Commentary I turned to Thomas Friedman and Sir Martin Gilbert – but received little solace. As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza continues, with the prospect of a two-front war with Hezbollah in the north or even a three-front war as anti-Israel activity begins to move from a simmer to a boil in the WestContinue reading “With no short-term end to the conflict in Israel and Gaza …what to do?”
Category Archives: Antisemitism
Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova
Commentary “Wake Up Sheep(!!!)*. What Natzi(sic)**/Anti Semite(sic) ***ever did this for the Jewish people or Israel? *(!!!) mine; **Natzi is Nazi, I guess; ***No, not Anti Semite. The accepted spellings are, Antisemite or Anti-semite The 10 days between Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) are commonly known asContinue reading “Donald Trump wishes all his Jewish friends an only-in-Trumpland Shana Tova”
Celebrating 125 years of the Forward while watching as #StandUpToJewishHate combats antisemitism
Commentary A convergence I had to write about and, I hope, you will want to read…and forward. I’m sure by now you’ve seen the $25 million initiative, #StandUpToJewishHate, launched last month to battle antisemitism, using a blue square as its main feature. Created by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism—founded by New England Patriots owner RobertContinue reading “Celebrating 125 years of the Forward while watching as #StandUpToJewishHate combats antisemitism”
Trump’s indictment is unprecedented; antisemitic tropes are not
This is a long and, heartfelt response to a readers comment regarding my earlier post, “Unprecedented: Trump Indicted!” The key point, as noted in the sub-head of this post:, “Soros-backed, Soros-funded, Puppet-Master Soros, might be modern expressions of antisemitism, but they are just new ways of showing how history repeats itself,” is something that all of us should take to heart. I encourage comments and a dialogue.
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