Evelyn Gordon / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Evelyn Gordon / JNS.org
Turning Human Rights Into a Joke
JNS.org - If you want to understand just how outrageous the UN blacklist of businesses operating in Israeli “settlements” really is, forget for a moment about...
Jordanian Vote Shows Why Defensible Borders Still Matter
JNS.org - If you want to understand the true obstacle to Mideast peace, look no further than the Jordanian parliament’s unanimous approval last week of...
In Europe, Israel Needs a Bottom-Up Approach to Diplomacy
JNS.org - For years, I considered Europe a lost cause from Israel’s perspective and decried the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Euro-centric focus, arguing that it should...
Legalizing Politics and Politicizing the Law
JNS.org - One of the modern era’s most dangerous problems is the conflation of politics with law. Political questions are increasingly treated as legal ones,...
Trump’s Mideast Moves Show Why Israeli Deterrence Is Crucial
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s latest Mideast decisions cast Israeli airstrikes in Syria and (reportedly) Iraq in a different light. Previously, these airstrikes seemed to be...
Netanyahu’s Undemocratic Tactics Cost Him the Election
JNS.org - It’s still unclear whether Israel’s next election will be in four years or four months. But either way, if the center-right wants a...
Israel’s Do-Over Election Performed a Vital Service for Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - Like many Israelis, I was horrified when April’s election led to another in September; it seemed a colossal waste of time and money....
Israel Can’t Treat Its Own Destruction as a Legitimate Aim
JNS.org - When Israel barred two US Congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it was a stupid decision. But after...
As the PA and Jordan Help Foment Riots, Israeli Arab Imams Preach Peace
JNS.org - At first glance, Sunday’s Arab riots on the Temple Mount fit nicely into the media storyline that Israel’s “extremist right-wing nationalist” government is...
Orthodox and Conservative Jews Should Be Natural Allies
JNS.org - Jewish tradition holds that the Second Temple was destroyed by baseless hatred. Since we’re currently in the annual three-week mourning period for the...
When Human Rights Become Acceptable Collateral Damage
JNS.org - Three seemingly unrelated incidents occurred last week, yet all share a common denominator: They exemplify the way anti-Israel politics has corrupted the concept...
Once Again, PA Shows It Doesn’t Care About Having a Viable State
JNS.org - The Palestinians’ refusal to attend a US-sponsored “economic workshop” in Bahrain on June 25-26 has been widely treated as a reasonable response to...
Syria Is the Wrong Issue for a Pro-Israel Fight With Trump
JNS.org - Like most pro-Israel commentators, I’m appalled by US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria. Nevertheless, this is the wrong...
We Need to Talk About the Importance of Non-Orthodox Movements
JNS.org - The Jewish Federations of North America held their annual General Assembly last week under the title “We Need to Talk” -- with “we”...
