thinkers who really count. Nowhere is this mantra more applicable than to the perennial...
Political Party in Morocco Wants to Withdraw Citizenship From Jews in ‘Israeli Settlements’
A political party in Morocco is proposing to remove citizenship from any Jews who live in "Israeli settlements." The proposal was launched by Elias Ammari, secretary-general of...
New York Times Explores Whether Iran Protests Are US-Israeli Plot
“Iranians, Like Their Leaders, See Foreign Hand in Protests” is the headline over a New York Times news article. The article is about protests in Iran,...
God Loves Those Who Argue
I have become increasingly concerned about the assault on free speech taking place throughout the West, particularly on university campuses. This is being done in the...
Palestinian Authority Textbooks Still Demonizing Jews, Inciting Violence
Palestinian Authority (PA) schoolbooks remain devoted to systematically demonizing Jews and brainwashing generations of Palestinian children to support terrorism, according to a new study from the Meir Amit...
Why I Volunteer as an EMT in Judea and Samaria
In Israel, there are many options for a person to volunteer and help others. A few of these options even provide the training, equipment and opportunity...
Win or Lose, Iranians Want Regime Change
JNS.org - For the first time in nearly a decade, one dares to believe that the Islamist clerics who have ruled Iran since 1979 will not...
Will Layoffs at The New York Times Lead to Even Worse Coverage of Israel?
As long ago as 2002, gay activist Paul Varnell observed about the Middle East that, “Israel is the one country in the region in which gays have...
Middle East Studies Association (as Usual) Singles Out Israel for Attack, Excuses Palestinian Perfidy
The Middle East Studies Association gave up all pretense of being a scholarly organization when it was taken over by the followers of Edward Said...
Iranian Protests Raise Tricky Questions for US and Saudi Policymakers
If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s checkered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him to embark on yet...
