December 30, 2021

Palestinian Authority’s anti-Israel Covid conspiracy theories matter

by Stephen M. Flatow (JNS) — There are some pretty nutty conspiracy theories about Covid-19 going around these days. The nuttiest ones are coming from Palestinian Arab leaders. When you hear the details of what they’re claiming, it’s tempting to […]
December 30, 2021

Lionized Bishop Tutu was also the most influential antisemite of our time

by Alan Dershowitz (JNS) — At a time when the statues of good people who had done bad things are being torn down, the world must reckon with the mixed legacy of Bishop Desmond Tutu, even in the immediate aftermath […]
December 30, 2021

If Israel is so terrible, why do so many Arabs say they prefer to live under Israeli rule?

by James Sinkinson (FLAME) — Despite the daily stream of lies from Israel’s critics that the Jewish state practices apartheid, genocide, illegal land grabs and the slaughter of children, most Arabs living in Israel tell researchers they prefer Israeli rule […]
December 29, 2021

Anti-Israel “cry-bullies” claim they are the victims

by Richard L. Cravatts (JNS) — As woke activists who are part of the cognitive war against Israel continue their campaign of slanders against the Jewish state, a curious thing has taken place: The self-righteous moral scolds who choose to […]
December 29, 2021

Apartheid accusations at Israel spur call for “moral clarity” on Desmond Tutu’s legacy

Desmond Tutu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. by Mike Wagenheim (JNS) — As tributes from across the globe poured in earlier this week following the passing of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, many Israel supporters note the paradox of a man they […]
December 24, 2021

At Christmas, Christians in Israel thrive while Middle East brethren persecuted

Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, rides a camel in Jerusalem’s Old City, during Christmas a tree distribution and a few days before the upcoming holiday of Christmas, December 23, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) […]
December 19, 2021

Rand Paul’s Very Bad Optics

by Jonathan Feldstein This week, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blocked what would have otherwise been unanimous passage of the Iron Dome funding bill, HR5323, providing Israel with $1 billion to replenish its Iron Dome system following the war Israel endured […]
December 18, 2021

Israel “Bombs Auschwitz”

Blasts in Syria attributed to Israel on Dec. 30, 2020. Source: Twitter/ELINT News. by Rafael Medoff  It has often been said that if only the State of Israel had existed in the 1940s, its air force could have bombed Auschwitz, […]
December 17, 2021

Why the double standard in reporting on West Bank violence?

by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — To the casual observer of news from the Middle East, it would appear that the biggest story coming out of Israel lately is what some outlets are describing as a surge in settler violence against […]
December 17, 2021

Trump and Netanyahu: A formerly strong alliance now on the rocks?

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan. 27, 2020, along the White House colonnade. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. by Melanie Phillips (JNS) — For both fans and foes of America’s former […]
December 17, 2021

With two new PACs, AIPAC does first venture into campaign finance

AIPAC president Betsy Berns Korn addresses the 2020 conference in Washington, D.C. Credit: AIPAC. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — For the first time in its existence, AIPAC plans to support financially the campaigns of pro-Israel incumbents and candidates by forming […]