Commentary
The Demise of Turkey’s Democracy: An Open Letter to President Erdogan
Dear President Erdogan, I have been in your country scores of times, and have developed close and friendly relations with many Turks from all walks...
How to Prevent a New Wave of Iraqi Refugees — and Solve the Middle East
Syrian President Basher al-Assad is regaining power in his country with the help of an Iranian Shiite coalition that is made up of Iranian fighters, Hezbollah forces, and Iraqi and Afghan militias. It is possible...
Oslo at 24: Failing the ‘Crystal Ball Test’
"We have come to try and put an end to the hostilities, so that our children, our children's children, will no longer experience the painful cost of war, violence and terror. We have come to...
What Ambassador Friedman Meant About Israeli Settlements — and Why His Critics Lied About It
JNS.org - Public figures occasionally misspeak -- i.e., they say something that is clearly untrue, not because they are intentionally lying -- but because they innocently stumbled in their articulation of some thought. A famous example occurred during the...
The More Things Change: The South Africa Calumny
In the ancient days of campus battles on Israel, we did not have to contend...
Jewish Allegiance to God After the Holocaust Has No Precedent
Jews across the world recently celebrated the start of their new year. Admittedly, we didn’t...
Alan Dershowitz: The Case for Kurdish Independence
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Over 90% of Iraq’s Kurdish population have now...
Kids in Gaza Celebrate Terror — Another Normal Day in the Middle East
The Salah-al-Din Brigades of the Popular Resistance Committees recently held a "celebration" of the 17th anniversary...
Story on Gaza Student ‘Denied’ Education Visa Is Riddled With Distortions
A September 27th article in the Independent by Bethan McKernan claims that a 28-year-old Palestinian student named Mohammed Awad was due...
The Demise of Turkey’s Democracy: An Open Letter to President Erdogan
Dear President Erdogan, I have been in your country scores of times, and have developed close and friendly relations with many Turks from all walks of...
How to Prevent a New Wave of Iraqi Refugees — and Solve the Middle East
Syrian President Basher al-Assad is regaining power in his country with the help of an Iranian Shiite coalition that is made up of Iranian fighters,...
Oslo at 24: Failing the ‘Crystal Ball Test’
"We have come to try and put an end to the hostilities, so that our children, our children's children, will no longer experience the painful...
What Ambassador Friedman Meant About Israeli Settlements — and Why His Critics Lied About It
JNS.org - Public figures occasionally misspeak -- i.e., they say something that is clearly untrue, not because they are intentionally lying -- but because they innocently stumbled in...
The More Things Change: The South Africa Calumny
In the ancient days of campus battles on Israel, we did not have to contend with annual Israel hate weeks. Still, the situation was not...
Jewish Allegiance to God After the Holocaust Has No Precedent
Jews across the world recently celebrated the start of their new year. Admittedly, we didn’t hit the bars the way that New Yorkers do on...
Alan Dershowitz: The Case for Kurdish Independence
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Over 90% of Iraq’s Kurdish population have now voted for independence from Iraq. While the referendum is not...
Kids in Gaza Celebrate Terror — Another Normal Day in the Middle East
The Salah-al-Din Brigades of the Popular Resistance Committees recently held a "celebration" of the 17th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifada. (So did many other...
Story on Gaza Student ‘Denied’ Education Visa Is Riddled With Distortions
A September 27th article in the Independent by Bethan McKernan claims that a 28-year-old Palestinian student named Mohammed Awad was due to begin a masters program at the University of London -- but may...
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a Cop When You Need One?
JNS.org - The good news is that Interpol apparently isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad...
Breaking the Ultra-Orthodox Control Over Israel
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate, backed by its ultra-Orthodox political factions, is negatively affecting the entire state of Israel. In previous generations, we were blessed with chief rabbis...
Why Did the European Parliament Embrace a Palestinian Terrorist?
If there was ever a reminder that Europe is losing its way, the appearance this week at the European Parliament by convicted Palestinian terrorist Leila...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. Yom Kippur is one of the six main annual Jewish fasting days: (a) The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrei is Yom Kippur, an annual...
This Yom Kippur, Ask ‘Who Am I?’
Our task on Yom Kippur is to spend time thinking about where we stand in this world: Who are we? What are we? Every year,...
