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Opinions

OP-ED: Et tu, Rubio?

By MITCHELL BARD

(JNS,org) – Even among his most ardent Jewish supporters, U.S. President Donald Trump is becoming harder to defend. The man once hailed as the “most pro-Israel president in history” is now acting more like Joe Biden with a...

OP-ED: Blood libels kill Jews

By ALAN SMASON

Last night a young couple was shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum after attending an event to help enlist humanitarian aid for Gazans and to encourage the return of Israeli hostages, both living and dead. ...

OP-ED: Critics of Trump’s US Holocaust Memorial Council firings run the risk of trivializing the cataclysm

By MENACHEM Z. ROSENSAFT 

(JTA) — As a former member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council — appointed by President Bill Clinton to two five-year terms and by President Barack Obama to another two — I have watched with...

OP-ED: When did the current wave of antisemitism begin?

By BEN COHEN

(JNS.org) – In nearly 30 years of writing and speaking about global antisemitism, I’ve been asked more than once if it’s possible to pinpoint when this present wave of hatred first reared its head. It’s a question that...

OP-ED: Antisemites are still proving why we need Israel

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN

(JNS.org) – Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is less of a nationwide party than usual this year. That was probably already a given for a nation still engaged in a war for its survival that began...

OP-ED: Why anti-Zionism is worse than antisemitism

By DANIEL FRIEDMAN

(JNS.org) – Across campuses, protests and social media, a common refrain echoes: “We’re not antisemitic, we’re just anti-Zionist.” This defense is meant to absolve demonstrators from the charge of bigotry and to frame their rage as political rather than prejudiced.

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OP-ED: The Francis I knew: a warrior against antisemitism, a sometimes impolitic critic of Israel

By RABBI NOAM E. MARANS

(JTA) — I vividly remember each of the many times I was fortunate enough to meet with Pope Francis. The initial meeting was in June 2013, when the pontiff welcomed a group of Jewish organizations to...

OP-ED: They have a manual. We need a movement.

By MICHAEL MASTERS

(JNS.org) – Free speech is a right enshrined in the fabric of our country. Just as we must be vigilant in protecting it, we must also be clear-eyed about what it is and what it is not....

OP-ED: Israel’s second war of independence

By CLIFFORD D. MAY

(JNS.org) – It’s been 18 months since Hamas’s invasion of Israel and the barbaric pogrom that followed. Hamas is still holding and torturing hostages. The Israel Defense Forces is still fighting not just Hamas but also Hamas’s...

OP-ED: What’s in a name?

By HEATHER JOHNSTON

(JNS.org) – The name “West Bank” conjures up visions of a complex and contentious region of the Middle East. As Mike Huckabee’s nomination to be ambassador to Israel nears confirmation and his unapologetically Christian point of view comes...