For a Bright Post-Hamas Future, Gaza Needs Education Reform
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One of the key questions occupying politicians, academics, media personalities, and concerned laypeople is what will happen to Gaza the day...
Israel Is Being Treated Worse After October 7 Than the US After September 11
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News that the US will build a “temporary pier” in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate transfer of humanitarian aid to the...
New York Comedian Misses the Mark in Trying to Be Bad
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Jews have often done groundbreaking things in comedy. Mel Brooks famously lampooned Hitler in The Producers, which was more controversial at...
Anti-Zionism Is an Abhorrent Ideology Regardless of Antisemitism
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The claim that “anti-Zionism is not antisemitism” is often used as a defense by anti-Israel activists. Even if this were true...
Explainer: What is famine and how is it declared?
With the release of the latest food security report from the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) on war-ravaged Gaza since December, World Food Programme (WFP)...
The Missing Man of Kissufim
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JNS.org – What do you yearn for? For Shlomo Mansour, it was not a flashy career or riches, just a peaceful...
Red Pins at the Oscars: Is the Call for a Ceasefire Antisemitic?
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JNS.org – A handful of celebrities wore ceasefire pins to the annual Academy Awards ceremony in California on March 10. The...
The Bitter Truth About Anti-Zionism
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JNS.org – Collisions are often unintentional. Bumping into someone as you walk down a busy thoroughfare with one eye on your...
The Day After: ‘Every Day Is Oct. 8’
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JNS.org – Every ending is a new beginning.
When we conclude each of the five books of the Torah (as we did...
Iran’s Strategic Gambit in Nigeria: The Quds Force’s Proliferating Influence
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Nigeria, a nation celebrated for its cultural diversity and abundant natural resources, now stands at a precipice. The African country faces...
In Classic Antisemitic Libel, Palestinian Press Accuses Israel of Poisoning Water
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Antisemitism is fundamental to Palestinian Authority ideology (PA), and that antisemitism takes many forms.
As reported by Palestinian Media Watch, a mere...
Millions Are Starving in Sudan; the Media Doesn’t Care Because Israel Can’t Be Blamed
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On March 6, the United Nations warned that a current conflict that has already killed and displaced millions of people risks...
American Foreign Policy in the Middle East Hinges on Saudi Arabia
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It is time for America to get off its back heel and start proactively securing the Middle East. Israel’s ongoing conflict...
In Northern Ireland, a Jewish Community Exists — But Struggles to Stay Afloat
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Northern Ireland is where Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s father, Chaim Herzog, came from. Despite a deep-rooted Jewish history, however, the community...
What the New York Times Left Out of Its ‘Starving Gaza Children’ Story
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A front-page story in Sunday’s New York Times accuses Israel of starving Gazan children to death.
The story, though, is missing crucial...
Reuters Report on Killing of Journalist in Lebanon Tells Only Half the Story
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In journalism, every story must answer five fundamental questions known as the 5 W’s: “Who,” “What,” “When,” “Where,” and “Why” —...
Challenges Bring the Jewish Community Together, and Help Us Thrive
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This week, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro got caught up in a controversy over remarks he made on his show, suggesting that we...
Why Purim Matters So Much This Year
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Purim matters so much this year. It tells a never ending story. We were threatened with destruction. We responded by finding...
UN calls for united action to combat rising Islamophobia
The new resolution, tabled by Pakistan, calls for, among other things, concerted action to fight ongoing violence against Muslims and requests the UN Secretary-General...
All the News in Gaza Is Coming From Hamas
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There is no freedom of the press in Gaza. If journalists don’t follow Hamas’ guidelines for press coverage, they are arrested,...
Art, Protests, and Being Proud to Be Jewish
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On Oct. 8, Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky, not knowing what was coming next in the Jewish State, took her 8-year-old daughter...
Prime Minister Netanyahu Should Take Responsibility in Meron Disaster
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King Saul was returning triumphantly from the battle against Amalek. Even then, he may have been trying to silence that still,...
Parshat Shekalim: None of Us Can Be Bystanders
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There is a timeless Jewish folklore legend, often set in the quaint, mythical town of Chelm, renowned for its endearing tales...
Will Biden’s Patience Run Out?
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JNS.org – A U.S. president’s State of the Union address is always a festive event, but this year the speech was...