Don’t Accept the ‘Jewish Privilege’ Myth
Jews reclaimed a hashtag by writing about anti-Semitism. The problem is how extremists seek to shame them into silence or acquiescence to radical schemes.
A Tale of Two Revolutions and Why America MUST be Celebrated
The radical narrative that the United States is incorrigibly racist is rooted in a revisionist spirit that threatens the rule of law, civilization and the Jews.
The Most Dangerous Letters in the ‘Jewish Alphabet’: Is the ADL a greater threat...
The group’s new deal to help PayPal shut down supposed radicals is part of a Big Tech corporate assault on free expression, not a defense of democracy.
The Netanyahu Indictments: Unfair and Inevitable
The charges against the prime minister set an unfortunate precedent in more ways than one. Here are four takeaways from the charges against him.
No Trivial Pursuit to Know Bethlehem isn’t in a non-Existent Nation
The game show “Jeopardy!” courted controversy when giving a clue to which there can be no definitive answer as long as the Palestinians reject peace.
Don’t Stop JNF from Doing its Job
A controversy about the West Bank is exposing the legacy Zionist institution to attacks from the left and the Biden administration. It should stand its ground
NY Times’ Unethical War on Chassidic Schools
The newspaper’s 18-part assault on yeshivahs says more about the decline of journalistic ethics and comfort with antisemitism than it does about any alleged academic failings.
Do 9/11 Lessons Still Apply in a post-COVID World?
Much has changed since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. But the fight for liberal values against totalitarian foes continues.
Are Lockdown Protests Signaling a Resurgence of anti-Semitism?
Those who misuse Holocaust imagery are profoundly inappropriate; still, the rush to label all the protesters as neo-Nazis is wrong.
Religious Freedom for Me, but not for Thee
Opposition from Jewish groups to a Supreme Court decision defending the rights of a believer is a discouraging retreat from principle.
Both Friends And Foes Should Lower Their Expectations For Trump 2.0
All Americans should support their president when possible and oppose him when necessary. Each side may need to do that in the coming years.
Culture-war Abortion Battle SHOULD Transcend Politics
The willingness to justify abortion up until birth is taking us into a moral vacuum created more by politics than any legitimate concern for the rights of women. It’s one thing to say women must have a right to choose. But to assert that women or doctors should have a right to terminate the life of a 40-week-old fetus or a viable infant or even to contemplate the death of an unwanted child born alive despite an attempted abortion is to lead us down the path to a moral abyss.
Netanyahu is Right about Israel’s ‘Deep State’
Like the anti-Trump “resistance,” the country’s liberal establishment is waging a war against the prime minister as a bid to hold on to power, not an effort to save democracy.
Trump 2.0: The End of Ambivalence about Israel
Liberal Jewish groups are appalled by the prospect of an administration that is unabashedly pro-Israel. That says more about them than it does about him.
Defund Police? Sure–If you’re Willing to Sacrifice Jewish Security.
The obligation to pursue justice is not negotiable. Neither is the rule of law. Jews and all minorities need both to feel safe
How Anti-Zionists Legitimize Anti-Semitism
The fight against anti-Semitism on college campuses must start by properly labeling Israel’s foes as purveyors of hate speech.
Let’s Talk Truthfully About the Issues behind Mass Shootings
When Lori Alhadeff screamed at a camera from CNN and demanded that President Trump, “Please do something, do something, action, we need it now,” Americans instinctively sympathized with the grieving parent.
Praising Netanyahu’s Caution
The prime minister’s refusal to seek a final reckoning with Hamas generated criticism. But his decision to avoid war was sound policy.
Americans: Don’t be Swayed by Israeli Left’s Freakout
The apocalyptic rhetoric about Netanyahu’s government and its judicial-reform proposal is about maintaining the power of a minority and thwarting democracy, not protecting it.
The Sbarro Bombing and Why Oslo Failed
Two decades after a terrorist massacre in Jerusalem, the incident remains a necessary, if ghastly, reminder of the essential nature of a conflict that couldn’t be solved by Israeli concessions.
Are American Jews Still Trying to Save Israel from Itself?
The expectation that the impact of the Oct. 7 attacks and a surge in antisemitism would prompt a shift in the way Jewish groups operate was probably misplaced.
How Jewish Support for ‘Anti-racism’ Empowered Antisemitism
Two years after the moral panic set off by the death of George Floyd, American Jews need to confront the way the BLM movement and the ideologies that underpin it enable hatred of Jews.
Does Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal=Abraham Accords?
Despite Biden’s claims, the agreement involves concessions to terrorists in exchange for quiet and empty U.S. guarantees. That’s not the same as a peace based on mutual interests.
Whom Should Jews Fear MOST During an ‘Uprising’?
Feeding panic about militias and anti-Semitism amid urban unrest is gaslighting. The real threat to Jewish security and to all Americans is the breakdown of the rule of law.
On Tisha B’Av, Time for Americans to Step Back from Apocalyptic Rhetoric
The historic legacy of the day of mourning about senseless hatred is a reminder that democracy doesn’t work when political parties deem each other illegitimate.
A Referendum on Trump Rather than Referendum on a Radical
The Georgia Senate runoff hinges on the tribal culture war about the president, rather than on whether an effort to legitimize an intersectional radical like Raphael Warnock could succeed.
Critics Calling Soros Antisemitic Hurts Fighting Hate
Claims by Democrats that mentioning political donations by George Soros as anti-Semitic while ignoring problems in their own party is both wrongheaded and hypocritical.
Who Can Speak for American Jews against anti-Semitism? NOT the ADL
While British Jewry has pulled together against the threat of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, American Jews seem more focused on partisan grudges then on combating hate.
The Democrats’ Disconnect from Israeli Reality
The party’s turnout for the J Street conference and their presidential candidates’ threats of cutting off aid to Israel illustrate how little they understand the Middle East.
Will Biden Read the Memo on Iran he was Sent?
The assassination of Tehran’s top nuclear scientist is a reminder not so much of Israeli and Arab rejection of appeasement as it is of the deadly nature of the Iranian threat