Alex Traimanis the CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief of the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) and host of “Jerusalem Minute.” A seasoned Israeli journalist, documentary filmmaker and startup consultant, he is an expert on Israeli politics and…
Category: 7. Opinion
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Tucker Carlson is promoting his own version of Mein Kampf
Duvi Honig is founder & CEO of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce
Freedom of speech is one of America’s greatest pillars — but like every right, it has limits when it becomes weaponized to harm, incite, or manipulate. Tucker Carlson, once…
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The world has no interest for the plight of Iran’s women
Diplomacy is often portrayed as a noble pursuit, a pathway to peace. Yet diplomacy with dictatorships is never neutral. When leaders extend talks to regimes that openly declare their hostility, they risk legitimizing tyranny and undermining those…
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Netanyahu’s strong UN speech highlights urgent need for a post-war roadmap
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly was a showcase of Israel’s strategic clarity and moral resolve. By emphasizing Israel’s non-negotiable security needs and spotlighting neglected regional…Continue Reading
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Netanyahu’s UN speech was more spin than substance
For all his rhetorical skill — and he has plenty — the world expects the Israeli leader to present policy. That was missing. What he offered was more of the same. He did not even address President Donald Trump’s initiative.
Netanyahu’s…
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Empty gestures make Mideast peace harder
Hamas leaders openly celebrate these recognitions as vindication of their October 7 “armed struggle.” But beyond the obvious reward to Hamas, and the affirmation of its long-held stance that only violence can advance the Palestinian cause,…
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Why the UK’s Palestinian move rings hollow
Opinion: Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian state ignores post–Oct. 7 realities; his plan for a demilitarized state free of Hamas reflects European naivety rather than Middle Eastern facts; yhe proposal lacks the foundation necessary for…
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The fantasy state of ‘Palestine’
Melanie Phillips, a British journalist, broadcaster and author, writes a weekly column for JNS. Currently a columnist for The Times of London, her new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West and Why Only They Can Save…
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Who was really behind the recognition of “Palestine”
This past week, Canada, the UK and Australia formally recognised the State of “Palestine”. There is now a decent possibility that the declaration of Israeli sovereignty over the “West Bank” is likely to follow. Hamas is now further from agreeing…
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Why I abhor the Left
It is usually wise not to hate what one is wiser to ignore. The problem is that I cannot ignore the left, because it affects my life and threatens what I love. My ancestors have a respectable record on the left. In the 19th and early 20th…
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