Failing to Mention the British White Paper of 1939 when Discussing Refugees
Curiously, while journalists attempted to connect the Holocaust of Europe's Jews to the plight of Muslim refugees from the Mid East today, they declined to ever mention the restrictive British White Paper of 1939 when discussing the “Muslim ban.”
Confused in San Bernardino
After watching CNN coverage of the San Bernardino shootings, I'm very confused.
Killed for Complaining About Graffiti
In Los Angeles, gang members have begun targeting residents who complain about "tagging."
Top Al Qaeda Operative Left Blueprint to Govern Entire Muslim World
Nasser al-Wahishi provides a step-by-step assessment of what worked and what didn’t in Yemen.
Bibi’s All Time Worst Coalition
You'd think Bibi'd be better at coalition building but he isn't. The incoming government's a new low
Al Jazeera (Qatar) Evicts Jews and Judaism from Jerusalem; Time to Return the Favor
It is well past time to boycott Al Jazeera and its social media site AJ+. Distorting history is just part of the problem. Incitement must have consequences.
What Would Rabbi Kahane Say Now?
In 1985, he described programs of "secular Zionist gentilization" designed by the Ministry of Education.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Driving the Wedge Further
I admire Lila Kagedan's resolve and commitment but insisting on a title to break a barrier for women will serve only to divide us further.
EU’re Out!
I think as British Jews, our fear should be that extremist politicians now have the chance to seize their seats in our house of commons.
Anti-Semitic Cartoons at the Guardian
For Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell, Israel is a sinister, controlling and manipulative state.
A Mountain of Sorrow
All Israel walks beside them, holding them in our hearts, listening, our hearts breaking with theirs
Bibi’s Begging, and We Don’t Know Why
Bibi wants to release terrorists, and is surprised by the push-back against the deal. Neither side understands the other.
Is it a Still a “Free Country?”
Trump is blamed by many for damaging democracy. But I think far more damage has been and is being done by the reaction to Donald Trump. Trump and his movement are being used as an excuse to push the country down a path toward less free expression and less free thought.
Condemning the Jewish Extremists
Everyone is angry at the ongoing Arab terrorism, but what does murdering a baby have to do with protecting Jewish lives or furthering Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel?
Josh Earnest Wants Us All to Just Get Along
"So, I heard your recent statement about the..um...violence in Israel and I just had to write to tell you. Josh, you're an idiot."
Is It Only Me Who Sees the Hypocrisy?
I just hope France dropped leaflets and called the houses they were bombing before doing so.
Don’t Believe Everything They Say About Us
Human nature is such that hearing something over and over again for forty years will inevitably have an impact on the person.
Iran’s State News Agency Blames Israel for Sandy Hook Massacre
Nothing triggers the irrational conspiracy center located not-so-deeply in the human brain better than a conspiracy that involves Jews or Israel.
Impending IDF Op in Rafah Shakes Up Gazans
The DM put new pressure on the Gazans with talk of the upcoming IDF operations in Rafah.
Bennett’s Unholy Alliance with Lapid
Not exactly what Jewish Home voters thought they would get on election day.
Even The NY Times Needs to Fire David Halbfinger
What is Sunday without the NY Times? A much better day.
Morning Rocket Attack On Eshkol Region
Not that anyone is paying attention, but this morning a rocket was fired on the Eshkol Region, yet another rocket attack from Gaza.
NY Times Highlights Jews’ Frustration With French Media Minimizing Anti-Semitic Attacks
When multiple antisemitic riots were raging across Europe in the summer of 2014, three articles by different Times writers described the mayhem as having an “anti-Semitic tinge,” in a disgusting attempt to minimize the blatant Jew-hatred.
The Last 7 Days in Israel
Israel is experiencing two dramatic trends – lots of vaccinations administered and lots of new cases of Covid-19.
R’ Eliezer Knew More Science than R’ Yehoshua
According to the Torah Temimah...
“By the Rivers of Brooklyn”
When I look at the pictures of Brooklyn and Toronto, and Boca and Beverly Hills, I pray with all my heart that God open their eyes, and give them a heart of flesh to feel the horror of their plight, living in strange impure lands, living make-believe identities, as if they are Americans and Frenchmen and Australians and Germans, when they are really the descendents of Israelites displaced from their Homeland.
Trumping the Golan
By recognizing Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights, President Trump struck a blow against the idiotic principle of “land for peace”
A Torah
On Simchat Torah we celebrate having successfully read the entire Torah over the space of a year.
Jordana in Jamaica Estates (Part 1)
One exciting element of traveling is that it was my first time ever doing so as a dual-citizen!
What to do about the Kites?
The question shouldn’t be “how can we stop incendiary kites?” Rather, we should ask “how we can hurt the Gazans – o badly, so disproportionately, that they will be very sorry that they tried to burn our country.