Opinion: Ben-Gurion’s Miscalculation
By David J. Butler
David Ben-Gurion made countless decisions that shaped the modern State of Israel. Few have had more lasting consequences than one that,...
Opinion: The UNRWA Crisis
By Virag Gulyas
A month after the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, HonestReporting, a pro-Israel media watchdog, alerted the public to some uncomfortable findings:...
Opinion: We Owe the Jews of the 1930s an Apology
By Steve Rosenberg
For most of my life, I looked back at the Jews of the 1930s with a question I could never quite answer:...
Opinion: A Positive Trilateral Agreement that Resets the Battle Against Terror
By Fiamma Nirenstein
Israel and Lebanon have signed agreements, armistices, ceasefires and security understandings before—in 1949, 1983, 1996, 2024—and now in 2026.
It is, therefore, understandable...
Opinion: Who Will Win the Trump Foreign-Policy ‘Apprentice’ Contest?
Jonathan S. Tobin | JNS
If, like me, reality shows don’t interest you, then President Donald Trump’s hit television show “The Apprentice” and its “Celebrity”...
Opinion: The Jew Who Financed American Independence
By Ferne Hassan
Since 2006, U.S. presidents have issued proclamations in recognition of the contributions Jewish people have made to the growth and success of...
Opinion: Justice, Mercy and the Limits of the Law
By David J. Butler
The U.S. Supreme Court’s two immigration decisions last week mark another significant chapter in America’s ongoing debate over immigration, borders and...
Opinion: I Helped Sell Obama’s Iran Deal. Its Critics Owe Us All an Explanation.
By Steve Rabinowitz
Neoconservatives have some ‘splainin’ to do, as Lucy’s television husband, Ricky Ricardo used to say.
The war on Iran has turned out to...
Opinion: The Opportunity Within a Coerced Deal
By Aviram Bellaishe
The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is not merely a ceasefire. It strengthens Iran and Hezbollah, undermines Israel’s security and undercuts the Lebanese...
Opinion: The Vice President’s Initials Have an Entirely New Meaning
Martin Oliner | JNS
Imagine what would happen if a known antisemite like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, Nation of...