A Silent Arab Spring is Sprouting … in Israel
Good news is never that exciting. It’s always more dramatic to ring the alarm about one problem or another. Calling Israel an “apartheid” state, as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) did recently, is a good example. It’s so inflammatory that it’s guaranteed to attract maximum attention, both from critics and supporters of the Jewish state. I […]
On Visible and Invisible Jews
We all know that raw prejudice among Jews against those who are visibly Jewish—that they are loud, rude, unwashed, contemptuous towards outsiders and all the rest of that baggage—is our community’s dirty secret.
The Triumph and Tragedy of Jewish Self-Liberation
Ruth Wisse’s new memoir tells of the flowering of Jewish literature and of witnessing the miracle of Israel. But she is just as interested in the revival of anti-Semitism and Jewish indifference or complicity in the war on their own people.
Why was the Jewish Response to Durban a Failure?
Twenty years ago, a U.N. conference against racism was hijacked by a revival of the “Zionism is racism” canard. You can draw a straight line from there to the way critical race theory legitimizes anti-Semitism today.
Dr. Fauci Must Apologize For Comments on Hasidic Jews
Dr. Anthony Fauci was discussing herd immunity, and said we had over 90% immunity to measles but NYC had “Hassidic Jewish People” who were the cause of the outbreak, by choosing not to vaccinate.
The Palestinian Solidarity Statement I’d Like to See
The petition is available here at Change.org, where anyone can sign it, even anonymously.
Jerusalem on Fire
Jerusalem needs your prayers. This week, Jerusalem has been blanketed in smoke from wildfires that appear to have been started by terrorist arsonists. Because Israel is enduring a prolonged heatwave amid the dry summer, it has suffered an unprecedented and dangerous number of fires. Most recently, Jerusalem and the surrounding area have been the victim […]
What Exactly are ‘Auschwitz Borders’?
Longtime Israeli statesman Abba Eban made no bones about what would happen if Arab forces overran the nine-mile-wide coastal plain he was referring to.
When the Jew-Bashers are Jews
Their values turn Jewish principles of justice and truth on their heads, and their Israel-bashing is but a thin veneer for a hatred of other Jews or Judaism itself.
You Can’t Be ‘Pro-Israel’ If you Defend Anti-Zionists
Liberals and left-wingers are still trying to avoid conflict with anti-Semitic “Squad” members Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Their excuses are wearing thin.