Mitchell Bard
ARTICLES BY: Mitchell Bard
Universities Are Selling Out to Qatar, and Selling Off Their Integrity
JNS.org - If you ever doubted that universities care more about money than principles, look no further than their willingness to accept donations from Qatar. For...
Trump’s Schizophrenic Middle East Policy After 100 days
JNS.org - For decades, political observers have judged American presidents by their first 100 days—a somewhat arbitrary marker that can still offer insights into the...
Jewish Ambivalence About Fighting Antisemitism
JNS.org - Jews have long been champions of freedom of speech in the United States, yet they often have not hesitated to advocate canceling speakers...
J Street’s Dishonest, Anti-Israel, Anti-Peace, Anti-Democracy Manifesto
JNS.org - Since its founding, J Street has established itself as a far-left extremist organization that represents only a sliver of American Jewry. However, it...
Trump Forced Israel to Surrender; Why Isn’t He Receiving the Blame?
Shortly after the Gaza war began, I reminded readers that US presidents — not Israeli prime ministers — end Israel's wars. Predictably, President Joe Biden...
The January Surprise
JNS.org - For months, President Joe Biden’s detractors predicted that he would deliver a last-minute betrayal of Israel, akin to President Barack Obama’s infamous abstention...
Jimmy Carter Was No Saint for Jews
JNS.org - Forgive me if I don’t join in the rush to canonize Jimmy Carter. He deserves respect for serving as president and for some...
There Is No Compromise in a Religious War
JNS.org - Golda Meir is reputed to have said of Israel’s enemies, “They say we must be dead. And we say we want to be...
Preparing for the Coming PR War
JNS.org - The pro-Israel community was completely and inexcusably unprepared for the public-relations nightmare following the events of Oct. 7. It took two months for major organizations...
The Myopia of the Bibi-ists
Benjamin Netanyahu was probably Israel’s best finance minister and public spokesman (second maybe to the more erudite Abba Eban). However, despite efforts by his supporters...
Biden, the Debate and Israel
JNS.org - Many of the president’s most vigorous cheerleaders on CNN, MSNBC and The New York Times, among others, have called for President Joe Biden to...
Iran Didn’t Hear, ‘Don’t’
JNS.org - The words you are looking for are, “Thank you, Mr. President.” I have not hesitated to criticize many of U.S. President Joe Biden’s policies...
Qatar’s Back Door to Higher Education
JNS.org - In an earlier column, I debunked a recent study suggesting that foreign contributions to higher education were responsible for the rise in antisemitism....
Our Own Worst Enemies
JNS.org - It’s bad enough that we have real enemies who are attacking Israel; the last thing we need is “friends” who, perhaps with the...
