January 22, 2021

How can Biden repay Jewish support? Bold moves toward Middle East peace

by David Bedein The election of a new president of the United States, Joe Biden, occurred with widespread Jewish support in several swing states. The time has come to ask how the new president can express appreciation to his Jewish […]
January 20, 2021

B’Tselem: A “leading human rights organization” without actual accomplishments?

by Tamar Sternthal (CAMERA.org) — What makes a human rights organization successful? Its ability to bring about human rights advancements or its ability to capture extensive, uncritical media coverage abroad? Some international media outlets covering the publication of B’Tselem’s vitriolic […]
January 20, 2021

With Biden inaugurated, the changing of the guard in U.S.-Israel relations

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in March 2016. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO. by Alex Traiman (JNS) — Like many American policies now expected to undergo an about-face following the inauguration of 46th President […]
January 18, 2021

Israeli Arab puzzled when told he is supposedly a victim of Israeli apartheid

by Yoseph Haddad (JNS) — Last week, I woke up one morning in my Nazareth home and was astonished to discover I was living under a racist, apartheid regime whose only purpose is “the promotion and perpetuation of the superiority […]
January 15, 2021

For all its bluster, the BDS movement continues to fizzle out

by Mitchell Bard The antisemitic BDS movement never had a serious impact on Israel; it had no impact whatsoever on Israeli policy, and has failed to accomplish its objectives of isolating Israel, turning it into a South Africa-like pariah state […]
January 14, 2021

20 Years Later: Legacy of the antisemitic “anti-racism” Durban Conference

by Akiva Van Koningsveld (HonestReporting.com) — On the last day of 2020, Israel and the United States stood alone, not for the first time, by voting against the United Nation’s coming year’s budget. According to Washington’s ambassador to the UN, […]
January 7, 2021

Will Christian “peacemakers” condemn PA Prime Minister for likening Jesus to Palestinian terrorists?

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Credit: JCPA. by Dexter Van Zile Are Palestinian Christians and their allies in the United States and Europe up to the task of criticizing Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh? Or are they […]
January 7, 2021

TA at Johns Hopkins desires to dock points from pro-Israel students when grading exams

Gilman Hall at John Hopkins University. Credit: Pixabay/David Mark. (JNS) — Anti-Semitism watchdog groups are raising alarm over a graduate student and teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins University who threatened to fail pro-Israel students, while also making disparaging remarks about […]
January 5, 2021

Ignorance and Antisemitism: The Palestinian Covid Vaccine Blood Libel Against Israel

Heads of religious communities in Israel get a COVID-19 vaccine at the Ziv Hospital in Tzfat, Dec. 24, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — The headline in The Guardian showed why so many people think Israel […]
December 31, 2020

“Like family,” Bahrain and UAE activists ready to tell the world about great Israel experiences

Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in December 2020. Credit: Courtesy. by Eliana Rudee (JNS) — Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates […]
December 30, 2020

Jesus, the Palestinian Unicorn

by Jonathan Feldstein In the year of the pandemic, it’s no wonder that horrible things continue to come back in ways that are threatening and objectively wrong. This year, maybe because of the virus and people being stuck at home […]