Commentary
Is the Jewish Left Being Censored?
JNS.org - Is a “mobilized faction” in the American Jewish community attempting to “censor” dovish views? The president of The Forward newspaper thinks so, but...
Nine Flaws With New York Times ‘Israel’s War on George Soros’ Article
An opinion article in the New York Times improbably used George Soros as a bludgeon with which to attack Israel and its elected prime minister. I counted at least nine flaws with the article. It appeared...
Trump Must Withdraw From the Iran Nuclear Deal — Now
For the second time during the Trump administration, the State Department has reportedly decided to certify that Iran is complying with its 2015 nuclear deal with the UN Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany,...
Inclusion and the Jewish Group That Demonizes Jews
JNS.org – The issue the organized Jewish world has struggled most with in recent years is how to keep communal peace at a time when the debate over Israel has become increasingly polarized. The result is...
A BDS Lesson from Tunisia
JNS.org - To get a sense of what really lies beneath the campaign to boycott Israel -- which...
Yes, We Should Dismantle UNRWA
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stunned many by declaring that the United Nations...
Yemen’s Calamity of Damning Proportions
It is hard to imagine that along with the catastrophe that has been inflicted on...
Canada Attacks Israeli Wines While Exploiting Occupied Tibet
The Canadian government is reeling from a foiled attempt at a crusade against Israeli wines. Last...
American Jews Must Make Security Central to Communal Work
JNS.org - In May 2017, a man with a meat cleaver threatened customers in two Jewish...
Is the Jewish Left Being Censored?
JNS.org - Is a “mobilized faction” in the American Jewish community attempting to “censor” dovish views? The president of The Forward newspaper thinks so, but other...
Nine Flaws With New York Times ‘Israel’s War on George Soros’ Article
An opinion article in the New York Times improbably used George Soros as a bludgeon with which to attack Israel and its elected prime minister. I...
Trump Must Withdraw From the Iran Nuclear Deal — Now
For the second time during the Trump administration, the State Department has reportedly decided to certify that Iran is complying with its 2015 nuclear deal...
Inclusion and the Jewish Group That Demonizes Jews
JNS.org – The issue the organized Jewish world has struggled most with in recent years is how to keep communal peace at a time when the...
A BDS Lesson from Tunisia
JNS.org - To get a sense of what really lies beneath the campaign to boycott Israel -- which is about much more than just boycotting Israel -- it can be...
Yes, We Should Dismantle UNRWA
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stunned many by declaring that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) should be dismantled. Speaking at a...
Yemen’s Calamity of Damning Proportions
It is hard to imagine that along with the catastrophe that has been inflicted on Syria for the past six years, another calamity is unfolding...
Canada Attacks Israeli Wines While Exploiting Occupied Tibet
The Canadian government is reeling from a foiled attempt at a crusade against Israeli wines. Last week, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) -- a crown-corporation with...
American Jews Must Make Security Central to Communal Work
JNS.org - In May 2017, a man with a meat cleaver threatened customers in two Jewish stores in northern London. Although the police were called, the...
‘Woman in Gold,’ a Stirring Movie
During a recent flight to Europe, I found myself growing sentimental as I watched “Woman in Gold," the 2015 movie starring Helen Mirren about an elegant,...
The Synagogue Vegan Challenge
Could your synagogue go vegan for a year? Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz -- who has eaten only plant-based foods since his wedding day, six years ago -- is hoping that it...
Taxpayer Support for Palestinian Terrorist Salaries Becoming Impossible to Defend
The subject of government subsidies for Palestinian terrorists is again in the international spotlight. What began in November 2013, as a barely believable revelation -- that taxpayers...
Jewish Voice for Peace Justifies Fatal Jerusalem Terrorist Attack
Friday's terrorist attack at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem provided yet another example of how terror apologists avoid acknowledging the reality of Palestinian violence. Qatar-based Al-Jazeera's first headline made...
Israel and India: Is the Sky the Limit?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Israel was an affirmation of readiness for an unprecedented expansion of collaboration between two democracies and two...
