August 30, 2019

Puncturing the Big Lie of Palestinian Identity

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a statement at a conference in Ramallah on Oct. 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90. By Melanie Phillips (JNS) — Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, recently claimed that the Palestinians were the […]
August 29, 2019

Israel can’t treat its own destruction as just another legitimate opinion to discuss

U.S. House Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (left) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo/Israel Hayom By Evelyn Gordon (JNS) When Israel barred two U.S. congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it a stupid decision. […]
August 27, 2019

Attacking Zionism through the Myth of the “Arab Jew”

By Lyn Julius (JNS) Anyone who keeps abreast of the growing academic field of Mizrahi/Sephardic studies (Mizrahi: oriental, from the Middle East; Sephardic: originating in pre-Inquisition Spain) cannot help noticing that the vast majority of papers focus on the purported […]
August 22, 2019

Atlanta Israel Coalition hosting event with Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Elan Carr

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr is sworn in on a Hebrew Bible by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on April 11, 2019. Credit: Josh Katzen/JNS. Elan Carr, the United States Special Envoy to Monitor […]
August 21, 2019

Exactly What “Occupation” Is The Target of Activists?

By Steve Frank (JNS) — It seems that just about everyone wants to “end the occupation” in Israel. The call rings out from the editorial pages of The New York Times and The Washington Post, from pro-Palestinian NGOs, from progressive […]
August 20, 2019

They praised the killer of a Senator’s niece — and then organized Rep. Tlaib’s trip

Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Photo courtesy JNS By Moshe Phillips First, they praised the terrorist who murdered a United States Senator’s niece. Then they were chosen by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to organize her now-canceled trip to Israel. Tlaib’s outrageous choice of […]
August 19, 2019

Without Israel, the Middle East is lost

By Tesfazion Gerhelase (August 19, 2019 / JNS) The Arab states of the Middle East have badly failed to create effective institutions. The Gulf monarchies, especially Saudi Arabia, have failed to diversify their economies and as a result are suffering […]
August 18, 2019

CUFI calls for return to bipartisanship on Israel

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman spoke at the CUFI Washington Summit in July. Just after the controversy involving Israel cancelling a visit “to Palestine” by U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, both of whom are Democrats and advocates […]
August 16, 2019

Palestinian groups behind Omar-Tlaib canceled trip express anti-Semitism, links to terrorism

Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. By Sean Savage (August 16, 2019 / JNS) The Palestinian groups that were part of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) […]
August 15, 2019

Illegal settlements proliferate in the territories — built by Palestinians with EU backing

By Edwin Black (August 15, 2019 / JNS) “Area C,” which comprises some 60 percent of the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, has become highly volatile again. In the past, debate has centered on Jewish settlements. Now, […]
August 15, 2019

Conflicting Ideals: Mixed Reactions to Israel barring Reps. Omar and Tlaib

From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Photo courtesy JNS. The battle over whether Israel should have allowed a visit to the territories by United States Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida […]