Israel goes back to the future
January 18, 2021 by Caroline Glick
In an interview with The New York Times last month, President-elect Joe Biden restated his intention to return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Israel opposes this plan because the 2015 deal ensures Iran will become a nuclear-armed state. Read more
Are summertime pool parties an intrusion into privacy?
January 18, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Feintooner
January 18, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…2+2=5, Obviously! Read more
High Ground: a movie review
January 18, 2021 by Henry Benjamin
High Ground shows the audience the natural beauty of Arnhem Land, the ugliness of the treatment of Aborigines by some settlers and the kindness and understanding shown by others in the Top End in the early part of the 20th century. Read more
‘Your suffering is our pleasure’: The anti-Zionist glee at Sheldon Adelson’s death
January 17, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
When the former Conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, there were some on the left who regarded her passing as a moment for celebration. Read more
Trump’s indecision is sinking his own two-state solution
January 17, 2021 by David Singer
President Trump’s failure to release a detailed plan showing the specific borders of a Palestinian Arab State incorporating Gaza and about 70% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – before he leaves office at midday on 20 January – will sink the only two-state solution that has any possibility of being implemented in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Read more
On the other hand
January 17, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
It is ironic that as Israel’s innovations, medical research and discoveries gather pace and benefit humanity the denigrators and boycotters become more agitated. Read more
As America reels from political trauma, Jewish continuity points way to national unity
January 15, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
As ever, Judaism has the best line. “Put not your trust in princes,” said the psalmist. Amen to that. Read more
The cuckoo coup
January 15, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
What a year America has had. To add to the scourge of Covid19, we have seen the self-destruction of a President and we are witnessing a serious degradation in the values of American society. There is no humility, no grace, no dignity, and no sense of humanity. Read more
Inoculate, insinuate, intimidate and inaugurate
January 15, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
The week leading up to 20 January 2021 is proving to be chock full of action on many fronts. Read more
Panel discusses role of Anglos at diverse levels of Israeli decision-making
January 14, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Should Jews living in the Diaspora have a say in decisions made in Israel’s Knesset? Do Israel’s members of Knesset understand the importance of including the voice of Anglos living in Israel? Read more
With great sorrow: Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021
It is with unbearable pain that I announce the death of my husband, Sheldon, of complications from a long illness…writes Miriam Adelson. Read more
What can Israel expect at the UN during a Biden administration?
January 13, 2021 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Despite efforts by its detractors, Israel has seen a steady improvement in its diplomatic standing around the world with breakthroughs in relations with Arab states, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Read more
Trump’s lasting legacy will be the Abraham Accords
January 13, 2021 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Mainstream media and pundits from across the political spectrum have been quick to assert that the violent riot on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 has permanently tarnished the Trump presidency. Read more
Netanyahu: the politician, the man
January 11, 2021 by Ron Weiser
Prime Minister Netanyahu has suddenly shifted the goalposts and his political future may depend on how his imaginative and daring initiative shapes up. Read more
Is there a Jewish view of Jesus?
January 11, 2021 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi…. Read more
Trump rings in the era of ‘total political correctness’
January 11, 2021 by Caroline Glick
It was hard to watch the scenes of U.S. President Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol last Wednesday as the joint session of Congress was convened to debate and ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. Read more
Feintooner
January 10, 2021 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…Vial Vaccine Libels. Read more
Donald Trump: The un-American president
January 10, 2021 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
Move over, James Buchanan. The 15th president of the United States of America is regularly ranked by historians as the worst-ever holder of that hallowed office—a one-term commander-in-chief whose unctuous appeasement of pro-slavery forces did nothing to prevent Southern states from declaring war on the Union one year after he left office. Read more
There’s no such thing as an acceptable violent riot
January 10, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
A day after Americans were shocked by the horrifying images of a mob assaulting the nation’s Capitol, questions about the event abounded. Read more
On the other hand
January 10, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
Some 20,000 Olim (new immigrants) arrived in Israel during 2020. Read more
A disaster and a tragedy for America, Jews and decent people everywhere
January 8, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
If freedom is indivisible, so are the rule of law, constitutional order and respect for the democratic process. Read more
Modesty
January 8, 2021 by Jeremy Rosen
Democracy is the best form of government we have because it tries to resolve issues through respectful debate and dialogue, not through violence or coercion. Which of course applies equally to the Left and to the Right. Read more
Deliberately misplaced priorities
January 8, 2021 by Michael Kuttner
What never ceases to amaze is the amount of times the international community can shut its eyes and close its ears to never ending confidence tricks. Read more
Palestinian succession battle heats up as Biden prepares to take office
In the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Mohammed Dahlan, the former leader of the PLO’s Fatah faction in Gaza, has launched a major media campaign against Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more
When the rule of law breaks down, no one is safe
January 7, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election was a disgrace. Read more
The COVID vaccine blood libel against Israel
January 6, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
The headline in The Guardian showed why so many people think Israel is the sum of all evil and deserving of international opprobrium. Read more
The Merry Widow: an operetta review by Victor Grynberg
January 6, 2021 by Victor Grynberg
So there we were in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House, about to see our first Opera Australia production since their magnificent production of the early Verdi masterpiece “Attila” had its season dramatically curtailed by the arrival of COVID fears 10 months ago. Read more
Esther Horgen’s killer can count on Abbas
January 6, 2021 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
To circumvent Israeli anti-terrorism legislation that went into effect on Dec. 31, the Palestinian Authority rushed to transfer a lump sum to its “prisoners’ fund.” Read more
As terror groups increase drone usage, Israeli firm counters with pioneering jamming technology
January 6, 2021 by Yaakov Lappin - JNS.org
When Ido Bar Oz, the chief marking officer of the MCTECH RF Technologies Israeli anti-drone company, recently visited a prison in a European country, he saw a remarkable sight, but not one that surprised him. Read more