New Zealand votes to fund unprecedented attack on Israel
January 20, 2022 by David Cumin
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution establishing an ongoing Commission of Inquiry which has unprecedented scope to demonise Israel. Read more
UN Security Council president: Israelis and Palestinians need to ‘get back to negotiating table’
January 20, 2022 by Mike Wagenheim
She helped lead the backchannel effort to get Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization leaders in the same room to hash out an interim agreement that was to serve as a basis for peace. Read more
Israel: a check on the political temperature
January 20, 2022 by Ron Weiser
Suddenly, there are two issues that have arisen which have the potential to shorten the life of the Israeli coalition government. Read more
Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers
January 20, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It’s the sort of story that makes you wonder about who is doing the leaking and why. Read more
Shabbat Yitro: Jethro in 13
January 20, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
The most important feature of this week is arguably Judaism’s greatest contribution to the world, the so-called, Ten Commandments. Read more
There’s no cure for health-authority pig-headedness
January 19, 2022 by Ruthie Blum - JNS
It’s time for health authorities in Israel and abroad to stop vilifying the medical experts who’ve been issuing a reassuring message as to where the coronavirus pandemic is headed. Read more
EU tries to twist international law to fight eviction of Sheikh Jarrah squatters in Jerusalem
January 19, 2022 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
Israeli authorities on Monday morning attempted to evict the Salhiya family, Arab squatters living illegally since the 1950s in a home in the Shimon HaTzadik neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. Read more
Together against hate
January 19, 2022 by Danny Danon
We all anxiously followed the unfolding on Saturday of the tragic hostage event at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Read more
A Jewish majority is insufficient to protect Israel
January 17, 2022 by Caroline Glick
After their claim to be the peace camp exploded into a million pieces in a hundred suicide bombings, Israel’s left reinvented itself as the Zionist camp. Read more
Feintooner
January 17, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon. Hate is a many splendoured thing. Read more
UN Security Council incites Jew-hatred thanks to Obama & Biden
January 17, 2022 by David Singer
The Obama-Biden administration’s failure to veto UN Security Council Resolution 2334 on 23 December 2016 – as President Obama was vacating the White House to hand over the reins of power to President-elect Donald Trump – has seen that Resolution being weaponized for the last five years to incite Jew-hatred worldwide – with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres firing the bullets. Read more
Ancient synagogues were decorated with art. Why?
January 17, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi? Read more
On the other hand
January 16, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
In at least one crisis, Israel is not alone. Read more
The emergence of Arab Zionism?
January 14, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
While Western liberals and the U.N. Human Rights Council double down in their determination to demonize, delegitimize and destroy Israel, support for that beleaguered country is coming from a surprising direction. Read more
Fair dinkum
January 14, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Non-Australians may be baffled by this expression therefore an explanation provided by Dr Google could help to clarify it. Read more
Do not trust princes
January 14, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
I was born during the Second World War when it seemed that Hitler was going to conquer the world. Of course, had he, I would not be here today. Read more
This week’s parsha: Beshalach – Ups and downs
January 13, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
Life has its ups and downs. Just look at this week’s Torah reading. Read more
Under economic and geopolitical pressure, Erdoğan attempts to make nice with Israel
January 12, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro
In a virtual discussion held by the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), Turkish scholar and former politician Aykan Erdemir said Jews should be wary of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s outreach efforts towards Jews and Israel. Read more
Politics and combating antisemitism don’t mix
January 11, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
At a time when antisemitism is on the rise around the globe, the office of the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Combating and Monitoring Antisemitism ought to be filled. Read more
Feintooner
January 10, 2022 by Feintooner
This week’s cartoon…DiploLunacy. Read more
Israel & Jordan need to negotiate on Trump 2020 Peace Plan
January 10, 2022 by David Singer
It is regrettable that Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Jordan’s King Abdullah did not discuss the possibility of Jordan-Israel negotiations on former US President Donald Trump’s 2020 Peace Plan for allocating sovereignty in Judea/Samaria (West Bank), Gaza and parts of Israel (Trump’s Plan) – when they met in Amman on 5 January. Read more
What should a synagogue do if a gay member of the community applies for membership?
January 10, 2022 by Rabbi Raymond Apple
Ask the rabbi. Read more
Biden administration remains ‘deeply blind’ to inherent flaws of UNRWA, say Mideast experts
January 9, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro
The U.S. State Department’s Population, Migration and Refugees Bureau ended 2021 with another payment to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a move some experts have criticized as wrongheaded and in line with an eagerness to blindly reverse policies put forth by the Trump administration. Read more
Has the time come to bribe the unvaccinated?
January 9, 2022 by Ben Cohen
“How can we as a society stand by and watch people die when a simple shot could prevent a life-threatening illness?” That was the agonised question asked by a group of nine healthcare providers in Minnesota who took the unprecedented step of publishing an advertisement in local news outlets begging people to get vaccinated last weekend. Read more
Emma Watson is right
January 9, 2022 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
“Free Palestine!” says actress Emma Watson. She’s right. Read more
On the other hand
January 9, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
Did you know that Israel has more than six thousand active “startups?” Read more
Shabbat Bo: Blood on the door
January 7, 2022 by Jeremy Rosen
We are all familiar with the Mezuzah, that we place on the right doorpost of our houses and offices. Read more
Eyes shut and ears closed
January 7, 2022 by Michael Kuttner
The new year is only a few days old, and we can already see and hear the same familiar refrains emanating from the usual quarters.
Harry Potter and the search for fake antisemitism
January 7, 2022 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
Jon Stewart tells us he was just kidding. The former star of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” who now has a popular podcast, is involved in entertainment projects as well as supporting various philanthropic causes. Read more
With Bennett watching, Gantz and Lapid are bringing Israel back towards a two-state paradigm
January 7, 2022 by Alex Traiman - JNS.org
Israel may have a right-wing prime minister, but Naftali Bennett is not positioning Israel’s diplomatic priorities. Read more
