Commentary
The BBC Claims ‘Sketchy’ Evidence of PA Terror Rewards
In January 2007, the BBC News website published a backgrounder titled “Analysis: Palestinian suicide attacks." More than a decade later, that item (which was apparently...
Jews Need Trifocal Lenses to Confront Antisemitism
For close to two decades, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has been blowing the whistle on the rising tide of antisemitism. When asked about the source of this antisemitism, our answer has always been the same:...
A Lesson in Democracy for Turkey’s Islamist President
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, DC this past May, he was greeted outside the home of the Turkish ambassador by a small group of protesters concerned about his crackdowns on civil rights,...
Why American Rabbis Should Work With Trump
In 1878, Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the troops of the Hapsburg Empire came across the bridge on the Drina, representatives of the three Abrahamic faiths stood there as supplicants, hoping that their new...
Are Democrats Abandoning Israel?
Some recent polls have shown a growing polarization on the formerly bipartisan issue of support...
The North Korean Threat: Rationality, Intentionality and Nuclear War
To best prepare for any impending nuclear crisis with North Korea, the US must approach...
Deconstructing the Anti-Israel Book ‘State of Terror’
Before post-modernism, there were facts. But things have changed -- nowhere so much as in the...
Ki Tavo: Jewish Identity and the Message of the First Fruits
Jews and Judaism represent a peculiar phenomenon that is found nowhere else in the world: Jews are...
Antisemite David Icke Being Allowed to Speak at City-Owned Theater in Vancouver for Ten Hours
From CBC News: A British conspiracy theorist known for his outlandish ideas about lizard people and...
The BBC Claims ‘Sketchy’ Evidence of PA Terror Rewards
In January 2007, the BBC News website published a backgrounder titled “Analysis: Palestinian suicide attacks." More than a decade later, that item (which was apparently prompted...
Jews Need Trifocal Lenses to Confront Antisemitism
For close to two decades, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has been blowing the whistle on the rising tide of antisemitism. When asked about the source...
A Lesson in Democracy for Turkey’s Islamist President
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, DC this past May, he was greeted outside the home of the Turkish ambassador by a small...
Why American Rabbis Should Work With Trump
In 1878, Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the troops of the Hapsburg Empire came across the bridge on the Drina, representatives of the three...
Are Democrats Abandoning Israel?
Some recent polls have shown a growing polarization on the formerly bipartisan issue of support for Israel. A widely cited January 2017 Pew poll, for...
The North Korean Threat: Rationality, Intentionality and Nuclear War
To best prepare for any impending nuclear crisis with North Korea, the US must approach the problem in a systematic and intellectually disciplined manner. This...
Deconstructing the Anti-Israel Book ‘State of Terror’
Before post-modernism, there were facts. But things have changed -- nowhere so much as in the history surrounding Israel’s conflict with its neighbors. The latest addition to...
Ki Tavo: Jewish Identity and the Message of the First Fruits
Jews and Judaism represent a peculiar phenomenon that is found nowhere else in the world: Jews are a nation and Judaism is a religion, yet these two...
Antisemite David Icke Being Allowed to Speak at City-Owned Theater in Vancouver for Ten Hours
From CBC News: A British conspiracy theorist known for his outlandish ideas about lizard people and "Zionists" controlling the world is set to perform in a...
College Lecturer Promotes Antisemitism Through Social Media
In December 2016, the Israeli Students Association (ISA) at York University received numerous complaints from Israeli students at Ryerson University. The complaints concerned the social...
New CEO of Center for Jewish History Holds Radical Viewpoints
The new CEO of the Center for Jewish History (CJH), David N. Myers, is a leader of the New Israel Fund, and holds leadership positions at IfNotNow and J Street. Myers also has extreme...
Nikki Haley: How the United States Is Stepping Up Efforts Against Hezbollah
It’s not every day that there’s good news to report from the United Nations. Last week, we got some good news, as the UN Security...
SPME BDS Monitor: The Coming Year on Campus
August saw the violent collision of politics and culture in American life, with the BDS movement playing the spoiler. The riots between neo-Nazis and white...
It’s Time for Qatar to Stop Its Regional Meddling
Bahrain is threatening to file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the International Criminal Court against a fellow Gulf state, Qatar, for supporting terrorism...
