Commentary
Time to Crack Down on Erdogan’s Turkey — an Opponent, Not an Ally
JNS.org - The Republic of Turkey used to be known as a bridge between East and West, a shining example of a Muslim-majority liberal...
Israel’s 50 ‘Racist Laws’? Hardly
The Guardian has, once again, disseminated the erroneous claim that Israel has “50 racist laws,” in an op-ed by Sami Abu Shehadeh, an Arab MK who was recently revealed to have attended an event marking...
A Jewish Athlete and a Name That Matters
In my youth, Angela Buxton was the darling of the Anglo-Jewish sporting scene. She was the most successful Jewish, and indeed British, tennis player of the 1950s. In 1956, she reached the singles final at Wimbledon,...
How Animals Can Teach Us About Our Behavior
I would like to share a beautiful piece of wisdom from my late grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dunner (1913-2007), a remarkable man whose rabbinic career spanned almost 70 years, first as a rabbi in prewar-Germany...
Morocco’s Jews Remain Strong Despite COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the world, the Jewish community of Morocco has...
Smart, Not Small: The Abraham Accords and the Role of Small States
What does ”small” mean in the vast theoretical framework of international relations? International Relations (IR)...
Will the UAE Invest in ‘Silicon Wadi’ in the Arab Section of Jerusalem?
Last summer, Israel announced a massive "Silicon Wadi" project in the Arab Jerusalem neighborhood of...
New Terror Tunnel Shows Hamas Is Preparing for War
JNS.org - The detection by the Israeli military of a new infiltration tunnel from Gaza...
A Look Into the IDF’s Mysterious New Elite Unit
JNS.org - In the summer of 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) formed a completely...
Time to Crack Down on Erdogan’s Turkey — an Opponent, Not an Ally
JNS.org - The Republic of Turkey used to be known as a bridge between East and West, a shining example of a Muslim-majority liberal democracy....
Israel’s 50 ‘Racist Laws’? Hardly
The Guardian has, once again, disseminated the erroneous claim that Israel has “50 racist laws,” in an op-ed by Sami Abu Shehadeh, an Arab MK...
A Jewish Athlete and a Name That Matters
In my youth, Angela Buxton was the darling of the Anglo-Jewish sporting scene. She was the most successful Jewish, and indeed British, tennis player of the...
How Animals Can Teach Us About Our Behavior
I would like to share a beautiful piece of wisdom from my late grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dunner (1913-2007), a remarkable man whose rabbinic career...
Morocco’s Jews Remain Strong Despite COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the world, the Jewish community of Morocco has not managed to escape unscathed. The tight-knit community, which has...
Smart, Not Small: The Abraham Accords and the Role of Small States
What does ”small” mean in the vast theoretical framework of international relations? International Relations (IR) theory clearly advocates in favor of comparing state actors to...
Will the UAE Invest in ‘Silicon Wadi’ in the Arab Section of Jerusalem?
Last summer, Israel announced a massive "Silicon Wadi" project in the Arab Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi al-Joz, converting an industrial park that is mostly garages...
New Terror Tunnel Shows Hamas Is Preparing for War
JNS.org - The detection by the Israeli military of a new infiltration tunnel from Gaza into Israel is the first operational success of the subterranean...
A Look Into the IDF’s Mysterious New Elite Unit
JNS.org - In the summer of 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) formed a completely new kind of elite unit, and many of the details...
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Victimhood
JNS.org - With so many crises and news events swirling around us, it’s not easy to notice an underlying cultural shift that may threaten the...
Arab-Israeli Politicians Against Peace
JNS.org - An overwhelming majority of Israeli parliamentarians, including those in the opposition, voted on Thursday to ratify the US-brokered Abraham Accords. With 80 members...
On People, Not Zip Codes
I’ve returned from bringing home my children’s books and supplies yet again. Classrooms outfitted with plexiglass cubicles, stickers directing where to walk, and where not...
Jonas Salk and Antisemitism
When President Dwight Eisenhower invited Jonas Salk -- who discovered the polio vaccine -- to the White House, the president reportedly choked back tears of...
The Story of Noah and the Moral Life
The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.”...
