MEPIN Thoughts for the Weekend
Replying to the following reporting. Two media events struck me this weekend. The first was the lack of mainstream media reporting that Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade…
American and Israeli Democracy
American Politics
Anti-Semitism
BDS
BDS & Anti-Semitism
Israel
U.S. - Israel Relationship
Zionism
Sorry professors, but BDS and double standards for Israel are anti-Semitism
Where are their voices for freedom of speech when their pro-Israel students and their speakers are screamed down in the name of racism, apartheid and colonialism? The growing acceptance of…
Biden vs. Trump on Israel and anti-Semitism
{Previously published by the JNS} A pro-Israel friend of mine told me that he wished AIPAC would publish an unbiased list comparing the policy differences between former U.S. Vice President…
A Year of Weaponized Words, Antisemitism, and Revisionist History
{Previously Published in The Jerusalem Post} Another misused word directed at Israel is the charge of apartheid. Anyone opening up a real dictionary would see that the true meaning of…
ANTISEMITISM: HOW WILL I KNOW IF I SEE IT?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} I was particularly struck by the profound concern and fear expressed by the high school-parents group, who shared with me a number of troubling…
AFTER PITTSBURGH, TIME TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT ANTISEMITISM TODAY
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} After Pittsburgh, it seems that the pendulum has swung and Jews fear that America has changed. For years I have given talks at universities,…
The State of Anti-Semitism on Campus
A disturbing report was published this week on the rise of anti-Semitic activity at American universities in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. The…
Rationalizing Palestinian Terrorism and Anti-Israel NGO’s
Today’s Vlog deals with two issues, European government support for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) whose goal is to Boycott and Delegitimize Israel, and the rationalizations used to explain the “Knife Intifada”.…
Anti-Semitism on US College Campuses, Educating Pro-Israel Americans and Marking the Shoah
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post.) Last week I was privileged to speak to two very different audiences about the Middle East and Israel. Last week I was privileged to…
Is the United Nations anti-Semitic?
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) States that support terror overwhelmingly control the UN. They mouth the words of moderation, but defend nations that give sanctuary to terrorists. “When people…