Commentary
Bernie’s Bile
Senator Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant father, grew up in Brooklyn and spent a summer working on a kibbutz. That experience...
For Palestinians, the Past Remains the Future
JNS.org - Judging by the present pattern, the next conflagration over Gaza — and by extension, the still-unresolved Palestinian question — will occur in 2028 or so, just in time for the 80th anniversary of...
Finding Safety (and Sanity) on the Ground in Israel
JNS.org - As I write this, I am traveling 35,000 miles above the earth en route to Israel. I know that many of my friends and colleagues believe that I am certifiably insane to be...
When Hamas Fires Missiles at Israeli Homes, Forget Nuance
JNS.org - It’s been almost seven years since the 2014 summer war in Gaza, but the discussion of the current fighting going on between Israel and Hamas seems as if it’s being read from the...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount...
Let’s Tell the Truth About Israel and Hamas
Dear Trevor Noah, I just watched your 10-minute monologue on the Israeli-Hamas conflict for your popular...
In the Wake of More Violence, Jews Must Pull Together
Once again, we are faced with the ugly spectacle of a terrorist-generated war in the...
Gaza War Theater: We’ve Seen This Show Before
The Western media never learns from previous Gaza wars. A large percentage of Hamas rockets fall...
No, Israel Isn’t ‘Pulling the United States Toward Conflict’ With Iran
Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, three former US diplomats warn that “Israel and Iran Are Pulling...
Bernie’s Bile
Senator Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant father, grew up in Brooklyn and spent a summer working on a kibbutz. That experience seems...
For Palestinians, the Past Remains the Future
JNS.org - Judging by the present pattern, the next conflagration over Gaza — and by extension, the still-unresolved Palestinian question — will occur in 2028...
Finding Safety (and Sanity) on the Ground in Israel
JNS.org - As I write this, I am traveling 35,000 miles above the earth en route to Israel. I know that many of my friends...
When Hamas Fires Missiles at Israeli Homes, Forget Nuance
JNS.org - It’s been almost seven years since the 2014 summer war in Gaza, but the discussion of the current fighting going on between Israel...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount Sinai revelation. They added this cerebral, constitutional dimension (nowhere mentioned...
Let’s Tell the Truth About Israel and Hamas
Dear Trevor Noah, I just watched your 10-minute monologue on the Israeli-Hamas conflict for your popular television program The Daily Show (which aired on May 11). Frankly,...
In the Wake of More Violence, Jews Must Pull Together
Once again, we are faced with the ugly spectacle of a terrorist-generated war in the Middle East. Disturbances on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem that...
Gaza War Theater: We’ve Seen This Show Before
The Western media never learns from previous Gaza wars. A large percentage of Hamas rockets fall in Gaza, and many Gazans are killed because of them....
No, Israel Isn’t ‘Pulling the United States Toward Conflict’ With Iran
Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, three former US diplomats warn that “Israel and Iran Are Pulling the United States Toward Conflict.” In an April 26, 2021, article,...
Endless Rockets Fired From Gaza, But Trevor Noah Only Questions Israel’s Response
By now, millions have seen "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah’s piece to camera, titled “Let’s Talk About the Israel-Palestine Conflict.” A picture of earnestness, Noah...
New York Times Columnist Kristof Questions ‘Vast Sums’ of US Military Aid to Israel
With Israeli children and grandmothers huddled in bomb shelters to protect themselves from terrorist Hamas and Islamic Jihad rockets aimed indiscriminately at civilian populations, a...
Unreported: IDF Values Life as Hamas Aims to Maximize Casualties
After hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip targeted central Israel on Tuesday night, killing three more Israeli civilians, IDF airstrikes overnight destroyed military positions...
Pro-Wrestler Slanders Israel and Supports Terror; WWE, NBC, Fox Refuse to Respond
Rami Sebei, an entertainer who performs under the name “Sami Zayn” for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), headquartered in Connecticut, has taken to the Internet to...
Yet Again, the Media Blames Israel for a Conflict Hamas Started
Islamist terrorist groups, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have launched more than 1,200 rockets (and counting) toward Israel since Monday, and the United Nations, of...
