Commentary
Alan Dershowitz: Can the President Pardon Himself?
President Trump's tweets about his broad power to pardon have raised the ultimate question: Can the president pardon himself? The answer is crystal clear!...
‘Becoming Israeli’ Illustrates Paradoxes, Challenges of the Jewish People Coming Home
JNS.org – “Becoming Israeli,” an anthology edited by Akiva Gersh, narrates the hysterical, inspiring and challenging sides of immigrating to Israel. The book unites the writing of 40 bloggers “whose words take readers on an adventure that evokes a...
Sarah Halimi, Sisyphus and the Denial of Antisemitic Violence
JNS.org -- It took too long for the French people to recognize the Jewish victim of a brutal April 4 murder by name. After weeks of indifference by media outlets and politicians, French President Emmanuel...
Fasting on the Ninth of Av
The fast of the Ninth of Av falls this coming Monday and Tuesday. All other so-called “minor fasts” in Judaism run from dawn to dusk -- like Ramadan, which lasts for a month. But we also have two fasts...
A Tale of Two Israeli Heroes
Last Friday night, an Israeli soldier on leave for the weekend acted coolly and courageously,...
Repeating Patterns: The Temple Mount Riots
Despite the removal of metal detectors at the Temple Mount, Palestinian riots in Jerusalem continue. Perhaps the...
What Do Stories About Trump Say About the Media?
“The Inadvisable President." “5 Signs That Trump Knows He’s a Terrible President." “Donald Trump, Humiliator-in-Chief.” Headlines...
The Ninth of Av: A Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Here are nine thoughts on the Ninth of Av: 1. Forgetfulness feeds oblivion; remembrance breeds deliverance. According to...
The Rampant Muslim Hypocrisy on the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Muslims are now insisting that they cannot visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque if Israel exercises any...
Alan Dershowitz: Can the President Pardon Himself?
President Trump's tweets about his broad power to pardon have raised the ultimate question: Can the president pardon himself? The answer is crystal clear! And...
‘Becoming Israeli’ Illustrates Paradoxes, Challenges of the Jewish People Coming Home
JNS.org – “Becoming Israeli,” an anthology edited by Akiva Gersh, narrates the hysterical, inspiring and challenging sides of immigrating to Israel. The book unites the writing of 40 bloggers...
Sarah Halimi, Sisyphus and the Denial of Antisemitic Violence
JNS.org -- It took too long for the French people to recognize the Jewish victim of a brutal April 4 murder by name. After weeks...
Fasting on the Ninth of Av
The fast of the Ninth of Av falls this coming Monday and Tuesday. All other so-called “minor fasts” in Judaism run from dawn to dusk -- like Ramadan, which...
A Tale of Two Israeli Heroes
Last Friday night, an Israeli soldier on leave for the weekend acted coolly and courageously, rushing to the rescue of neighbors he heard screaming. "Sgt....
Repeating Patterns: The Temple Mount Riots
Despite the removal of metal detectors at the Temple Mount, Palestinian riots in Jerusalem continue. Perhaps the situation will gradually calm down. More important, however, is evaluating the reactions...
What Do Stories About Trump Say About the Media?
“The Inadvisable President." “5 Signs That Trump Knows He’s a Terrible President." “Donald Trump, Humiliator-in-Chief.” Headlines and articles communicating just how terrible the Trump presidency has...
The Ninth of Av: A Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Here are nine thoughts on the Ninth of Av: 1. Forgetfulness feeds oblivion; remembrance breeds deliverance. According to a legend,Napoleon was walking one night in the streets of Paris,...
The Rampant Muslim Hypocrisy on the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Muslims are now insisting that they cannot visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque if Israel exercises any signs of sovereignty over the Temple Mount. Yet Israel has had sovereignty over...
The Temple Mount: No Longer in Our Hands?
"It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday this week…The dangers on the ground will escalate if we...
Now Is the Time to Pass the Taylor Force Act
The Taylor Force Act stipulates that American aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) be conditioned on the discontinuation of their longstanding sponsorship of terrorism through...
Stop Infantilizing the Palestinians
It’s high time for the international community to wake up to certain Palestinian realities that many would rather avoid. Recent events in the region -- including the brutal...
Reflecting on Two Years of Leading the Anti-Defamation League
Two years ago -- full of optimism and energy as I joined ADL as its new CEO -- I asked the question: "Can a 100-Year-Old Change the Future?" But it...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Encountering Vile Antisemitism at NY’s Whitney Museum
It has become part of my family's post-aliyah ritual: the annual trip back to the Old Country, to visit the family and friends that we left behind. Landing...
