Commentary
Russia’s Terrorist Double Game
In April, a Muslim Russian national from Kyrgyzstan detonated an explosive device in St. Petersburg's subway system, killing 14 people and injuring many others....
The Need for Tolerance in Judaism
I am returning to last week’s subject of homosexuality in Judaism and the personal attacks on Rabbi Joseph Dweck, because the ramifications are still very troubling. The illogical, political and personal attacks on Rabbi Dweck have...
Fifty Years Later: Peace Through Strength
We recently marked the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, June 5-10, 1967, when Israel won a swift and thoroughly decisive victory over its hostile Arab neighbors. Threatened by blockades and likely military attack, Israel struck first, shattering...
Moving Zionism Forward
In a New York City bookstore in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, far-left, self-described “radicals” gather to discuss “Freedom-Fighting Under State Repression.” Contempt for everything from Israel and America, to capitalism and law enforcement, dominates the conversation. But the most caustic...
Don’t Ask Ivanka to Oppose Religious Freedom
JNS.org - Ivanka Trump is more than just the first daughter. As a key adviser,...
Big Data Is Preparing the IDF for 21st Century Combat
JNS.org - In the not too distant future, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion commander may...
The US Embassy in Israel – to Move or Not to Move?
The United States Embassy to Israel has been located in Tel Aviv since the 1940s....
Avoiding the Dangers of Spiritual Groupthink
A couple of months ago, I wrote a column about the German-born social psychologist, Kurt...
Let’s Not Emulate the Left
As soon as details about the shooting spree at a baseball field in Virginia on...
Russia’s Terrorist Double Game
In April, a Muslim Russian national from Kyrgyzstan detonated an explosive device in St. Petersburg's subway system, killing 14 people and injuring many others. The...
The Need for Tolerance in Judaism
I am returning to last week’s subject of homosexuality in Judaism and the personal attacks on Rabbi Joseph Dweck, because the ramifications are still very...
Fifty Years Later: Peace Through Strength
We recently marked the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, June 5-10, 1967, when Israel won a swift and thoroughly decisive victory over its hostile Arab neighbors. Threatened...
Moving Zionism Forward
In a New York City bookstore in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, far-left, self-described “radicals” gather to discuss “Freedom-Fighting Under State Repression.” Contempt for everything from Israel and America, to capitalism...
Don’t Ask Ivanka to Oppose Religious Freedom
JNS.org - Ivanka Trump is more than just the first daughter. As a key adviser, as well as the wife of Jared Kushner, the president’s...
Big Data Is Preparing the IDF for 21st Century Combat
JNS.org - In the not too distant future, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion commander may stare out at the urban sprawl of a Gazan neighborhood....
The US Embassy in Israel – to Move or Not to Move?
The United States Embassy to Israel has been located in Tel Aviv since the 1940s. But now, in 2017, the address of the embassy has...
Avoiding the Dangers of Spiritual Groupthink
A couple of months ago, I wrote a column about the German-born social psychologist, Kurt Lewin (1890-1947). Although most people have never heard of him,...
Let’s Not Emulate the Left
As soon as details about the shooting spree at a baseball field in Virginia on Wednesday morning began to emerge, social media lit up with...
Bennett’s Academic Code: Right Sentiment, Wrong Strategy
"Had such professional misconduct occurred in the natural or physical sciences there would have doubtless been serious consequences: e.g. the collapse of a bridge following...
Israeli Americans as Game Changers
Estimates vary, but it is believed that anywhere from 500,000 to one million Israelis live in the United States. For decades, this population was surprisingly...
At UCLA, When ‘Nakba’ Fails, Switch to ‘Naksa’
Keeping up with anti-Israel buzz words is a full-time job. UCLA’s notoriously biased Center for Near East Studies recently held a conference whose title caused a double...
If We Can’t Dismantle UNRWA, Here’s How We Can Reform It
Virtually every media outlet took the recent UNRWA condemnation of Hamas terror tunnels found under an UNRWA school at face value. Yet none of these outlets acknowledged...
Finding the Goodness in Our World
Woody Allen, a keen but unusual observer of our world, once remarked: “More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path...
