Opinion

By Yoram Ettinger and Fred Zeidman (JNS.org) — The growing sophistication of domestic oil and natural-gas production has enhanced the U.S. national security. It has transformed the leader of the free world from a major importer of crude oil into […]

By Caroline Glick (JNS) Nearly every week, the Democrats reach new heights of radicalism. Israel has good reason to be deeply worried. Until 2000, the peaceful transition of power in the wake of elections was a feature of American democracy […]

By Lela Gilbert Religion Unplugged Three years ago, I was living in Jerusalem, and along with both Christians and Jews, celebrating the annual Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot. It is a colorful week of festivities, with Jewish families […]

By Melanie Phillips (JNS) — Concern about resurgent anti-Semitism has been at fever-pitch among Diaspora Jews for years. In Britain, the veteran Jewish Labour MP Dame Louise Ellman resigned this week from the party to which she has belonged for […]

By Pastor John Hagee (JNS) — Given recent events in the Middle East, our leaders would benefit from the wisdom shared in the book of Esther. Despite the name of God never appearing in the book, Esther’s story shows us […]

A member of the Israeli police and a Shin Bet Israeli security officer stand next to each other in a scene in HBO’s “Our Boys.” Credit: HBO. By Jonathan Tobin (JNS) The brutal murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir by three […]

By Moshe Phillips Netflix’s “The Spy” is a six-episode series about real-life Israeli Mossad hero Eli Cohen. “The Spy” stars Sacha Baron Cohen, most famous for his 2006 adult oriented comedy movie “Borat,” as the legendary Mossad agent. Will Netflix make a joke […]

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a statement at a conference in Ramallah on Oct. 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90. By Melanie Phillips (JNS) — Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, recently claimed that the Palestinians were the […]

U.S. House Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (left) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo/Israel Hayom By Evelyn Gordon (JNS) When Israel barred two U.S. congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it a stupid decision. […]

By Lyn Julius (JNS) Anyone who keeps abreast of the growing academic field of Mizrahi/Sephardic studies (Mizrahi: oriental, from the Middle East; Sephardic: originating in pre-Inquisition Spain) cannot help noticing that the vast majority of papers focus on the purported […]