Commentary
Why Did France Turn a Blind Eye to the Murder of Sarah Halimi?
Five months ago, on April 4, a 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman named Lucette Attal-Halimi and known by her Hebrew name -- Sarah Halimi -- was attacked in the middle...
Charlottesville and the New Antisemitism
Like all good people, I was upset by the violence and racism in Charlottesville. But I was surprised to receive a disturbing letter from a cousin, who said that he was “torn up” over Charlottesville...
New York Times Review Hails Book Accusing US of ‘Blind,’ ‘Fanatical’ Support of Israel
The latest issue of the New York Times Book Review devotes its entire front page (and most of a second page inside) to a glowing review of Suzy Hansen’s new book, Notes On A Foreign Country:...
Shame on Donors to the New Israel Fund
As I recently wrote about, donations to the New Israel Fund have reportedly dropped nearly 20% in the past year, from $33,062,783 in 2015 to $27,064,945 in 2016. This is the lowest amount of money that the NIF...
The Truth About Gorka, Liberal Jews and Israel
After what turned out to be a brief stint working as a national security aide...
Art and Political Discourse
I am a member of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and I have...
The True Palestinian ‘Nakba’
Seventy years ago today, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) introduced a detailed...
How Jews Can Build on Billy Joel’s Call to Action
In the wake of the awful events in Charlottesville, Billy Joel’s fans got an inspiring...
Kushner’s Initiative Doesn’t Change Palestinian Reality
JNS.org - After several visits to Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and Palestinian leaders in Ramallah, White...
Why Did France Turn a Blind Eye to the Murder of Sarah Halimi?
Five months ago, on April 4, a 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman named Lucette Attal-Halimi and known by her Hebrew name -- Sarah Halimi -- was attacked in the middle of...
Charlottesville and the New Antisemitism
Like all good people, I was upset by the violence and racism in Charlottesville. But I was surprised to receive a disturbing letter from a...
New York Times Review Hails Book Accusing US of ‘Blind,’ ‘Fanatical’ Support of Israel
The latest issue of the New York Times Book Review devotes its entire front page (and most of a second page inside) to a glowing...
Shame on Donors to the New Israel Fund
As I recently wrote about, donations to the New Israel Fund have reportedly dropped nearly 20% in the past year, from $33,062,783 in 2015 to $27,064,945 in 2016....
The Truth About Gorka, Liberal Jews and Israel
After what turned out to be a brief stint working as a national security aide to President Donald Trump, Sebastian Gorka unloaded on the group...
Art and Political Discourse
I am a member of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and I have always believed that public art galleries and museums should be neutral...
The True Palestinian ‘Nakba’
Seventy years ago today, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) introduced a detailed proposal to the UN General Assembly for the partition of...
How Jews Can Build on Billy Joel’s Call to Action
In the wake of the awful events in Charlottesville, Billy Joel’s fans got an inspiring surprise toward the end of his recent concert at Madison Square...
Kushner’s Initiative Doesn’t Change Palestinian Reality
JNS.org - After several visits to Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and Palestinian leaders in Ramallah, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s attempt to restart the peace...
The Taylor Force Act: Putting ‘Palestine’ in Perspective
"Congress is finally considering legislation to stop the Palestinian Authority from incentivizing violence…This has to stop, and the Taylor Force Act…attempts to do that. As...
Al Jazeera in Israel – To Ban or Not to Ban?
In the scorching heat of a troubled Jerusalem summer, the government of Israel announced that it intends to shut down Qatar-based Al Jazeera. Shuttering a large...
God’s Ultimate Gift to the Jewish People
Over the years, I have studiously avoided engaging in theological disputations. Anyone deeply committed to their religious faith is unlikely to be convinced by clever...
UK Paper Describes Israeli Accusations About Iran’s Military Expansion as ‘Bellicose Rhetoric’
The word “bellicose” is defined by Merriam-Webster as “favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars." Here is the opening paragraph of a Guardian article by Peter Beaumont ("Netanyahu accuses Iran of building missile...
Jews and Arabs Must Not Give up on Each Other
Recent events at the Temple Mount and elsewhere have caused enormous tensions between Jews and Arabs in Israel. This is not surprising, and it is easiest...
