Commentary
Barcelona Is Not Charlottesville
Last weekend's car-ramming in Charlottesville, Virginia immediately became upstaged on Thursday when scores of people were mown down by a speeding van on a...
Mr. President, It’s Time to Stand Up to Evil – An Open Letter to Donald Trump
Dear Mr. President, I do not believe you are a racist or an antisemite, but by your own doing, you have raised serious doubts about your value system. The purpose of my letter is to convey...
New York Times Describes Iranian Dissident as a ‘Nuisance’
A New York Times article about an Iranian opposition leader who is under house arrest and who is beginning a hunger strike describes him, dismissively, as a “nuisance.” The Times article, about Mehdi Karroubi, concludes: “His...
There Aren’t Two Sides: Conspiratorial Antisemitism, From Charlottesville to Palestine
In addition to the racism and xenophobia that was on display Saturday in Charlottesville, the ‘Unite the Right’ event represented a perfect example of what the Anti-Defamation League characterized as the “animating power of conspiratorial antisemitism." Prominent among...
Palestinian Rewards for Rock Throwers
JNS.org - On a recent Friday, several-dozen Jewish hikers happened to pass by the Palestinian village of...
Will American Jews Become Marginalized?
The chaos enveloping American Jewry since the election of President Donald Trump -- which many predicted would...
An Open Letter to President Trump: Your Moral Equivalency Was Shameful
Dear President Trump, On Monday morning, I urged you to reconsider your exceptionally ill-chosen words of Saturday -- "on...
Why We Need a Year of Mourning for Our Parents
The Torah warns us against excessive mourning in a most unusual way: “You are the...
Barcelona Is Not Charlottesville
Last weekend's car-ramming in Charlottesville, Virginia immediately became upstaged on Thursday when scores of people were mown down by a speeding van on a bustling...
Mr. President, It’s Time to Stand Up to Evil – An Open Letter to Donald Trump
Dear Mr. President, I do not believe you are a racist or an antisemite, but by your own doing, you have raised serious doubts about your...
New York Times Describes Iranian Dissident as a ‘Nuisance’
A New York Times article about an Iranian opposition leader who is under house arrest and who is beginning a hunger strike describes him, dismissively,...
There Aren’t Two Sides: Conspiratorial Antisemitism, From Charlottesville to Palestine
In addition to the racism and xenophobia that was on display Saturday in Charlottesville, the ‘Unite the Right’ event represented a perfect example of what the Anti-Defamation...
Palestinian Rewards for Rock Throwers
JNS.org - On a recent Friday, several-dozen Jewish hikers happened to pass by the Palestinian village of Kobar. Some locals reacted to the sight of Jews by...
Will American Jews Become Marginalized?
The chaos enveloping American Jewry since the election of President Donald Trump -- which many predicted would be merely a passing phenomenon -- has, in fact, increased exponentially over...
My Journey to Zionism
When I was 10 years old, my parents took me to Mississippi to see an exhibit called "Without Sanctuary." I soon found out that this was not...
An Open Letter to President Trump: Your Moral Equivalency Was Shameful
Dear President Trump, On Monday morning, I urged you to reconsider your exceptionally ill-chosen words of Saturday -- "on many sides" -- following the tragic events in Charlottesville. Shortly afterward, and...
Why We Need a Year of Mourning for Our Parents
The Torah warns us against excessive mourning in a most unusual way: “You are the children of God your Lord. Do not mutilate yourselves and...
The Cultural Appropriation That Linda Sarsour Doesn’t Care About
Omar Suleiman is an immensely popular Palestinian-American imam -- and he counts Linda Sarsour among his many ardent admirers. But as I have recently documented, Suleiman has expressed...
Rome Reverses Decision to Name Park After Yasser Arafat
Virginia Raggi, the mayor of Rome, has reversed the city's decision to name one of the city's parks after arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat. The original plan was for a...
Time Is Ticking for Trump in Afghanistan
As President Trump wrestles with America's role in Afghanistan, he should first decide what our objectives are today, compared to what we wanted immediately after...
The Limits of Grief in the Jewish Mourning Process
“You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, for you are...
Filling in the Blanks in BBC Reports on Hamas, Qatar and Iran
While early BBC News website coverage of the rift between Qatar and several other Arab states did clarify that one of Saudi Arabia’s demands was...
