Commentary
Terrorists and Tiaras
It is hard to feel sorry for Lebanese-Swede Amanda Hanna, who was stripped of her Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2017 title this week -- some...
Will Netanyahu Stand Up to Trump on Charlottesville?
JNS.org - During the eight years that he was saddled with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was bitterly criticized from the left by those who believed that he was endangering Israel’s vital alliance with the...
The Consent of the Governed
The contribution of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) to political thought is fundamental, but not well known. In this article, I want to look at the institution of monarchy. What does it tell us about the nature...
New York Times Publishes Paean to ‘Klinghoffer’ Opera Author
If there was any remaining doubt that the New York Times is biased specifically against traditional Judaism and not merely against all religions, the Times’ latest outrage -- an adoring profile of an Anglican priest...
What Elie Wiesel Would Have Told Trump
The late Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel stood up to Ronald Reagan when the 40th president...
Lessons for Jews From Charlottesville
JNS.org - Today, many Jews are asking if we’re back in the 1920s. To me, the...
Palestinians Forgive Kuwait — but Not Israel
During the Gulf War, 400,000 Palestinian residents of Kuwait fled or were forced to leave because...
Dear White Supremacist: Do You Hate Me?
Dear white supremacist, Do you hate me? I don’t imagine that you consider yourself a hateful person....
The Never-Ending Peace Process Farce
Unless the US is willing to bite the bullet and finally confront Mahmoud Abbas and...
Terrorists and Tiaras
It is hard to feel sorry for Lebanese-Swede Amanda Hanna, who was stripped of her Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2017 title this week -- some nine...
Will Netanyahu Stand Up to Trump on Charlottesville?
JNS.org - During the eight years that he was saddled with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was bitterly criticized from the left by those...
The Consent of the Governed
The contribution of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) to political thought is fundamental, but not well known. In this article, I want to look at the institution...
New York Times Publishes Paean to ‘Klinghoffer’ Opera Author
If there was any remaining doubt that the New York Times is biased specifically against traditional Judaism and not merely against all religions, the Times’...
What Elie Wiesel Would Have Told Trump
The late Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel stood up to Ronald Reagan when the 40th president visited the graves of Nazi war criminals in Bitburg, Germany in...
Lessons for Jews From Charlottesville
JNS.org - Today, many Jews are asking if we’re back in the 1920s. To me, the scene outside a Charlottesville synagogue is more like Odessa in 1905. Last...
Palestinians Forgive Kuwait — but Not Israel
During the Gulf War, 400,000 Palestinian residents of Kuwait fled or were forced to leave because they were fans of Saddam Hussein. For some reason, this event...
Dear White Supremacist: Do You Hate Me?
Dear white supremacist, Do you hate me? I don’t imagine that you consider yourself a hateful person. You don’t think that you are bad or evil. I...
The Never-Ending Peace Process Farce
Unless the US is willing to bite the bullet and finally confront Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, the mission to the region by US...
Don’t Let Incident in Switzerland Distract From True Antisemitism
A sign that appeared to discriminate against Jewish guests was recently posted at the Aparthaus Paradies hotel in Switzerland. The sign -- which was met...
How Will History Remember Donald Trump and His Sycophants?
I was recently reminded of how memory can get blurred over time. When I mentioned to a young woman several months ago that I was eager to see...
Alan Dershowitz: The President Has a Special Obligation to Condemn the Racist Right
All decent Americans have an obligation to condemn the violent bigotry of the Nazi and KKK demonstrators in Charlottesville or wherever else they spew their...
Iraqi Christians Are Racing Against Time
JNS.org - Before the Islamic State swept across the Nineveh Plains in the summer of 2014 -- driving more than 100,000 Christians into exile in Kurdistan -- some 5,000 Syriac-Catholic...
Has the Heat of Worldwide Antisemitism Become Too Hot for the Jewish People?
JNS.org - The stinging heat of antisemitism is being felt around the world. Whether you live in Miami, Rome or Santiago, the goosebumps we all got...
