Commentary
Sarsour Doesn’t Pass ‘3D’ Antisemitism Test
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet political prisoner and current Jewish Agency chairman, put forth a "3D test" to distinguish between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Criticism...
Ronald Lauder Promoting Abbas as Respectable Moderate Is Fraught With Danger
Last week, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald Lauder released a series of statements confirming that he had encouraged US President Donald Trump to recognize that peace between Israelis and Palestinians was now attainable. He...
Palestinians Play Political Football on the BDS Movement’s Website
JNS.org - The Arab-Israeli conflict just got a dose of political football. A recent open letter to FIFA by 174 Palestinian sports clubs called on world soccer’s governing body to “immediately suspend the Israel Football Association’s (IFA) membership over its...
The Palestinian Connection to the Nazis
Last month, Israel's National Library blogged about Heinrich Himmler's lost telegram to the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini. Contrary to the oft-repeated claim that Nazi Germany did not support Arab independence and the eradication of the nascent...
New York Times Columnist Says Times’ Own Favorite Israeli Newspaper Is ‘Bitter…Preposterous’
A column in the online New York Times finally lets Times readers in on what...
The Next Failed Peace Talks
As part of US President Donald Trump's trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority on...
SJP’s Blunder Exposes Its Antisemitism
I recall reading a snappy exchange in Auntie Mame, where Mame says “‘Oh what a...
The Drumbeat Against Jewish Ritual in Europe Sounds Once More
JNS.org - This past week, Jewish ritual observance came under attack in both Belgium and Norway....
Sarsour Doesn’t Pass ‘3D’ Antisemitism Test
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet political prisoner and current Jewish Agency chairman, put forth a "3D test" to distinguish between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Criticism crosses...
Ronald Lauder Promoting Abbas as Respectable Moderate Is Fraught With Danger
Last week, World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald Lauder released a series of statements confirming that he had encouraged US President Donald Trump to recognize...
Palestinians Play Political Football on the BDS Movement’s Website
JNS.org - The Arab-Israeli conflict just got a dose of political football. A recent open letter to FIFA by 174 Palestinian sports clubs called on world soccer’s governing body to...
The Palestinian Connection to the Nazis
Last month, Israel's National Library blogged about Heinrich Himmler's lost telegram to the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini. Contrary to the oft-repeated claim that Nazi Germany...
New York Times Columnist Says Times’ Own Favorite Israeli Newspaper Is ‘Bitter…Preposterous’
A column in the online New York Times finally lets Times readers in on what had been a poorly kept secret: Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper...
What it Means to Be ‘Good’
When I was a kid, I used to wonder why it was that some children in my circles seemed naturally better and sweeter than others...
The Next Failed Peace Talks
As part of US President Donald Trump's trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority on May 22-23, he will meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas...
SJP’s Blunder Exposes Its Antisemitism
I recall reading a snappy exchange in Auntie Mame, where Mame says “‘Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.’...
The Drumbeat Against Jewish Ritual in Europe Sounds Once More
JNS.org - This past week, Jewish ritual observance came under attack in both Belgium and Norway. While there is nothing suggesting that the respective moves against...
Let Sarsour Spew: The Case for Allowing Hate Speech on Campus
The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health has stirred up controversy with its decision to invite anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour to serve...
Why Rabbi Akiba’s Disciples Were a Threat to the System
For more than a thousand years after the Exodus from Egypt, the greatest threat to monotheism was polytheism -- better known to us as idolatry. This form...
Don’t Ignore the Cultural Boycott of Israel
Nearly 50 artists, including Roger Waters, Thurston Moore, Julie Christie and Mike Leigh, recently signed an open letter to the English rock band Radiohead, urging them to cancel their...
The Congressional Israel Victory Caucus: A Diplomatic ‘Iron Dome’
"Wars usually end when failure causes one side to despair when that side has…accepted defeat, and when that defeat has exhausted its will to fight." -- Daniel...
Campus Wars and the ‘Culture of Victimhood’
The concept of a “Culture of Victimhood” will be familiar to most people who have observed or participated in debates over behaviors seen on college...
