David Harris
ARTICLES BY: David Harris
“Global March on Jerusalem”: If It’s Not About Israel, It’s Not About Us
Here we go again. First, it was the various "Freedom Flotillas" that tried to enter Hamas-controlled Gaza by sea. Now it's the "Global March to Jerusalem" (GMJ),...
Avi Shlaim’s Anti-Israel Slime
The name Avi Shlaim may not be widely known on the street, but in the United Kingdom, and particularly in academic settings, it is. An...
America Stands Behind Israel, So Should its Jews
I don't sleep well. The prospect of an Iranian bomb keeps me up at night and coupled with the missile threat from Iran's allies, Hezbollah ...
Twisted Twitter Chatter, The Hindu, and Jews
Let's begin with the tweets themselves. From Narayan Lakshman, Washington-based correspondent for The Hindu, a prominent Indian left-of-center newspaper, to his foreign affairs editor in New...
Israel, the “Arab Spring,” and the Wishful Thinkers
When it comes to Israel, advice is never in short supply. It's doled out steadily by diplomats, scholars, editorial writers, columnists, you name it. The onset of...
Jimmy Carter Does It Again
When it comes to the Middle East, the former president never ceases to amaze. In an interview published in Time, he was asked: "What do you...
Dear Atlanta Jewish Times Publisher Andrew Adler: How Revolting!
Sometimes, as they say, truth is stranger than fiction. That was the case in Atlanta recently. The publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, Andrew Adler, wrote...
“Zero Interest in Ever Visiting Israel”
I sat down to read the New York Times Travel section, which this week featured a major piece on Jerusalem. By the second paragraph, I...
“I Certainly Do Not See Iran As A Threat.”
These words are destined for the history books. They were uttered by Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, during a recent visit to Tehran. Other than such...
Christians at Risk: A Jew’s Concern, Part II*
Here's a recent headline in The Guardian: "Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas." As a non-Christian, I'm curious about the reaction. Or when the...
New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Crossed a Line
Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, crossed a line in his recent op-ed, "Newt, Mitt, Bibi and Vladimir." Shockingly, he wrote: "I sure hope that...
Will the Real David Harris Please Stand Up?
As I've written before, I have a problem with my name. It's not that there's anything inherently wrong with it. It's just that, unlike Bon Jovi,...
“Israel and ‘Pinkwashing'”: What was the New York Times thinking?
One of the three spaces on the prestigious New York Times op-ed page in the November 23rd edition was given to a rather odd piece. Amidst...
Poor, Misunderstood Iran!
Last week's report from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)--a UN body--sent a chilling message. Here is the central finding: "The IAEA has serious concerns regarding...
