Commentary
Sean Spicer and the Hitler Rule
JNS.org - The biggest Jewish news story during Passover this year proved a rule of political argument: whoever mentions Hitler first always loses. I'm referring, of course, to...
Will the World Come Around to Israeli Public Opinion on Palestinian Statehood?
JNS.org - While the international community clings to visions of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli public opinion is unified in asserting that the establishment of a Palestinian state is unrealistic and undesirable. Only 12 percent...
FBI Sting Nets Two Chicago-Area ISIS Supporters
Two men from the Chicago area face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of providing material support to ISIS. Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti, both 35, were arrested on Wednesday morning. They tried to provide cellphones...
There Must Be Limits to American Jewish Community’s ‘Big Tent’
JNS.org - What is the one value that the Jewish community should care most about? To listen to many who run Jewish organizations and communal philanthropies, the answer is inclusion. At a time when it is difficult to...
WhatsApp Message Links German Bus Bombing to ISIS
A note left at the scene of the recent bombing of a bus carrying the German Borussa Dortmund soccer...
Trump’s Syria Policy: Strikes Are a Good Start
US President Donald Trump’s unexpected attack on Syria’s Shayrat airbase -- in response to President...
Israel’s Female Soldiers: A Difficult Balance of Equality and Military Reality
JNS.org -Israel’s female soldiers seem to break barriers on a consistent basis. In January, new figures revealed...
From the Passover Seder to the Real World
JNS.org - At my family’s Passover seder this year, we read -- as we always do -- from the traditional...
Radical Iran-led Axis Finally Meets US Resistance
The conflict in Syria has long ceased being a civil war; rather, it has become a...
Sean Spicer and the Hitler Rule
JNS.org - The biggest Jewish news story during Passover this year proved a rule of political argument: whoever mentions Hitler first always loses. I'm referring, of course, to Sean...
Will the World Come Around to Israeli Public Opinion on Palestinian Statehood?
JNS.org - While the international community clings to visions of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli public opinion is unified in asserting that the establishment...
FBI Sting Nets Two Chicago-Area ISIS Supporters
Two men from the Chicago area face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of providing material support to ISIS. Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti,...
There Must Be Limits to American Jewish Community’s ‘Big Tent’
JNS.org - What is the one value that the Jewish community should care most about? To listen to many who run Jewish organizations and communal philanthropies, the answer...
WhatsApp Message Links German Bus Bombing to ISIS
A note left at the scene of the recent bombing of a bus carrying the German Borussa Dortmund soccer team -- which was circulated among ISIS supporters via WhatsApp --...
Trump’s Syria Policy: Strikes Are a Good Start
US President Donald Trump’s unexpected attack on Syria’s Shayrat airbase -- in response to President Bashar Assad’s sarin gas attack on his own citizens --...
Israel’s Female Soldiers: A Difficult Balance of Equality and Military Reality
JNS.org -Israel’s female soldiers seem to break barriers on a consistent basis. In January, new figures revealed that the number of women serving in combat roles in...
From the Passover Seder to the Real World
JNS.org - At my family’s Passover seder this year, we read -- as we always do -- from the traditional Sephardic haggadah, in keeping with the customs of the Jewish...
Radical Iran-led Axis Finally Meets US Resistance
The conflict in Syria has long ceased being a civil war; rather, it has become a clash between coalitions and opposing blocs battling for control of the...
Remembering Zvi Weinstock, an Anonymous Soldier Full of Promise
Today, April 13th, marks the 69th anniversary of the infamous Hadassah convoy massacre. The incident, among the most tragic of Israel's War of Independence era, was...
Amid Regional Meltdown, Israel Must Avoid Concessions
"Worst Chemical Attack in Years; US blames Assad" -- New York Times, April 4, 2017. "Death toll climbs in clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon" -- Reuters, April 9, 2017. "Deadly...
Palm Sunday Bombings Underscore Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry
The suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday that were carried out by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. These bombings, which killed 44...
Israelis Defend Their Country Against ‘Apartheid’ Smear on South African Campuses
JNS.org - Wanana Abrams, a 28-year-old Israeli of Ethiopian origin, calls herself “just one of countless examples -- along with thousands of other religious and ethnic minorities -- of why...
With Bret Stephens Hire, New York Times Fills Long-Empty Pro-Israel Void on Columnist Roster
The New York Times is moving to bolster its faltering credibility among pro-Israel readers by hiring an outspoken Zionist and former editor of the Jerusalem...
