Mitchell Bard
ARTICLES BY: Mitchell Bard
The Abbas Mythology
A recent article in The Atlantic about “The Tragedy of Mahmoud Abbas” noted: “In him, the world saw a reformist, a leader who could get the Palestinians...
The Palestinians and Their Allies Should Know the Truth About the Nazis
The most offensive attacks made by Palestinians and their supporters against Israelis are comparisons to the Nazis. These analogies demonstrate a profound ignorance of history...
Will the State Department Sabotage Trump’s Israel Policy?
President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, was opposed by most of the US foreign policy establishment,...
Will Palestinians Protect Freedom of Religion and Holy Places in Jerusalem?
For the sake of argument, let us assume that the Palestinians one day achieve their goal of securing a capital for a Palestinian state in Jerusalem....
Middle East Studies Association (as Usual) Singles Out Israel for Attack, Excuses Palestinian Perfidy
The Middle East Studies Association gave up all pretense of being a scholarly organization when it was taken over by the followers of Edward Said...
Middle East Studies Association Panel Reserves Outrage Only for Israel
Israel Studies are rarely centerstage at annual conferences of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA); but when they are, one can be certain that they’ll be the...
Why Can’t American Students Show Common Sense on Antisemitism?
Supported by antisemitic faculty who seek to redefine Jew hatred in such a way that excludes themselves, American students seem to be unable and unwilling to...
Recognizing Jerusalem Is the First Step Toward Peace
Contrary to the hysterical reactions around the world, President Trump’s decision to ignore naysayers and recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may be the most important...
Kristallnacht: When America Failed the Jews
On November 11, 1938, a front-page story appeared in The New York Times. It read: “A wave of destruction, looting, and incendiarism unparalleled in Germany since the...
Taxpayer-Funded Bias on Middle East Invades K-12 Classrooms
While much attention is devoted to the politicization of Middle East studies on college campuses, biased perspectives on Western values, Israel, Islam and terrorism are...
When the Jewish Left Had Integrity
One of the sad problems on college campuses today is the way that the extreme left has hijacked civil and human rights movements, and turned them into...
Germans Know Antisemitism When They See It
One of the outrageous aspects of campus politics -- and, to a lesser extent, off-campus politics -- is the effort by Israel’s detractors to tell...
Despite Flaws, Stanford Study of Jewish Students Gets It Mostly Right
When you see the name Stanford attached to a research project, it's usually worth taking seriously. Therefore, I was interested in a recent report put out...
The More Things Change: The South Africa Calumny
In the ancient days of campus battles on Israel, we did not have to contend with annual Israel hate weeks. Still, the situation was not...
