Does the United States Need an Official Islamophobia Monitor?

The Ilhan Omar-sponsored bill sounds like a gesture against prejudice. Still, the effort may do more to legitimize a form of anti-Semitism than to counter hate against Muslims.
Avigdor Lieberman’s Crass Admonition to a Sector Decimated by COVID Closures

The Israeli finance minister might want to take the advice that he gave to tourism-industry workers and “find another job.”
The Perils of Broadcasting in Arabic

Staff members need to be trained in how to identify both anti-Semitism and the anti-Zionism that targets Israel’s right to exist in order to exclude these perspectives from their programming.
Double Standard of Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

Claims of moral equivalency are bogus. Bigotry is based on falsehoods, not fact.
Israel is Struggling with Incitement in Judea and Samaria

With Jerusalem unlikely to decide on the annexation of Judea and Samaria in the foreseeable future, officials appear intent on maintaining the fragile status quo.
CAIR’s Antisemitism Ignored or Embraced by Elected Officials

Although the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has a long and documented history of attacking Jews and Israel, many American elected officials don’t seem to mind.
The Hardship of Not Visiting Israel is Not Just Jewish

This past week, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made headlines in the Jewish world with a sincere expression of his awareness of the “hardship” that’s been faced by Jewish communities throughout the diaspora.
The Generals’ Belated Awakening

It is beginning to dawn on the Israelis that when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, the Jewish state stands alone.
Why Turkey Pretends to Want Reconciliation with Israel

The annual cycle of stories about Israel and Turkey reconciling tends to be smoke and mirrors.
What to Make of Éric Zemmour?

Zemmour’s chances of reaching the second round of the presidential election are poor and his chance of prevailing in that second round are even smaller.