Opinion: American liberal Jewry clashes with Israeli nationalismUS and Israeli Jews share DNA, familiarity, goodwill, a love of the Torah and a love of the homeland, but live very different lives and developed very different mindsets. May 6, 2019
Analysis: Abbas criticizes Arab leaders as cheapskates and immediately regrets itWhen Abbas became aware that his remarks were being broadcast live on Palestine TV, he stopped speaking about the failure of the Arab states to fulfill their promises to the Palestinians. May 6, 2019
Opinion: Let the Palestinian Authority collapseIsrael has no obligation to sustain the socio-economic edifice of its enemy dedicated to its destruction. Indeed, if anything, its moral duty is to bring about its collapse. May 4, 2019
Opinion: What Israel still needs to learn from the ShoahIn Israel, the lessons of the Holocaust have still not been fully internalized. May 2, 2019
Opinion: Will the Holocaust on Instagram teach remembrance?An Israeli tech executive and his daughter sought to depict the life of Eva Heyman to teach Instagram users about the Holocaust. May 2, 2019
Opinion: ADL distorts the annexation debateNetanyahu never called for the 'annexation of the West Bank.' What he said was that he might propose extending Israeli law to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. April 22, 2019
Analysis: ‘Americanization’ of Israeli politics contributed to Netanyahu’s election victoryMass media expert Dr. Gabriel Weimann believes Trump and Netanyahu used similar tactics in their 2016 and 2019 campaigns, respectively. April 21, 2019
Analysis: Hamas’s honesty vs. Trump’s ‘deal of the century’This week, marking the 18th anniversary of the first Hamas rocket fired at Israel, Yahya Sinwar vowed to continue hitting Israeli 'settlements' such as Tel Aviv. April 18, 2019
Opinion: Why is Alan Dershowitz Pressuring Israel for a Palestinian State?The most ironic voice amid the chorus of vitriol was that of legal scholar and Democratic Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz, who congratulated Netanyahu before instructing him in matters of policy. April 15, 2019
Opinion: Democrats’ war on Netanyahu incompatible with pro-Israel stanceBy seeking to override or ignore the will of Israeli democracy, they are accelerating the breakdown of the rapidly eroding bipartisan consensus in favor of the Jewish state. April 14, 2019
Analysis: Will New Right’s failure spell end to Bennett’s political career?The New Right party may become the exclamation point on a short political career for Naftali Bennett, once a rising star. April 14, 2019
Opinion: Israelis need better understanding of American JewsIsrael does not exist in a vacuum. A deeper understanding is required of what Jews face outside of Israel. April 11, 2019
Analysis: Farrakhan, the Women’s March and a new fiction – ‘white Jews’Women's March deputy head of communications, Sophie Ellman-Golan, insisted that "white Jews, like all white people, uphold white supremacy." April 10, 2019
Opinion: What’s not at stake in Israel’s election – democracyIsraeli Democracy is not endangered by another Netanyahu win, columnist Jonathan Tobin says. April 9, 2019
Analysis: When will Iran’s despotic regime finally cave in?World Bank figures put Iran's youth unemployment at about 30 percent for 2018. April 8, 2019
Analysis: Arabs waging anti-peace campaign to torpedo ‘deal of the century’The latest campaign is designed to terrorize Arabs and Muslims who may wish to accept the U.S. administration's peace plan. April 7, 2019
Opinion: Treading the line between humor and anti-SemitismLearning to tell the difference between a joke and a slur is a matter of intent. Mocking our foibles and pretensions is funny. Delegitimizing Jews is not. April 6, 2019
Opinion: Handing Gaza to Abbas will solve nothingThe solution to the Gaza problem does not lie in Ramallah but rather in the Strip’s historic hinterland – the Sinai Peninsula. By Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center When a single rocket launche... April 4, 2019
Opinion: Voting Against Israel Doesn’t Stop AIPAC From Supporting Cory BookerIncreasingly, Cory Booker has used his knowledge of Hebrew and Judaism to evade questions about Israel and the problematic positions he has taken. April 2, 2019
Opinion: AIPAC’s moment to step back from two-state solutionAIPAC conference registered a first. It invited to speak an official representative from across the Green Line. Will it signal a more open position by the pro-Israel lobbying giant toward the Arab-Israel conflict? April 2, 2019
