Commentary
Five Tips for Jewish Businesses in the New Year
The High Holy Days are a time for personal reflection. We consider our successes and our failings, and commit ourselves to doing better before...
Trump’s Options on North Korea
Kim Jong-un is rapidly developing and testing ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs, and is now threatening the US and its Asian allies. President Donald Trump has threatened Kim in turn. Both have said that they...
I’ll Never Take A Knee, Despite Trump
"This is your homeroom," my new guidance counselor said. What's a homeroom, I wondered? I'd spent the last three years living in Israel, South Africa and now the US, wandering through five different schools, and learning a...
Signs of Hope in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife and debilitating regional rivalries: the Islamic State (ISIS) is on the cusp of territorial defeat...
A Pardon for Sholom Rubashkin
On June 20, 2010, federal judge Linda R. Reade of Iowa’s Northern District fined Sholom...
Sorry New York Times, You Actually DO Have to Be Jewish to Celebrate Rosh Hashana
Bari Weiss is one of my favorite New York Times editorial staffers, which isn’t necessarily...
Another Example of Myopic, Anti-Israel Journalism
After the Oslo Accords were signed, Australian journalist John Lyons believed that “the world was on...
Trump’s New Pressure on Israel Is Worrisome and Troubling
JNS.org - The Trump administration is pressuring Israel for further delays in the construction of Jewish...
Trump Betrays Kurdistan
JNS.org - It is difficult to look at the scandalous international response to the Kurdish independence...
Five Tips for Jewish Businesses in the New Year
The High Holy Days are a time for personal reflection. We consider our successes and our failings, and commit ourselves to doing better before God,...
Trump’s Options on North Korea
Kim Jong-un is rapidly developing and testing ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs, and is now threatening the US and its Asian allies. President Donald Trump...
I’ll Never Take A Knee, Despite Trump
"This is your homeroom," my new guidance counselor said. What's a homeroom, I wondered? I'd spent the last three years living in Israel, South Africa and now...
Signs of Hope in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife and debilitating regional rivalries: the...
A Pardon for Sholom Rubashkin
On June 20, 2010, federal judge Linda R. Reade of Iowa’s Northern District fined Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin $27 million and sentenced him to 27 years...
Sorry New York Times, You Actually DO Have to Be Jewish to Celebrate Rosh Hashana
Bari Weiss is one of my favorite New York Times editorial staffers, which isn’t necessarily saying much, but does say something. I hope saying it...
Another Example of Myopic, Anti-Israel Journalism
After the Oslo Accords were signed, Australian journalist John Lyons believed that “the world was on the brink of resolving one of the most relentless conflicts...
Trump’s New Pressure on Israel Is Worrisome and Troubling
JNS.org - The Trump administration is pressuring Israel for further delays in the construction of Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria, according to apparently reliable media...
Trump Betrays Kurdistan
JNS.org - It is difficult to look at the scandalous international response to the Kurdish independence referendum and not think, at the same time, of the...
The Rebellious Teenagers of Jewish Voice for Peace
JNS.org - Most Jews look on the segment of the Jewish community that hates Israel and Zionism with a mixture of disdain, irritation and puzzlement. Yet, despite data indicating that a...
Turkey and Germany: A Worsening Crisis
In the wake of the failed coup attempt against him last year, Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has sought to consolidate his status and convey a...
Haaretz’s Textbook Case of Media Bias
Haaretz reports: Over 50 Christian and Muslim sites have been vandalized in Israel and the West Bank since 2009, but only nine indictments have been filed and...
Are Massachusetts School Officials Hiding Anti-Israel Material?
JNS.org - When researchers at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) reported earlier this year that public school history textbooks and...
Al-Arian and the Georgetown Gang Ride Again — Now in Turkey
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) board member Sami Al-Arian appears to be thriving in his new environment -- after being deported from the United States in 2015. Al-Arian is scheduled to speak...
