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FDR used IRS against Jewish activists
By Rafael Medoff/JNS.org The news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly targeted conservative groups has brought renewed spotlight on a 2010 lawsuit filed by the pro-Israel group Z Street,… Read more
Israel on Campus
Once fairly comfortable with their views on Israel, college students often return home after their first year on campus with ideas that are less charitable towards the Jewish state. After a… Read more
The U.S. Holocaust museum at 20
By Rafael Medoff/JNS.org When President Bill Clinton stepped to the podium at the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago, most of the… Read more
The Church of Scotland’s Scandal
Earlier this month, the Church of Scotland issued a report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land.’” The essence of the report is that according to… Read more
Claims Conference Issues Unresolved
By Isi Leibler Every day we hear additional heartbreaking stories depicting the appalling suffering of destitute elderly Holocaust survivors denied elementary needs such as food, medicine and other basic services… Read more
Hawking’s Boycott of Israel is Intellectually & Morally Disreputable
The following is an excerpt of an editorial that appeared in The Times of London of May 10, 2013. It is reprinted from Daily Alert, published by the Conference of Presidents of… Read more
Successes and Failures of the BDS Campaign
By Adam Shay A concerted and well-organized campaign calling for “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BDS) against the State of Israel has been in effect for several years. In spite of… Read more
Over 100 Holocaust Scholars Urge Obama: Cancel Invite to Sudan Delegation
By Rafael Medoff One hundred and seven leading Holocaust and genocide scholars from around the world have sent a letter of protest to President Obama, urging him to cancel a… Read more
Tel Aviv and Boston
By Naomi Ragen It was all so sickeningly familiar: the happy crowds, the sudden ear-shattering explosions, the dazed and wounded bloodied on the ground. Like every Israeli who… Read more
Lessons from the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List
By Daniel Pipes The FBI’s list of “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives dates back to 1950 but the list of “Most Wanted Terrorists” dates back to just after 9/11 and sense… Read more












