Posts Tagged: Donald Trump Jews
The Price for Trump’s Peace Plan Is Too High
JNS.org - A Palestinian state in Israel’s backyard, international control over Jerusalem’s Old City and the mass expulsion of tens of thousands of Jews from Judea...
Why Trump’s US-Israel Honeymoon Might Not Last
President Donald Trump has taken two unprecedented steps highly favorable to Israel: recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and cutting funds to the United Nations Relief and...
Trump Rescues the Palestinians
JNS.org - The most prominent Jewish leader in America did not mince words when it came to the question of whether the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)...
An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
Dear President Trump, I find it extremely hard to call you “President Trump” because sadly for America, you neither act like a president nor speak like...
There Aren’t Two Sides: Conspiratorial Antisemitism, From Charlottesville to Palestine
In addition to the racism and xenophobia that was on display Saturday in Charlottesville, the ‘Unite the Right’ event represented a perfect example of what the Anti-Defamation...
An Open Letter to President Trump: Your Moral Equivalency Was Shameful
Dear President Trump, On Monday morning, I urged you to reconsider your exceptionally ill-chosen words of Saturday -- "on many sides" -- following the tragic events in Charlottesville. Shortly afterward, and...
Reform Jewish Leaders Are Ruining Their Movement by Wading Deeper into Politics
JNS.org - Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC), recently wrote a blog post responding to the movement’s politically conservative and centrist...
Trump’s Holocaust Remarks Missed the Point
President Donald Trump's address to the World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly on Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day completely missed the point. At first glance, Trump's speech seems worthy of commendation. And,...
Trump Lauds ‘Unbreakable Spirit of the Jewish People’ in Yom HaShoah Remarks to Leading Group
US President Donald Trump paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust on Sunday and lauded Jewish courage in the face of genocide, in Holocaust...
What Is Happening to American Jewish Organizations?
I have been active with my local Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and Israel Advocacy Committee for the past 25 years. I am hawkishly...
Congress, Jewish Groups Oppose Trump’s Plan to Axe Antisemitism Envoy
JNS.org - Recent reports have indicated that the Trump administration’s planned budget cuts could lead to the demise of the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat...
Purim’s Warning for Modern-Day Antisemitism
The United States has seen a surge in antisemitic activity that is unprecedented in modern times. Bomb threats against Jewish community centers, desecrated cemeteries, offensive graffiti and social...
Trumpism and Antisemitism
The United States is witnessing a disturbing rise in antisemitic acts. In St. Louis, more than 100 tombstones were tipped over; similar hate crimes have taken...
Dead Jews Matter, But So Do the Living
Last week, more than 150 headstones were vandalized at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish Cemetery in University City, Missouri. Similar acts have been taking place all across...
