The maelstrom of a global pandemic has not kept antisemites and Jew-haters quiet. On Twitter, the antisemitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, which was originally used to accuse Jews of racism and control over other minorities, rapidly became a top trending hashtag. In…
Just when you think that the reductio ad absurdum has reached its lowest point, it slides a little lower. The recent declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that Israel has no claim on the Temple Mount — shunning its thousands…
The recent hate crimes perpetrated by Israeli Jews against Jews and Arabs have opened a bleeding wound in Israeli society. It is not the first time that Israelis have carried out such crimes against Jews or Arabs. In 1983, peace activist Emil Grunzweig was murdered…
The social divide in America is violently escalating. The whirlwind of accusations between the political Left and Right continues to spiral downwards. We seem to be hitting new lows on a daily basis. Making sense of this political landscape is becoming…
When someone says, “Muslims are…” or “Blacks are…,” that person is immediately categorized as an Islamophobe or a racist. But when someone says, “Jews are…” or “Israelis are…,” some people justify such statements in the name of free speech. This double…
Two weeks ago, the Israeli Labor Party unanimously approved opposition leader Isaac Herzog’s plan for separating from the Palestinians. Herzog believes this is the best way to advance a two-state solution. Elaborating on the plan, Mr. Hertzog said that “the victory of Zionism will…
UNESCO’s page announcing this year’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which occurs on January 27, states that it was established … to “urge Member States to develop educational programs to instill the memory of the tragedy in…
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi recently turned his threats towards Israel. In the war against ISIS, while other countries are perceived as victims of radical Islam, Israel is perceived as its perpetrator. So when ISIS sets its eyes on Israel, the…
The time has come to clear up some misconceptions about antisemitism. 1) What is antisemitism, and what isn’t it? Antisemitism is not about religious disputes. The Holocaust had nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with race. But antisemitism is…
The Maccabee war of our time is happening right now. It is a war over the values that will dominate our world. Only the connection between us can put out the black fire of fundamentalist Islam that is threatening to overtake the…
As of this week, Israeli products will be marked with a special tag. The official claim against us is that Israel is an occupying country, and therefore deserves to be condemned. Allegedly, if we stop the occupation and reach a…
I live in Israel, and most everyone I know there is busy trying to make sense of an insane situation. It’s not that anyone is surprised that violence has erupted once again in our tormented stretch of the earth. We’re…