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Explaining the Rise of the Far-Right in Europe
JNS.org - The refugee crisis, escalating terrorism and dissatisfaction with the political elite are blamed for the current rise of Europe’s far-right political parties. Such...
New Report Shows Palestinians — and World Media — Lied About IDF Actions During Gaza War
During the Gaza war in 2014, the world media reported that Israel bombed the Gaza power plant multiple times. For example, this Daily Beast article stated that, "on Tuesday [June 22], the Israelis hit the Gaza power plant." JJ...
A New Group Shows That Israel Is the Most Moral Army in the World
Colonel Richard Kemp, a retired British army officer, famously said that Israel has the most moral army in the world. He based his opinion on the measures taken by the Israel Defense Forces to minimize...
IDF Project Seeks to Make Life Easier for Israeli Soldiers
I'm a 31-year-old Jewish American female. I was never drafted to the army, never enlisted and never trained or served in a combat unit during a time of ongoing conflict or war. But I know that if...
Once Again, J Street and NIF Give a Platform to Israel’s Enemies
There is no ambiguity when a group asks Senator Bernie Sanders to speak; it expects to...
Ban the Burqa, Allow the Burkini
France has been seized by a silly hysteria over the burkini, prompting me to wonder when...
BBC Finally Reports on Palestinian Rocket Attacks, But Still Distorts Story
More than 24 hours after the incident took place -- and a day after colleagues at BBC Arabic published...
American Soldier and Rising Conservative Star Discusses US Politics (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Peter Hegseth, a rising figure in American conservative media, has one eye on the...
Will Temple Mount Tensions Yet Again Strain Israeli-Jordanian Relations?
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed to fight against repeated violations and attacks carried out...
Explaining the Rise of the Far-Right in Europe
JNS.org - The refugee crisis, escalating terrorism and dissatisfaction with the political elite are blamed for the current rise of Europe’s far-right political parties. Such a...
New Report Shows Palestinians — and World Media — Lied About IDF Actions During Gaza War
During the Gaza war in 2014, the world media reported that Israel bombed the Gaza power plant multiple times. For example, this Daily Beast article stated that, "on...
A New Group Shows That Israel Is the Most Moral Army in the World
Colonel Richard Kemp, a retired British army officer, famously said that Israel has the most moral army in the world. He based his opinion on...
IDF Project Seeks to Make Life Easier for Israeli Soldiers
I'm a 31-year-old Jewish American female. I was never drafted to the army, never enlisted and never trained or served in a combat unit during a...
Once Again, J Street and NIF Give a Platform to Israel’s Enemies
There is no ambiguity when a group asks Senator Bernie Sanders to speak; it expects to hear the denunciation of capitalism, support for socialism and an...
Ban the Burqa, Allow the Burkini
France has been seized by a silly hysteria over the burkini, prompting me to wonder when Europeans will get serious about their Islamist challenge. For starters, what...
BBC Finally Reports on Palestinian Rocket Attacks, But Still Distorts Story
More than 24 hours after the incident took place -- and a day after colleagues at BBC Arabic published two articles on the story (and following the appearance of this...
American Soldier and Rising Conservative Star Discusses US Politics (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Peter Hegseth, a rising figure in American conservative media, has one eye on the current war on terror and another on history. He’s the author...
Will Temple Mount Tensions Yet Again Strain Israeli-Jordanian Relations?
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed to fight against repeated violations and attacks carried out by Israel and extremist groups on the Temple Mount complex,...
BBC and World Media Ignore Rocket Attacks on Israel, but Report on IDF Responses
At around 2:30 on the afternoon of August 21, terrorists based in the Gaza Strip fired a missile at the Western Negev town of Sderot. According to one report,...
The Guardian Gives Daniel Barenboim a Platform for Slamming Israel
Last week, Aditya Chakrabortty of The Guardian interviewed Israeli (or to be more accurate, Israeli and Palestinian, conductor) Daniel Barenboim for the Classical Music section of the paper. In his...
How the Brooklyn DA Protects Orthodox Child Molesters
Note: This is the first of a two-part article. More than a year and a half ago, I made a Freedom of Information Law request (FOIL) to...
Palestinian, Egyptian News Sites Deny the Holocaust in Antisemitic Series
El Badil, an Egyptian news site, has been publishing a series of articles called "Zionist Lies," written by Maher Shayyal. Part one denies that Jews are a...
Widow of Hamas Commander Carries Husband’s Bloody Handkerchief, Seeks Vengeance
Palestine Today has a lengthy feature about the widow of senior Hamas commander Mohammed Abu Shamble, who was killed two years ago during Operation Protective Edge -- along with two...