Commentary
Memo to NYT, CNN, LA Times: US Taxpayers Have Right to Know If They’re Abetting Palestinian Terrorism
The Biden administration’s decision to resume US financial assistance to the Palestinians has been covered extensively by major media outlets. Yet, news organizations such as...
Iran’s State Media Says Jews Are the Problem — Not Israel
Iran's Al Alam TV again showed that its problem isn't with Israel -- but with all Jews. An article railing against the UAE cooperation with Israel was illustrated with a photo of a bearded Jew in...
Iran’s ‘Look to the East’ — and Dark Ties with China and Russia — Precludes Any Deal with the West
In late March, news of the conclusion of a 25-year Iran-China strategic agreement shook the world and caused a sensation inside Iran. The Islamic Republic appears to have ceded almost all of Iran’s natural and...
The Disingenuous Threat to Boycott the JNF-KKL
The recent threat by some left-wing Jewish groups to boycott the Jewish National Fund -- Keren Kayemet L’Israel (JNF-KKL) -- in Israel strikes a blow at the Jewish unity to which we all aspire. But...
The Fallen Made Us Stronger
JNS.org - Israel marks a sad day this week: Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism...
Will the State Department’s New Antisemitism Monitor Give a Pass to Antisemites?
JNS.org - In recent weeks, an attempt to derail a consensus about the definition of...
For the EU, Business Opportunities Outweigh Iran’s Bad Behavior
JNS.org - While the Trump administration pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear...
How the Holocaust Survivor Community Fought 1961’s ‘Battle of New Orleans’
The conventional view is that Holocaust survivors came to the US as a relatively young...
Memo to NYT, CNN, LA Times: US Taxpayers Have Right to Know If They’re Abetting Palestinian Terrorism
The Biden administration’s decision to resume US financial assistance to the Palestinians has been covered extensively by major media outlets. Yet, news organizations such as The...
Iran’s State Media Says Jews Are the Problem — Not Israel
Iran's Al Alam TV again showed that its problem isn't with Israel -- but with all Jews. An article railing against the UAE cooperation with Israel...
Iran’s ‘Look to the East’ — and Dark Ties with China and Russia — Precludes Any Deal with the West
In late March, news of the conclusion of a 25-year Iran-China strategic agreement shook the world and caused a sensation inside Iran. The Islamic Republic...
The Disingenuous Threat to Boycott the JNF-KKL
The recent threat by some left-wing Jewish groups to boycott the Jewish National Fund -- Keren Kayemet L’Israel (JNF-KKL) -- in Israel strikes a blow...
The Fallen Made Us Stronger
JNS.org - Israel marks a sad day this week: Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day. No other open and free society has had...
Will the State Department’s New Antisemitism Monitor Give a Pass to Antisemites?
JNS.org - In recent weeks, an attempt to derail a consensus about the definition of antisemitism has received serious support from the Jewish left. The...
For the EU, Business Opportunities Outweigh Iran’s Bad Behavior
JNS.org - While the Trump administration pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal—the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—President Joe Biden...
Israel at 73
Modern Israel celebrates its 73rd birthday this week. Let me put my cards on the table: I’m not dispassionate when it comes to the country. For...
How the Holocaust Survivor Community Fought 1961’s ‘Battle of New Orleans’
The conventional view is that Holocaust survivors came to the US as a relatively young immigrant community, uncertain about how to “fit in” to their...
Turkey Refuses to Protect Its Women — and What That Means for the World
Her eyes were nearly as dark as her abaya, large and filled with tears. She was young, not much more than 30, with dark hair,...
China and Iran Unite
On March 27, China and Iran signed an expansive deal in Tehran. Neither the Iranian nor the Chinese leadership revealed details, but analysts believe it was largely...
Aviv Kochavi: The Sound That Commands Us to Remember
JNS.org - The sirens blaring as the State of Israel marks Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism—command that we distinguish this...
Can Biden Fund the Palestinians Without Breaking the Law?
JNS.org - Has the Biden administration found a way to spite its predecessor and aid the Palestinians without breaking the law? The US State Department...
A Tribute to the Bereaved Parents of Unsung Fallen Israelis
JNS.org - As Israel enters the 24-hour period that marks Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism—the country turns its attention to...