Analysis: Syrian gambit – wrenching Assad from Iran’s embracePressuring Assad to evict Iran from his territory is now Israel's strategy. April 1, 2019
Dershowitz: Jews must never be afraid to use their well-earned power'When Jewish power and influence are used in the cause of peace and justice -- as it is today -- there is nothing to be ashamed of. It should be a source of pride.' March 27, 2019
Opinion: Trump rises above all US presidents in Support of IsraelPompeo thinks Trump may have been chosen to help save the Jews. But even if you leave religion out of it, there’s no denying that this is the most pro-Israel administration yet. March 27, 2019
Opinion: ISIS hopefully breathed its last but leaves behind brutal legacyWhether or not ISIS will ever strike again, its brutal legacy will live on for generations in the shattered lives and recurring nightmares of their victims. March 25, 2019
Opinion: The anti-Semitism crisis in the Democratic partyThe Democratic Party has been overtaken by an anti-Semitism crisis, a process of 'Corbynization' akin to that of the British Labour Party. March 25, 2019
Analysis: Will Saudi Arabia Leave the Seventh Century?Saudi Arabia does not, unfortunately, seem to be working hard at all on mending March 21, 2019
Analysis: Gazans finally riot for the right reasons"We want to live" has become the watchword of demonstrations against the cost of living in the Gaza Strip. March 21, 2019
Opinion: Hamas, not Israel, commits war crimes in GazaIt is the leaders of Hamas, and only Hamas, who are committing war crimes in and around Gaza - against Jews and against their own people. March 19, 2019
Opinion: Ireland’s anti-Israel drift – how did it come to this?There was a time when Irish sympathies were decidedly pro-Zionist. The historical romance between the Jews and the Irish dates back centuries. March 18, 2019
Opinion: Message to President Trump – Israel is Not a Nation of ProfitsWhat do we actually know about Trump's unreleased 'Deal of the Century'? March 16, 2019
Analysis: Jordan faces existential threat to royal family’s ruleThese days, Jordan, more than ever, is facing a real existential threat to the royal family’s continued rule. March 14, 2019
Palestinians: Abbas stands ‘trial’ for treasonA group affiliated with the Hamas terror group found the Palestinian Authority president 'guilty' being a 'traitor' in mock trial signaling its rejection of any participation in the peace process with Israel. March 13, 2019
Analysis: US officials baiting Israel into painful concessions with promises of regional peacePeace will not be made on the White House lawn, but in Ramallah, Jerusalem and Gaza. Anything else is wishful thinking. March 13, 2019
Opinion: ‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racismThe argument between the prime minister and a reality-show host over whether Israel is “a state of all its citizens” or a Jewish state is not a test of tolerance. March 12, 2019
Analysis: Iran’s rapidly developing missile expertise has Washington on edgeDespite warnings from the U.S. that the Iranians call 'empty threats,' Tehran has continued R&D and is testing its capabilities in ballistic missiles. March 12, 2019
Opinion: Just Looking for Jews to killNo matter the firebomb or the car-ramming attack, they’re not terrorists, just 'militants,' according to mainstream media. March 10, 2019
Analysis: Iran’s unwavering Israel-hatredOnce a friend to Israel, Tehran overnight became an archenemy dedicated to its destruction. What was the source of such virulent and apparently indestructible hostility? March 7, 2019
Opinion: Getting to the truth about the Vatican and the HolocaustThe unsealing of Pope Pius XII’s archives for historians to study should lead to more understanding between Jews and Catholics, not recriminations. March 7, 2019
Opinion: Is there any defense for Ilhan Omar?The Minnesota representative is living proof of the link between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Attempts to deflect attention from her smears rob her apologists of credibility. March 6, 2019
Opinion: Should Jewish Voice for Peace register as a foreign agent?JVP’s Deadly Exchange program has close ties to the BDS National Council, which serves as the Palestinian arm of the BDS movement and helps coordinate international BDS efforts. March 5, 2019
Opinion: Don’t blame Netanyahu and Trump for weakening democracy – they were electedThe media likes to blame Netanyahu and Trump for undermining democracy when all they're doing is defending themselves from institutions that were compromised long before they came on the scene. March 5, 2019
