Posts Tagged: anti-semitism
Palestinian Ambassador Draws Harvard Invite Despite a Sketchy Record on Antisemitism
Husam Zomlot has tried to explain away a comment denying the Holocaust, rationalized the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s policy of paying families of terrorists, and minimized...
Why Are Jews Seen as ‘White’?
As critics have noted, American Jews today are often characterized as "white" when talking about race. Not only is this narrative inaccurate -- it's also...
Why the IHRA Handbook on Antisemitism — Not Just Its Definition — Is Needed
The year 2020 will be marked as, among other distinctions, a time of unbridled global antisemitism. The phenomenon is growing from three sources -- the...
‘Freedom for Humanity’: A Cautionary Tale of Antisemitism
JNS.org - What follows here is a story about a politician from the extreme left, a politician from the far-right, and a painting replete with...
Should Europe’s Jews Give Up and Move to Israel?
On Sunday, the Guardian reported the depressing fact that “almost half of British Jews avoid showing visible signs of their Judaism in public, such as a Star...
Antisemitism Requires Each of Us to Stand Up and Fight
Jewish people are the target of more religious bias hate crimes in the United States than people of all other religions combined. FBI hate crime statistics...
Despite Raphael Warnock’s Pro-Israel Statements, His Anti-Israel Letter Remains
"I Stand With Israel," proclaimed Rev. Raphael Warnock, the Georgia Democratic US Senate candidate, in an op-ed published on November 9, claiming his views are...
Europe Can’t Fight Antisemitism While Ignoring Threats to Israel
Dear European Union -- we have to talk about a major foreign policy blind spot: your relations with Israel. Countless times, I have heard European leaders,...
Raising My Jewish Son to Learn It’s Good to Be Different
Last week, my firstborn, five-year-old son declared in a rather ominous tone, “Santa isn’t real.” Normally this would inspire dread in a mother’s heart, but...
Now Is the Time to Defeat Antisemitism Once and for All
Whether it is intimidation of Jews on college campuses, institutional antisemitism in the UK’s Labour Party, or the corona-fueled resurgence of ancient anti-Jewish canards, antisemitism...
Why Isn’t Antisemitism Treated Like Other Forms of Bigotry?
I’ve been binging on The West Wing, and there was an episode where the president’s assistant gives him the gift of a map of Palestine...
The Absurd Arab Arguments Against the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
This week, 122 Arab intellectuals wrote a letter to The Guardian opposing the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. Let's look at their arguments: 1. The fight against...
Jonas Salk and Antisemitism
When President Dwight Eisenhower invited Jonas Salk -- who discovered the polio vaccine -- to the White House, the president reportedly choked back tears of...
American Muslims for Palestine Pushes Debunked Israeli Police Exchange Narrative
The video is just over two minutes long, but it sure is disturbing. Blindfolded Palestinian detainees appear next to an image of American police in...
