Purim, AIPAC, Bernie, Biden, Bibi
If there’s one Jewish holiday that offers us all a break, it’s Purim. For that one day at least, we can pretend to be someone else—but is that as simple as it sounds?
European Floats Depict Vermin, Chimneys, Poison Gas, Bags of Money …
The carnivals mocking ultra-Orthodox Jews and even victims of the Holocaust were all in good fun—the “just kidding” of kitsch without any malignant intent. Honestly, can’t Jews take a joke?
NFL Star Josh Norman Says he’s Considering Moving to Israel
In a recent tweet, Norman took a picture overlooking the Temple Mount saying: “grateful for everything.”
Stock Market Overmedicated on FedMed, Patient Goes into Cardiac Arrest
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday gave the market a double-dose of exactly what it thought the market needed, and the market just about died!
The Vatican Opens its Wartime Archive
For many in the Jewish world, it will be a seminal moment in the relationship between Catholics and Jews since the Second Vatican Council of 1965 famously exonerated the Jewish people of the charge of “deicide”—collective, eternal responsibility for the suffering and death of Jesus.
The US ‘Ally’ that Protects Killers of Americans
We are constantly told that Jordan is crucial to regional security. That may be, but what kind of “ally” shelters a murderer of Americans—and then gives the murderer her own television show?
Who is the Real Cause of Gaza’s Misery? Surprise: It’s not Israel
Why does the media ignore Egypt’s critical role in keeping Gaza boxed in and isolated? The answer is simple: When in doubt, blame Israel.
How to Transform Anti-Semitism in US Campuses into Healthy Dialogue
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lay down with the kid.” (Isaiah 11:6) The seeds of anti-Semitism are being methodically planted and harvested on US campuses. American universities have become epicenters of Jew-hatred dressed as so-called “legitimate criticism” of Israel and its policies. Instead of being places for ideological progress […]
Gaza, Elections and the Corbynization of the Democratic Party
In a world where the best-case scenario has a Democratic Party that’s openly hostile to Israel, how is Israel supposed to deal with Hamas, the sweethearts of the radical left?
What AIPAC needs is an Effective Democratic Champion
What Pro-Israel Democrats needed was for one of their presidential candidates to directly take on Sanders on the issue. It’s not going to happen.