American Jewry’s Dangerous Intervention in an Israeli Culture War
U.S. organizations throwing in with the opposition to judicial reform aren’t defending democracy. Rather, they are treating the majority of Israeli Jews with contempt.
Anti-Semites don’t Discriminate
How an out-of-context comment from Israel’s chief rabbi about a Pittsburgh synagogue doesn’t need to widen the Israel-Diaspora divide.
Will Bernie Turn Jews into Trump Supporters?
Not even the victory of a Socialist backed by a coalition of Israel haters will persuade liberal Jews to abandon their party, let alone vote for a president they hate.
‘Scholasticide’ Slur : Why Trump Should Defund Antisemitic Institutions
The American Historical Association’s allegation discredits them more than it does Israel. Yet it illustrates how corrupt and anti-intellectual the leftist-dominated academic world has become.
Why they Scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on Synagogues
Despite supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, Jews are targeted amid the riots because of anti-Semitic intersectional myths that should not be tolerated.
Don’t Accept the ‘Jewish Privilege’ Myth
Jews reclaimed a hashtag by writing about anti-Semitism. The problem is how extremists seek to shame them into silence or acquiescence to radical schemes.
What are Jews who Embrace the Black Lives Matter Movement Endorsing?
In the culture war ignited by the post-George Floyd protests, 600 Jewish groups know which side they are on. But is this really about racism or politics?
How do YOU Define an Ally of the Jews?
Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock has said terrible things about Israel, yet some Jews stand behind him. Is this dispute about friendship or partisanship?
Are all Criticisms of White House Staffers the Same?
Is pointing out a Biden appointee’s record of support for an anti-Semitic BDS movement really as bad as singling out a Jewish official because her family supports Israel?
Can Faith Help us Stop Hating our Neighbors?
A columnist’s contempt for Trump voters who plowed her driveway without being asked reminds us that our Founding Founders believed in a cure for what Jews call “baseless hatred.”
The Jewish Debate Concerning Rush
He popularized conservatism with wicked and sometimes abusive humor. Is abhorrence of his worst comments more important than support for Israel? Or is this really about partisanship?
Israeli Democracy is Still not in Danger
Netanyahu’s critics are again predicting the demise of democratic rule should he and a right-wing/religious-party coalition emerge from the next election. They’re still wrong.
Why is Supporting ‘Freedom of Worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount Controversial?
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s statement deserves support, but it will have diplomatic and political repercussions.
In Bad Taste: Ben & Jerry’s BDS Problem
The ice-cream company bowed to pressure to boycott Jerusalem and the West Bank. Still, their latest attempt at political virtue-signaling won’t advance peace, help Palestinians or silence critics.
Room for Zionist Jews on the American Left?
An environmentalist group pulled out of a DC rally because of the presence of liberal Jewish groups. The real problem, though, is the failure of rally organizers to condemn this as anti-Semitism.
Supporting Critical Race Theory Undermines Battling Antisemitism
The ADL has acknowledged that Jew-hatred is on the rise on the left. But as long as it attacks CRT critics and supports media gaslighting about it, that stand is meaningless.
Biden Gives a Clinic on How NOT to Negotiate with Iran
The administration is already floating new concessions while the Iranians are flouting international nuclear monitors. Washington has lost the game before it started, and Israel is clearly on its own.
Hamas’ Baby Killers and the World’s Broken Moral Compass
Fashionable antisemitism has caused leftist myths about Israeli “oppressors” to dismiss justified anger and grief about the fate of the Bibas kids.
Let’s Talk Truthfully About the Issues behind Mass Shootings
When Lori Alhadeff screamed at a camera from CNN and demanded that President Trump, “Please do something, do something, action, we need it now,” Americans instinctively sympathized with the grieving parent.
Where was Bernie when Americans Fought for Soviet Jewry?
Sanders is criticized for his attitude towards Cuba, but it matters that while other Jews were protesting Soviet anti-Semitism, the Socialist had other priorities.
No Trivial Pursuit to Know Bethlehem isn’t in a non-Existent Nation
The game show “Jeopardy!” courted controversy when giving a clue to which there can be no definitive answer as long as the Palestinians reject peace.
The Elections that Decided the Future of the Conflict
Israeli voters won’t determine whether peace is possible. That happened when Abbas succeeded Arafat and subsequently refused to hold another vote.
How Anti-Zionists Legitimize Anti-Semitism
The fight against anti-Semitism on college campuses must start by properly labeling Israel’s foes as purveyors of hate speech.
Palestinians Need to Rethink the ‘Nakba,’ not Refight it .
Rashida Tlaib’s Holocaust comments after decades of a failed peace process demonstrate that Palestinians must understand the role their choices played in the tragedy
What WON’T Change if Gantz Replaces Netanyahu
The Ilhan Omar debacle in the House illustrates that the next Israeli government will be just as dependent on AIPAC and the Republicans as the current one.
Why Intersectional Ideology Undermines the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The attempt to tie the civil-rights movement to the war on the Jewish state is based on lies.
The ‘Pittsburgh Platform’ and the Push for a New Jewish Schism
“New York Times” editor seeks not merely to distort the debate about anti-Semitism, but to resurrect a failed attempt to abandon Jewish peoplehood.
Where Will America’s Rabbis Lead us this Year?
A trend towards High Holiday sermons about Trump or Netanyahu could set the tone for more political strife, even as a sense of Jewish peoplehood declines.
Religious Freedom for Me, but not for Thee
Opposition from Jewish groups to a Supreme Court decision defending the rights of a believer is a discouraging retreat from principle.
70 Years of Miracles
The focus on Israel’s problems often obscures the astonishing nature of a historic turnabout for the Jewish people.
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