August 31, 2021

Check it out? Philadelphia librarians promoting anti-Israel materials to children

The Free Library of Philadelphia. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and […]
August 31, 2021

CNN’s “Jerusalem” series: When Jews are attacked, the Arabs are the ones who suffer

King Hussein of Jordan and Egypt’s Nasser by David Litman This article is part of an ongoing series of analyses of CNN’s recent six-part show, “Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury.” You can find the first critique of the CNN […]
August 27, 2021

Biden, Bennett become “fast friends” in first meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office at the White House, on Aug. 27, 2021. Source: Embassy of Israel/Twitter. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — After a number of delays as a result of […]
August 21, 2021

CNN’s “Jerusalem” series mangles the holy city’s history

Hajj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, inspects Nazi SS troops during World War II by David Litman (CAMERA.org) — Beginning on July 18, CNN has been airing each Sunday a new, six-part series entitled “Jerusalem: City of Faith […]
August 20, 2021

With Taliban triumph, Israel and Arab states hedge bets over relying on U.S.

Demonstrators in front of the White House protesting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Credit: John Smith 2021/Shutterstock. by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) — The Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan has Middle Eastern countries deeply concerned about their dependence on the […]
August 17, 2021

After fall of Kabul, what are new roles for U.S., Israel?

by Eran Lerman (Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies) — In the wake of the sweeping Taliban victory in Afghanistan, the region now faces the symbolic impact of these dramatic scenes of U.S. failure unprecedented since Vietnam. To thwart the notion […]
August 17, 2021

Once again, Human Rights Watch bears false witness against Israel

by Meira Svirsky (JNS) — Human Rights Watch released a new report documenting rocket and mortar attacks launched in May by Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip against Israel. In that conflict, “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” the terror […]
August 14, 2021

A year later, Abraham Accords transforming the Middle East

From left: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani at the signing of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the […]
August 14, 2021

Eyewitness to the 1948 Arab ethnic cleansing of Jews from Jerusalem

Jerusalem Mayor Mordechai Weingarten is accompanied by Arab fighters at the end of May 1948 to sign surrender documents to the city, specifically to the Jewish Quarter, where generations of Jewish families had lived and were forced to evacuate. It […]
August 14, 2021

Real Miracle: Previously anti-Israel Lebanese cleric blames Hezbollah for woes

In 2014, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi declared he would make common cause with Hezbollah to fight against Isis and spoke of Israel as an obstacle to peace and development in the Middle East. Seven years later, he has condemned […]
August 14, 2021

You can’t claim to be “pro-Israel” while defending anti-Zionists

Rashida Tlaib in 2018. Credit: Stephanie Kenner/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — It appears that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) may have finally gone a bit too far even for some of her left-wing Jewish allies and apologists. Speaking at an […]