Analysis: PA, Turkey and Jordan form new axis to change status quo on Temple MountThe new tensions on the Temple Mount compound have not been chosen by chance by the Waqf council as the arena for provocation against Israel at the holy site. March 4, 2019
Analysis: The problem with Kushner’s peace planJared Kushner’s effort to promote investment in the Palestinian economy is a great idea. But don’t confuse it with a solution to end the conflict with Israel. February 28, 2019
Opinion: American Jews’ attack on extreme right party gives ammunition to Israel’s enemiesThe American Jewish pile-on over the possibility that members of an extreme right-wing group may enter the Knesset could give ammunition to Israel's enemies. February 28, 2019
Analysis: Peaceful intentions that bypass Mideast reality are doomed to failureArchitects of peace initiatives should be cognizant of the predominance of inter-Arab and inter-Muslim threats and challenges, which have superseded the Palestinian issue. February 27, 2019
Analysis: Britain’s ban of Hezbollah and its implicationsBritain's decision is a serious setback for the Iran-Hezbollah-Syrian axis to finance its costly expansionist policies in the Middle East. February 26, 2019
Opinion: Despite Blue and White branding hype, the center of Israeli politics is LikudNever mind the spin: The newly aligned parties do not form the center of the Israeli political spectrum. By Alex Traiman, JNS.org Political newcomer and former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz announced the... February 25, 2019
Opinion: Liberal American Jewish outrage never extends to Israel’s leftWhere is liberal American outrage when it comes to the overtly racist Arab parties in the Knesset? February 25, 2019
Opinion: While hoaxes make headlines, real attacks on Jews keep happeningSuch falsifications are justified on the grounds that they illustrate a 'broader truth.' But they are in fact lies. February 25, 2019
Opinion: ‘Hatred of Netanyahu’ binds new Blue & White partyEven a quick glance at the composition of the Gantz-Lapid union reveals it to be a highly anomalous—the less charitable might say 'perverse' — political entity. February 24, 2019
BDS enters the second stage of prejudice on US campusesBDS and the war against pro-Israel students on American college campuses continues to grow and spread. February 21, 2019
Facebook defends Muslim sharia law censorship, champions blasphemy lawsAside from the well-publicized incidents affecting a number of high public profile Facebook users, less-known social media users are censored and banned all the time. February 19, 2019
Opinion: Poland and Israel should tread carefully as history is rarely black and whiteThere is a tendency to either idealize of demonize Polish-Jewish relations. However, reality is rarely black and white. February 19, 2019
Analysis: Netanyahu’s nemesis walks dangerous path toward more withdrawalsUnilateral disengagement, which Gantz seems to support, would have far-reaching adverse implications for Israel in the security, economic, social, infrastructural, and ecological spheres. February 18, 2019
Opinion: Who’s responsible for the strange death of Labor Zionism?To understand contemporary Israel, the Diaspora must ponder how the Palestinians reduced the once-dominant party of government to a position of irrelevance. February 18, 2019
Analysis: Democrats at the crossroads – will the party remain a home for Jews?America's Democratic Party leadership must deal with the budding weeds of anti-Semitism now or risk going the way of Britain's Labour. February 18, 2019
Analysis: Russia Cozying Up with Hezbollah – Should Israel be Worried?Why is Russia cozying up to Hezbollah and what does it mean for Israel? February 15, 2019
Opinion: Calling the rape and murder of a Jewish teen for what it isPalestinians want to distance themselves from the rape and murder of Ori Ansbacher, 19. They can't be allowed to get away with it. February 13, 2019
Analysis: Why a rapist-killer in Israel will likely not get the death penaltyWhat is it about a murder committed by a terrorist that differentiates it in the Israeli mindset from one perpetrated by a 'regular' criminal? February 13, 2019
Opinion: Cory Booker’s Jewish enablersThe thought of being on first-name basis with a man who might become the most powerful on earth can be dizzying for some Jewish leaders and intoxicating for others. February 12, 2019
