February 2, 2020

The Oslo blood libel is over: Onus is on Palestinian leaders to prove they are committed to peace

by Caroline Glick (JNS) — From 1994 through 1996, as a captain in the Israel Defense Forces, I served as a member of Israel’s negotiating team with the PLO. Those years were the heyday of the so-called peace process. As […]
January 24, 2020

Is Trump’s Middle East plan a plot, a fantasy or an exercise in realism?

By Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — As far as many Israeli commentators are concerned, it’s all a plot to help Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and undermine the chances of Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz. The Palestinians think it’s more […]
January 10, 2020

Flags on Fire Ignite Pride and Prayers

CNN picture of Iranians burning U.S. and Israeli flags prompts pride in Christian American. By Joan Leslie McGill As an American, the recent tension with Iran has been at the forefront of my mind. I think of our U.S. military, […]
January 8, 2020

Fulfilling Biblical prophecy, Jews from 150 countries moved to Israel this past decade

By Richard Friedman The Biblically-prophesized return of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland continues to be one of history’s most dramatic and inspiring sagas.  Upon Israel’s rebirth as a modern state in 1948 as the only country in the […]
December 15, 2019

Concerned about the future, novelist promotes ties between Evangelicals and Jews

By Alan Newman  A 1970’s folk song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young advised “Teach your children well.” Here’s a lesson: Back on July 5, 1934, for three cents you could buy a copy of the Jewish Daily Bulletin. On that Thursday, […]
December 11, 2019

Hijacking Jesus: The New Palestinian Christmas Tradition

By Jonathan Feldstein Just as sure as millions decorate trees, buy (and return) presents, and track Santa’s every move by GPS, get ready for what’s become a new vulgar Christmas tradition; propagating the delusional denial of Jesus being a Jew. […]
November 27, 2019

Commentary: A Day of Premeditated “Rage”

Palestinians burn an Israeli flag during a “day of rage” riot at Qalandiya checkpoint near Ramallah in the West Bank, March 16, 2010. Photo by Issam Rimawi/Flash90. By Jonathan Feldstein (Nov. 27, 2019) — If you heard about the Palestinian […]
November 26, 2019

It’s Time To Rekindle Black-Jewish Solidarity

From Left To Right: Dr. Martin Luther King, Rabbi Dr. Maurice Eisendrath and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel march in Selma in 1965. By Joshua Washington On July 17, 2014, in New York City, Eric Garner was murdered by a police […]
November 22, 2019

Opinion: While right-wing antisemitism is deadly, left-wing antisemitism is corrosive long-term

by Larry Brook, editor (This column is the lead editorial in the November 2019 issue of Southern Jewish Life.) There has been a lot of talk about antisemitism lately, and a heated debate on where it comes from and what […]
November 15, 2019

Two Days Under Fire

By Jonathan Feldstein Under normal circumstances, most kids look for excuses to stay home from school, at least once in a while. This week in Israel, 300,000 kids stayed home from school a few days in a row. Under the […]
November 13, 2019

Deporting the Israel Director of Human Rights Watch for BDS Activism is a Victory for Democracy

By Matthew Mainen (JNS) — On Nov. 11, the European Union called on Israel to “reverse its decision” to deport Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch’s director for Israel and the disputed territories. This request comes in the wake of a […]