Cancel Culture isn’t Just for Academics Anymore
As limits on speech spread from campuses to Big Tech forums to newsrooms and sports arenas, it’s time to ask whether woke mobs are killing free discourse.
The Palestinian Authority Creates a Counter-Narrative that Erases Israel
Having failed to prevent Jerusalem Day celebrations, the PA reverts to open anti-Semitism and rewriting history.
Eric Dinowitz Should Resign as Head of New York City Council Jewish Caucus
The New York Post revealed today that Emily Mayer, a “Jewish anti-Israel activist” has been named as director of the New York City Council progressive caucus. Anti-Israel activists have no place on the payroll of this city, no place in NYC government. As former Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind said this hiring is “an embarrassment” and “a disgrace.” Given […]
Lesson from a Government’s Likely Collapse? Stop Worrying About International Opinion
Having an Arab party in the coalition should have silenced the “apartheid state” lie. It just proved again that Israel’s enemies don’t care what it does; they just want it dead.
Jews Have Bigger Problems Than a Fake Nose on an Actor’s Face
The controversy over Bradley Cooper playing Leonard Bernstein is being hyped by those who worry about anti-Semitism. Woke rhetoric about cultural appropriation doesn’t help.
Noa Tishby’s Surprisingly Welcome Splash on the ‘Hasbara’ Scene
Given her performance to date, the actress, producer and author deserves not only an apology, but accolades, from those who doubted her abilities to serve as Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism and Delegitimization.
Relating to Israel Under the Erev Rav (Mixed Multitude)
The Erev Rav who govern Israel are absolutely thrilled with this dynamic. So long as the Dati Leumi and the Charedim loathe one another, or at least live in completely separate worlds, the Erev Rav are the biggest winners.
Defeating the Danger from Without
Self-reflection in the Jewish context all too often is an exercise in directing accountability inward, rather than where it belongs: squarely on the shoulders of Israel’s external enemies.
Will the Real Nazi Antisemites Please Stand Up
I draw a distinction between someone who is antisemitic, and someone who says antisemitic things. The two are not mutually exclusive. Not everyone who says antisemitic things is necessarily antisemitic, but is definitely ignorant. Not every anti-Semite necessarily says antisemitic things, but is no less ignorant. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has demonstrated that he […]
Harvard’s Increased Anti-Semitism
For all this talk about “safe spaces” one wonders, is Harvard a safe place for Zionists and those who stand with Israel?