The Real Danger of that Atheist Harvard Chaplain

Whether Greg Epstein will influence Jewish students’ religious beliefs remains to be seen.
Bennett’s Voters Face Bennett’s Diplomacy

Demolition orders like the one for Arugot Farm’s vineyard are just one way the Bennett-Lapid government is moving toward establishing a hostile Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.
Get Out your Crystal Ball! Take the 5782 Jewish Pundit Quiz

Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year …
Rescuing Biden from Afghanistan

The think-tank crowd and Jewish former officials of the State Department are desperately trying to undercut the notion that the U.S. debacle demonstrates American unreliability where Israel is concerned.
Instead of Surrendering to Taliban, Biden could have Declared Victory

The real shame is that the president, in his zeal to “end the war,” never figured out that the United States had effectively already won it.
Taliban Calls the Shots as America’s Humiliation Continues

Earlier in his career, Biden appeared to grasp that America has dangerous and determined enemies who cannot be appeased. What changed his mind?
Why the Crown Heights Pogrom Still Matters

Thirty years ago, anti-Jewish violence was prompted by the idea that Jews were privileged. The rise of critical race theory makes the tragedy an important lesson in enabling anti-Semitism.
The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Empowers International Terrorism

Across the Middle East, experience has proven that withdrawals only strengthen the motivation of jihadist groups.
Martha Lee: Is France Getting Serious About Islamism?

Sam Westrop, project director for the Middle East Forum’s Islamist Watch, interviewed Martha Lee, Islamist Watch research fellow
The Roots of America’s Defeat

The foundations of failure were laid in the days, weeks and months that followed the Sept. 11 attacks, when the guiding assumptions of the “War on Terror” were put together.