Gaza’s disarmament headache
February 15, 2026 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Amid the blood-drenched madness of Hamas’s pogrom in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, there was yet method. Read more
The deepening madness against the Jews
February 15, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
The tsunami of global antisemitism in the wake of the massacre of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, and during the Gaza war that followed, has caused as much bafflement as horror at the sheer perversity of this malevolence. Read more
On the other hand
February 15, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
Israel’s reputation as a cybersecurity powerhouse was on full display this week at a major industry summit in Tel Aviv, where government officials, startups, and international investors gathered to address the growing threats in the digital domain. Read more
Hansel & Gretel- now a spectacular opera
February 15, 2026 by Victor Grynberg
An Opera Review by Victor Grynberg Read more
2026 is election year
February 15, 2026 by Ron Weiser
2026 will see the Israeli people go to elections. Read more
Will they or won’t they?
February 13, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
We are living at a time when life-defining decisions are avoided, and indecision, equivocation and double-dealing prevail. Read more
Desecration
February 11, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
The Epstein scandal is possibly the most serious example of the abuse of power and wealth in recent years in an open society. Read more
Postcode Is No Test for Antisemitism
February 10, 2026 by Michael Gencher
Antisemitism should never be assessed by postcode. Yet it seems we are doing exactly that, and for Jews outside the traditional population centres, it undeniably feels that way. Read more
UN Secretary-General Guterres tops list of world’s Jew-haters
February 9, 2026 by David Singer
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres showed why he tops the list of the world’s Jew-haters – when he addressed the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) on 3 February. Read more
The Epstein files’ toxic mix of true crime and conspiracy theories
February 8, 2026 by J-Wire
The federal government’s release of the latest tranche of files related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein set off another surge in interest in a case that continues to possess a hold on the imaginations of growing numbers of people. Read more
The West’s pragmatic fallacy
February 8, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
When people are called pragmatic, it’s meant to imply reasonableness and the ability to compromise, occupying the sensible middle ground. Read more
Reconnecting through business: the story behind Australia’s new Jewish executive network
A new national network for Australia’s Jewish business executives is preparing to launch chapters in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, with its co-founder saying the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack sharpened the need for trusted, values-based leadership spaces.
On the other hand
February 7, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The Ministry of Transportation approved Tesla to participate in a trial in which the company’s vehicles will drive on roads with supervised autonomous driving systems. Read more
Holocaust Day Scandals
February 6, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
I have always been conflicted about the response to the Holocaust. As a young boy, I was shocked to see pictorial evidence of how cruel human beings can be to each other. Read more
Jewish power, Big Apple style
February 6, 2026 by Bruce S. Ticker
At least one Jewish entity is prepared to protect its borders from an impending invasion. Read more
Unravelled and unhinged
February 6, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
This year was always going to be filled with drama, but the current phenomena of unhinged reactions and unravelling agendas must win first prize. Read more
L’Chaim – to Life: Andre Oboler Podcast
February 5, 2026 by Features Desk
Morry Frenkel speaks with Dr Andre Oboler, CEO and Managing Director of the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), about the organisation’s recent report, The Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre. Read more
Shabbat Yitro
February 5, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
Mount Sinai Read more
The problem with “as a Jew” politics
February 5, 2026 by Michael Gencher
I’ve long thought it’s usually best not to give provocateurs any oxygen. Read more
Doctors Without Borders is getting the treatment it deserves
February 4, 2026 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
In a statement on Sunday, Israel’s Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Ministry announced that it was “moving to terminate the activities of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)—Doctors Without Borders—in the Gaza Strip.” Read more
Cocktail hour with Rosemary Curtin
February 4, 2026 by Alan Slade
There is something special about chamber music being heard in a chamber vis-s-vis in a concert hall. Read more
Trump shouldn’t fall into the Iran negotiations trap
February 3, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
President Donald Trump was re-elected to the presidency to drain the swamp in Washington, push back the tide of illegal immigration and roll back the dead hand of toxic woke leftism in American government and society. Read more
From Australia’s Jewish past
Sir Peter Emil Herbert Abeles, AC – entrepreneur, businessman, transportation magnate, and benefactor Read more
Guterres chooses to prolong the Jewish-Arab conflict than end it
February 2, 2026 by David Singer
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the United Nations still continue to believe that the creation of a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan – located in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem – is the only solution that can lead to the end of the 130-year-old Jewish-Arab conflict (two-state solution). Read more
The Watchmaker’s War
February 2, 2026 by Anne Sarzin
Nazis—and their nemesis—surface in 1950s Melbourne Book review by Dr Anne Sarzin Read more
Stop chasing after the Saudis to join the Abraham Accords
February 1, 2026 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The 12-day air campaign against Iran carried out by Israel last June, and then eventually joined by the United States, changed the strategic equation in the Middle East. Read more
On the other hand
February 1, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
The nonprofit organization Matnat Chaim (gift of life) is set to enter the Guinness World Records after successfully gathering more than 1,000 kidney donors in a single photograph on Sunday. Read more
The emergence of Holocaust erasure
January 30, 2026 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
International Holocaust Memorial Day has become a spur to write the Jews out of their own history. Read more
New Year for Trees
January 30, 2026 by Jeremy Rosen
The fifteenth of Shvat in Hebrew is Tu B’Shvat. This year it is on Monday the 2nd of February. Read more
Dodgy Deals
January 30, 2026 by Michael Kuttner
If it sounds too good to be true, you can guarantee that whatever deal has been touted will likely be doomed to unravel. Read more
