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Category Archives: Israel
Forward: No, You Can’t Be A Feminist And A Zionist
Here’s the op/ed: When I hear anyone championing Zionism while also identifying as a feminist, my mind turns to images of night raids, to the torture of children and to the bulldozing of homes. But I also think of those … Continue reading
JPOST: SWEDISH DAUGHTER OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR FACES DEPORTATION FROM ISRAEL
From the Jerusalem Post: The Swedish daughter of a Holocaust survivor faces deportation from Israel next week, based on claims that she was baptized as a baby and has ties to a messianic organization. Rebecca Floer, 64, has been living … Continue reading
Shorter Tablet: Jews Are The Establishment And Therefore Have The Most To Lose From Anti-Establishment Politics
David Mikics writes for Tablet: Along with the Soviet Union’s accusation that Zionism is racism, the left has inherited the Communist Party’s “politics of position,” as David Hirsh calls it in his new book Contemporary Left Antisemitism. What you are … Continue reading
Is Netanyahu The Greatest Statesman Of Our Age?
Comment: Netanyahu, both personally and politically, is by far the greatest national leader of our age. He is a second founding father to his country, and his genius is proven by the dog that does not bark. Despite occasional rumblings … Continue reading
Forward: ‘Shadowy Blacklist Of Student Activists Wins Endorsement Of Mainstream Pro-Israel Group’
Forward: For more than two years, a shadowy website called Canary Mission has posted political dossiers on students active in pro-Palestinian groups, saying it hopes to keep them from finding work after college. Now, a mainstream Jewish pro-Israel organized has … Continue reading
Haaretz: ‘White Man’s Burden’
None of these people who pushed for the 2003 Iraq invasion seem to have paid any price for their idiocy. A smaller percentage of American Jews thought the war was a good idea compared to the general population, but a … Continue reading
Dennis Ross: “Memories of an Anti-Semitic State Department”
Steve Sailer writes: A common theme in respectable discourse at present is that the selfish career ambitions of individual white men must often take a back seat to broader societal goals such as diversity, social justice, inclusion, fighting cultural appropriation, … Continue reading
Ex-CIA Philip Giraldi: ‘America’s Jews Are Driving America’s Wars – Shouldn’t they recuse themselves when dealing with the Middle East?’
Valerie Plame retweeted a link to this article. I’m afraid that just yelling “anti-Semitism” does not shut down conversation like it used to. Alan Dershowitz writes: Valerie Plame had to know what she was doing. The unmasked former CIA officer … Continue reading
‘Foreign entities give millions to groups aiding infiltrators in Israel’
From Israel Hayom: Between 2012 and 2017, European governments and U.N. agencies gave a total of $13 million in aid to Israeli organizations helping illegal aliens, a new report by the right-wing organization Im Tirtzu revealed Sunday. As Europe deals … Continue reading
Ethnic Cleansing Is Sometimes The Way Of Peace
It sounds bad, but separating groups is sometimes the best way of maintaining peace. By contrasting, living in many types of diversity tends to reduce trust and increase tension. J.J. Goldberg writes: A Major Jewish Philanthropist Just Published A Plan … Continue reading