Commentary
New York Times Campus ‘Middle-of-the-Road’ on Israel Is Actually Pretty Far Out
“It Can Be Lonely to Have a Middle-of-the Road Opinion on the Middle East,” is the headline over a recent New York Times news...
How DEI Is Helping Fuel a Huge Rise of Antisemitism in Health Care and Hospitals
More than a year has passed since the hate-fueled encampments and rallies targeting Jews became fixtures on college campuses and in cities across America. Over time, the emerging narrative centered on the assumption that those...
Why Erdogan’s Turkish Empire Is an Emerging Threat
The world was once a series of empires. The British Empire, at its peak in 1922, covered about a quarter of the Earth's land and ruled over 458 million people. The Russian Empire once covered...
Joseph Massad, Columbia, and the War Against Israel in Academia
When I was studying International Affairs and Middle East Studies at an American university, I took many courses on the conflict and the history of the Middle East. These courses inevitably involved extensive discussions of...
Missile Strikes Alone Will Not Defeat the Houthis
JNS.org - For two consecutive nights on Dec. 24 and 25, 2024, air raid sirens...
‘Judenrein’ Hollywood? The Troubling Trend in Jewish Representation
JNS.org - Every year, as Hollywood shuts down for the winter holidays, an unassuming list...
Shabbat Mikeytz: The Power of Dreams
Dreams play a very important part in the Biblical narrative. We have read in recent...
How the Media Blamed Israel for Ruining Bethlehem’s Christmas (Again)
Once again, it’s that time of the year. But we won’t repeat the obvious: the...
New York Times Campus ‘Middle-of-the-Road’ on Israel Is Actually Pretty Far Out
“It Can Be Lonely to Have a Middle-of-the Road Opinion on the Middle East,” is the headline over a recent New York Times news article....
How DEI Is Helping Fuel a Huge Rise of Antisemitism in Health Care and Hospitals
More than a year has passed since the hate-fueled encampments and rallies targeting Jews became fixtures on college campuses and in cities across America. Over...
Why Erdogan’s Turkish Empire Is an Emerging Threat
The world was once a series of empires. The British Empire, at its peak in 1922, covered about a quarter of the Earth's land and...
Joseph Massad, Columbia, and the War Against Israel in Academia
When I was studying International Affairs and Middle East Studies at an American university, I took many courses on the conflict and the history of...
Miracles Then and Now
JNS.org - Would you believe that it took a whole year for Chanukah to be recognized as a bona fide Jewish festival? But it’s true. Here’s...
Missile Strikes Alone Will Not Defeat the Houthis
JNS.org - For two consecutive nights on Dec. 24 and 25, 2024, air raid sirens sent millions of Israelis for cover as the Houthi terror...
‘Judenrein’ Hollywood? The Troubling Trend in Jewish Representation
JNS.org - Every year, as Hollywood shuts down for the winter holidays, an unassuming list makes its way into executive inboxes. “The Black List,” as...
Shabbat Mikeytz: The Power of Dreams
Dreams play a very important part in the Biblical narrative. We have read in recent weeks about Yaakov’s dream of angels going up and down...
How the Media Blamed Israel for Ruining Bethlehem’s Christmas (Again)
Once again, it’s that time of the year. But we won’t repeat the obvious: the media love blaming Israel for ruining Christmas in Bethlehem. We will,...
Hallmark’s Hanukkah Film Is No Miracle
I have fond memories of watching Marc Summers host the show Double Dare. Unfortunately, nobody dared the Hallmark Channel to write a good Hanukkah movie. To...
Why Benjamin Netanyahu Must Go to Poland
Imagine the scene: dignitaries from around the globe gather at the site of Auschwitz Concentration Camp to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation. It’s...
Why the Media Ignores Palestinian Terrorism — and Downplays the Death of Israeli Civilians
Early on the afternoon of December 12, the BBC News website published an article about a terror attack that had taken place late on the previous...
Palestinian Authority: Jews Lied About Oct. 7 Because They Control the Media
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is using the antisemitic libel that Jews control the media to explain why the world believes that atrocities were committed by...
A Hanukkah Lesson for Modern-Day Israel: Internal Divisions Can Destroy Our State
Hanukkah, celebrated annually on the 25th of Kislev, preserves the historical memory of the dramatic events of 164 BCE. That year, Judah the Maccabee purified...
