British Teachers And An Israeli Fellow Traveler
Britain's AUT supported Katz's discredited massacre story and parroted Pappe's complaints on its website in the run-up to the boycott vote.
A Self-Destructive Relationship: Our Deaf, Dumb And Blind Love Affair With The Democrats
Somehow Jews have always been enraptured by the words "liberal" and "Democrat."
Second Generation Revisited
I am a child of survivors. I stand as near to the gates of Auschwitz and Belsen as anyone who was not actually there, and that is still a million miles away
Bolton Versus Powell: A Tale Of Two Diplomatic Cultures
Not much had been heard from Powell since President Bush unceremoniously dropped him from his second-term Cabinet without so much as telling him in advance that Condoleezza Rice would be taking over at State.
Which Is The Real Vladimir Putin?
Seeing an opportunity to increase Russia's influence in the Middle East, Putin now wants feelings of animosity extinguished and past threats to be forgotten.
The Lonely Man Of Fidelity
Alas, as many have since pointed out, Rabbi Soloveitchik was not writing, in this or any other essay, a handbook for simplified, tranquil religious life and experience.
The Forgotten Rachels
After the accidental killing of Rachel Corrie, by contrast, Corrie's parents embarked on a major publicity campaign
The Wolf Who Cried ‘Sheep’
Still, no matter how many Jews were killed, and no matter how many times this cycle of PWA treachery repeated itself, Israel came running to the sound of each new PWA cry of "SHEEP" - as if the PWA wasn't actually a wolf.
Learning The Wrong Lessons From The Holocaust
The only real lesson that Marc H. Ellis wishes Jews to learn from the Holocaust is that Israelis are behaving like Nazis and that Jews who assist the Palestinian violence in achieving its aims are ethically equivalent to those few Germans who rescued Jews in World War II from the Gestapo.
The Anti-Semitism Of Israeli Media Leftists
Barel is, of course, entitled to his opinion about the Jews of Hebron, but to compare them to followers of renegade Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is simply twisted and hate-filled demagoguery.
Who I Am
"He's further to the right." "Further to the left." "Too modern. "Too frum." What's in my head is vastly less significant than what's on it.
Sleep Well, Mr. Shalom
It's never pleasant to confront the truth, is it? Politicians, especially those in Israel, usually don't bother to respond to the outraged cries of a betrayed citizenry.
A Nation Of Fourth Sons
Living in a secular world where we are a tiny minority swimming in a sea of non-Jewish popular culture, it takes a nonstop conscious effort to ensure that Moriah knows who she is and what that means.
Lying About Deir Yassin
April 9 marked the 57th anniversary of events that took place in the Arab village of Deir Yassin in 1948.
Preventing Bloodshed During Disengagement
The goal now must be to influence the Israeli government to allow for this option as well as for the option of protecting the religious sites in their original locations, under international law, with eventual access for Jews under the proper security precautions.
To Recline Or Not To Recline: A Woman’s Obligation At The Pesach Seder
It's fascinating to realize that the Ramah was so perturbed by the disconnect between his understanding of correct halachic practice and the reality he witnessed around him that he postulated a highly improbable sociological phenomenon.
Double Talk About Democratization
As irony would have it, democracy is now the biggest threat facing the so-called peace process between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
Learning From The Master: My Debt To America’s Greatest Judaica Collector
When Abraham Karp was in his early teens growing up in the Bronx, he traveled by subway on shopping trips to the Jewish book dealers on the Lower East Side with his father, Aaron, a furrier who never had much money.
‘The Passion Recut’ – To Fit A New Generation
According to Gibson, the "flogging" segment was "cut in half" and other gory moments toned down in the new version.
Time To Divest… From Columbia
When four out of five of the members of the committee responsible for investigating grievances related to anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements have obvious biases in this area, it seems clear to me that the investigation is a travesty.
Helping And Hurting The Curious and Contradictory Case of Israel’s Original Peace Partner
"There are unfulfilled expectations on both sides," says Fahmy. But despite the drawbacks of the status quo, Fahmy is right when he says it "is better than the alternative."
DeNial At DePaul: The Thomas Klocek Affair
Catholic universities in the United States have in recent years shown a weakness for cultivating far-leftist anti-Semites and haters of America.
Terri Schiavo: Lessons From The Farm
The kids not only come to love the animals but, mainly, they learn a tremendous lesson in responsibility.
The Race For City Hall: Queens Republicans Wonder Whether Mayor Mike’s Worth The Effort
Unlike some of the older Republican groups in this town, the Rockawayites are an amalgam of many viewpoints and had hoped to use this diversity to good political effect.
Holocaust Deniers Should Not Go Unchallenged
Addressing a few dozen people, Irving focused on his legal battle with Lipstadt, describing in detail how she and her lawyers had, in effect, destroyed his reputation and ruined his career.
Lead Us By Teaching
Whether in the home or in governmental actions or ordinary social relationships, obedience can be achieved through teaching or example.
The Pope’s Mixed Legacy
The foremost memory of John Paul II will be for his heart. When I conjure up an image of the pope, it is invariably in connection with some gesture of warmth and loving kindness to a child, to a widow, to the poor.
Controversy At Columbia: A View From Inside The Institution
A very few of the very many Jewish professors at Columbia have been moved to oppose the systematic anti-Israel bias that pervades Columbia's teaching and to argue for the inadequacy of the "settlement" that appears to be in the offing.
Avoda Zara 2005
Such is the inevitability when "activists" become so wrapped up in a cause that political ideology and sloganeering subsume their very identity.
Lest The Philistine Daughter Rejoice
The collapse of Israel's alleged democracy continues in dizzying fashion.