Commentary
Mahmoud Abbas Is Personally Responsible for Salaries to Terrorists
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted that President Donald Trump brought up the issue of Palestinians paying salaries to terrorists in his meeting this week...
New York Times Overkill Machine Hypes Novel About Jewish-Palestinian Romance
The bias of the New York Times isn’t always clear the first time the newspaper tackles a topic. It’s not always evident the second time. But when the newspaper -- which has been laying off...
Jews Are Not Inherently Righteous; Only Our Actions Make Us So
No word in the Torah is as central to Judaism as the word kedusha (holiness). But no word in the Jewish tradition is as dangerous as this very word. When discussing sexuality, food consumption and general human behavior,...
The Sad — But True — Facts About Campus Antisemitism
Those of us who care deeply about the safety and well-being of Jewish students on college campuses would like nothing more than for Mitchell Bard to be correct. For several years, and as recently as last week,...
A Sorely Needed Change in Climate
Last weekend, during a visit to Washington, DC, I was nearly knocked down by a...
The Congressional Israel Victory Caucus: Assessing Actionable Alternatives
"The major issue is not [attaining] an agreement, but ensuring the actual implementation of the...
Washington Post Israel Bureau Chief Justifies Paying Palestinian Terrorists
JNS.org - The Washington Post’s chief correspondent in Israel has discarded all pretense of objectivity and...
Despite UNESCO’s Bias, Jews Won’t Abandon Our Holy Sites
Forget fake news. UNESCO is promoting an entire fake universe. Like so many other UN agencies...
Judaism’s Three Voices
The nineteenth chapter of Vayikra (Leviticus), which starts this week's parsha, is one of the...
Mahmoud Abbas Is Personally Responsible for Salaries to Terrorists
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted that President Donald Trump brought up the issue of Palestinians paying salaries to terrorists in his meeting this week with...
New York Times Overkill Machine Hypes Novel About Jewish-Palestinian Romance
The bias of the New York Times isn’t always clear the first time the newspaper tackles a topic. It’s not always evident the second time....
Jews Are Not Inherently Righteous; Only Our Actions Make Us So
No word in the Torah is as central to Judaism as the word kedusha (holiness). But no word in the Jewish tradition is as dangerous as this...
The Sad — But True — Facts About Campus Antisemitism
Those of us who care deeply about the safety and well-being of Jewish students on college campuses would like nothing more than for Mitchell Bard...
A Sorely Needed Change in Climate
Last weekend, during a visit to Washington, DC, I was nearly knocked down by a mob of demonstrators. Had they known I was attempting to...
The Congressional Israel Victory Caucus: Assessing Actionable Alternatives
"The major issue is not [attaining] an agreement, but ensuring the actual implementation of the agreement in practice. The number of agreements which the Arabs...
Washington Post Israel Bureau Chief Justifies Paying Palestinian Terrorists
JNS.org - The Washington Post’s chief correspondent in Israel has discarded all pretense of objectivity and is now openly lobbying for a political cause -- and...
Despite UNESCO’s Bias, Jews Won’t Abandon Our Holy Sites
Forget fake news. UNESCO is promoting an entire fake universe. Like so many other UN agencies with an anti-Israel majority, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Judaism’s Three Voices
The nineteenth chapter of Vayikra (Leviticus), which starts this week's parsha, is one of the supreme statements of the ethics of the Torah. It’s about...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Jewish Problem
In late March, representatives of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government proposed a resolution: “Social Responsibility and University Divestment from Corporate Human Rights Abuses.” The...
Trump’s Most Important ‘First 100 Days’ Achievement: Turning the Tables on Iran
With all the debate over President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, there’s one achievement that has been mostly overlooked: the United States appears to...
Israel Sees a Silver Lining in UNESCO’s Latest Anti-Israel Vote
JNS.org - As Israel celebrated its Independence Day on Tuesday, the United Nations cultural agency -- UNESCO -- voted to deny the Jewish state’s sovereignty over...
Hamas Wants Quiet as It Prepares for Next Assault on Israel
Strategically, Hamas remains as committed as ever to destroying Israel and toppling the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. Tactically, however, Hamas is exhibiting pragmatism, and won't rush...
Convergence of US-Israel National Security Interests
In 2017, the national security interests of the US and Israel have converged in an unprecedented manner, in response to the anti-US Arab Tsunami; anti-US...
