September 10, 2020

While Gaza arson causes southern Israel to burn, the media fiddle

Palestinians prepare an incendiary device to be flown towards Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border in the central Gaza Strip, Feb. 10, 2020. Photo by Ali Ahmed/Flash90. by Sean Durns (JNS) — For weeks while communities in Israel burned, many major […]
August 16, 2020

While Arab states talk big on Palestinians, UAE deal shows U.S. policy needs to be based on their deeds

by Yoram Ettinger (JNS) —  Israel’s regional posture of deterrence and global high-tech prominence motivated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to conclude the Aug. 13, 2020, peace accord with Israel. The same Israeli features have prompted the pro-U.S. Saudi Arabia, […]
August 14, 2020

Flying High over Unexpected Israel-UAE Announcement

by Jonathan Feldstein The truth is, I saw something coming this week, but not this. I never expected that “it” would be peace with another Arab country. “It” was the subject of speculation on a webinar I hosted this week […]
August 7, 2020

What really happened at the Port of Beirut?

Explosion at the Port of Beirut, August 4, 2020, screenshot of YouTube video by Lt. Col. (res.) Mordechai Kedar BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,681, August 7, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On Aug. 4, a massive explosion occurred at a warehouse […]
August 7, 2020

It isn’t difficult to figure out why Jews from Arab lands are such passionate supporters of Israel

By Hen Mazzig (JNS) — It’s Friday morning in Petach Tikvah. An older Iraqi Jewish woman rolls a spicy mix into balls of dough, preparing an ancient Iraqi Jewish dish known as kubbeh. Her grandchild looks up at her and […]
August 4, 2020

Misunderstanding abounds over the Israeli sovereignty proposal

by Larry Brook While the world has been occupied with responding to coronavirus, economic issues and the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, many who oppose Israel have warned that on July 1, thanks to the Trump peace plan, Israel was going […]
June 27, 2020

A Juneteenth Lesson For Zionists

by Moshe Phillips Juneteenth was celebrated more intensely by the African Americans community this year than ever before. And America as a whole took notice. The anniversary was successfully turned into a highly effective teachable moment. Zionists should learn an […]
June 21, 2020

The Seventh Day of The Six Day War

by Richard Friedman “The problem,” an older friend once said to me, “is that Israel is never allowed to win a war.” This friend, who has been deceased for a while, made that comment to me about 15 years ago. […]
May 25, 2020

Abbas’ threats are empty, worn out, as nothing substantive is going to change

by Caroline Glick (JNS) — On May 19, Palestinian Authority and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced that the P.A. is renouncing the peace deals it signed with Israel along with its agreements with the United States. According to several left-leaning […]
May 9, 2020

The new UNRWA head has lots of challenges ahead. Here are 15.

A view of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency building in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on July 26, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90. by David Bedein The appointment of Swiss diplomat Phillipe Lazzarini as the new head […]
May 7, 2020

The destructive misunderstanding and misuse of the term “apartheid”

by McKenna Bates (JNS) — Africans for Peace is an organization made up of student activists, many South African, who have experienced apartheid and adversity in their own countries and strive to make a difference in others. Their goal is […]