Pondering the state of American Jewry
Already known for her BDS support and for calling Israel “evil,” Ilhan Omar has now said rich Jews in AIPAC are behind U.S. support for Israel. And she’s said it in an entirely offensive way. Read the tweets and see for yourself: It’s all about the Benjamins baby 🎶 https://t.co/KatcXJnZLV — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February …
Some American Jews have found it shocking that no action has been taken against Freshman Democrats Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The former accused American Jews of dual loyalty, an age-old canard. The latter suggested that Israel was evil and had “hypnotized” the world. While Democrats have been slow to condemn …
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Adalah, an organization that works for the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, held a protest outside Carnegie Hall on February 3. That was the venue for a fundraising brunch on behalf of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), which was followed by a performance. This leads one to wonder: what is the purpose …
It is expected that President Trump will roll out his peace plan for Israel and the Arabs after Israeli elections are held on April 9. Right-wing journalist Caroline Glick has an interview with recently retired Israeli Major General Gershon Hacohen in Breitbart regarding the possible dangers we may need to be on guard against. Hacohen …
Because Joseph’s Tomb is in Nablus, a city that is under Palestinian Authority autonomy, visits to the holy site by Jewish pilgrims are fraught with danger. For this reason, visits are coordinated with the IDF, to minimize the potential for people getting hurt. What makes a visit dangerous? Why would people be hurt for visiting …
According to Algemeiner, “More than 160 antisemitic hate crimes were documented by the NYPD in 2018, an increase of almost 25 percent over the previous year,” and now there’s been another attack on a Jewish man, this time on a Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. (I leave it to you to consider: is 19 …
Israel’s IDF soldiers aren’t just brave, they’re cultured, too. One young female soldier entertained people waiting in an Israeli train station by playing Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody with an unparalleled proficiency. Her playing was full of Jewish soul. I guess we know what she’s going to do when she gets out of the army. May she …
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Brazil for the inauguration of the new president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, said it’s only a matter of time until Bolsonaro moves the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem. “Bolsonaro told me it was ‘when, not if’ he moves the embassy to Jerusalem,” said Netanyahu in a meeting with leaders of …
Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned in the wake of Trump’s announcement that the U.S. is pulling its troops out of Syria. Mattis made it clear that his resignation was a protest over the move, in his resignation letter. His letter explained that he’s leaving his post so the president can have a secretary of defense …
An article in the Jerusalem Post begins, “Antisemitism pervades the European Union.” That somehow reads differently than “antisemitism on the rise.” And this was a comprehensive survey, involving almost 16,500 study participants. Among the results: 28% of those surveyed experienced some kind of antisemitic harassment at least once over the past year, while 39% experienced …