Commentary
Charismatic Islamist Seeks to Shake Up Belgian Politics
He's been called "a pimp for the Prophet," and the "Arab Malcolm X." He has celebrated the 9/11 attacks, been banned from entering the United Kingdom, and rejects Israel's legitimacy. He...
Do Palestinian Arabs Want a Peaceful State?
Discussion of the Arab/Israeli situation is often unilluminating because so much of it is based on groundless assumptions and stubborn fictions. Perhaps the most pervasive one today afflicting the international political class is the notion...
The Israeli ‘Occupation’ Tour
On my last visit to Israel, I thought it would be interesting to take a tour of the West Bank from the perspective of critics of Israeli governmental policy. I went on the tour with Machsom Watch,...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Movement Advances in April
A pro-BDS resolution at the University of Wisconsin was indefinitely postponed after six hours of debate. The debate included an angry walkout by campus delegates disgusted by the resolution’s timing. But the incident didn't end there. Later, in a...
For New York Times, Story of Filipino Workers in Israel Is All About the ‘Occupation’
The New York Times Magazine recently carried a long article about Filipino caregivers in Israel, who,...
Is Trump Being Played by the Palestinians?
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s optimism about Middle East peace might be justified. Perhaps Palestinian Authority...
How Can Rabbis Defend Linda Sarsour and Rasmea Odeh?
The New York Daily News has an op-ed by rabbis Ellen Lippman and Barat Ellman, in which...
Christian Broadcasting Network Celebrates Israel’s 1967 Victory in New Film
The Christian Broadcasting Network has produced a movie that celebrates Israel’s victory in Jerusalem in 1967....
New York Times Erroneously Claims ‘Jewish Time Is Circular’
A New York Times book review begins: When I was a student in yeshiva, I asked...
Charismatic Islamist Seeks to Shake Up Belgian Politics
He's been called "a pimp for the Prophet," and the "Arab Malcolm X." He has celebrated the 9/11 attacks, been banned from entering the United Kingdom, and rejects Israel's legitimacy. He is...
Do Palestinian Arabs Want a Peaceful State?
Discussion of the Arab/Israeli situation is often unilluminating because so much of it is based on groundless assumptions and stubborn fictions. Perhaps the most pervasive...
The Israeli ‘Occupation’ Tour
On my last visit to Israel, I thought it would be interesting to take a tour of the West Bank from the perspective of critics of Israeli...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Movement Advances in April
A pro-BDS resolution at the University of Wisconsin was indefinitely postponed after six hours of debate. The debate included an angry walkout by campus delegates disgusted by...
For New York Times, Story of Filipino Workers in Israel Is All About the ‘Occupation’
The New York Times Magazine recently carried a long article about Filipino caregivers in Israel, who, like immigrant domestic workers pretty much everywhere, have challenging lives. The...
Is Trump Being Played by the Palestinians?
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s optimism about Middle East peace might be justified. Perhaps Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ pledge that he will be a...
How Can Rabbis Defend Linda Sarsour and Rasmea Odeh?
The New York Daily News has an op-ed by rabbis Ellen Lippman and Barat Ellman, in which they fully endorse Linda Sarsour's activities, and defend her from accusations...
Christian Broadcasting Network Celebrates Israel’s 1967 Victory in New Film
The Christian Broadcasting Network has produced a movie that celebrates Israel’s victory in Jerusalem in 1967. The film, In Our Hands, includes commentary from Michael Oren,...
New York Times Erroneously Claims ‘Jewish Time Is Circular’
A New York Times book review begins: When I was a student in yeshiva, I asked one of the rabbis why Jews talk so much. We...
End the Gorka Calumny
This past week has been both solemn and happy in Israel. Israel mourned and remembered more than 23,500 of her best men and women who...
Remembering Benny Elon
The Jewish people lost a great patriot, an amazing man and a special soul on Friday with the passing of Rabbi Binyamin (Benny) Elon. Throughout his...
Can Trump Survive Abbas?
JNS.org - Donald Trump was something of a motivational speaker when he welcomed Mahmoud Abbas, the gerontocrat at the helm of the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the last...
Independence Day Religious Confusion
Israel’s Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, brings out the best and the worst in us. We cannot agree on what it means, and we cannot agree...
Being a ‘Good Person’ Is Not the Be All and End All
There has always been an inclination among Jews to present contemporary political views as being in line with Judaism and Jewish teachings. Perhaps the most...
