Posts Tagged: Lee Bender
In the Middle East, Not All Narratives Are Valid
In the Middle East, not all narratives are valid or equal; some are based on lies. And the biggest falshehood of them all is the narrative of...
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...
Israel and America Must Crack Down on Palestinian Killers
The first, most basic responsibility of a nation is to protect and secure its citizens. The time has come for the Israeli government to get much...
A Young Professional Changes Her Boss’ Attitude Towards Israel
This past week, a young attorney named Deenah shared her story of how she responded to a supervisor's misgivings about Israel. While at work, Deenah began to...
Why Are Radical Islamists Being Allowed to Immigrate to America?
While much of the discussion concerning illegal versus legal immigration centers on the action on our southern border, the immigration statistics and patterns of another...
Every Rocket Aimed at Israel is a Blow to Human Progress
Last week, another announcement of an amazing discovery came from the high-tech, innovative Start-Up Nation: (also known as Israel). This time it was a cure for terminal cancer with breakthrough...
Stop Connecting Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism With Islamophobia
Many practitioners of Islam reject Jewish sovereignty and consider Jews (and Christians) to be dhimmis - treated as second-class citizens. Arabism or Arab nationalism...
Honoring Liberators and Mahalniks Before It’s Too Late
It is no secret that the eyewitnesses to the Nazi death camps, the liberators from the U.S. and Allied Armies, are themselves quickly dying off. They...
The Media’s Anti-Israel Bias is Beyond All Shame
Illustrative of the Western media's anti-Israel bias, the Philadelphia Inquirer (our sole hometown daily broadsheet), ran ten photos last week depicting attacks and damage in...
22 Reasons for Hamas to Thank the Media
Hamas -which started an offensive war with Israel, rejected ceasefires, deliberately committed war crimes by hiding its weapons and fighters behind human shields, and fired...
Israel’s Supporters Must Stop Using These 13 Phrases
Mainstream Western media coverage of Israel is laced with expressions intentionally crafted to delegitimize the Jewish State. The good news is that these terms weren't...
Four Facts That Everyone Should Know About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Most Westerners, including many Jews, are unaware of four fundamental facts about the Jewish homeland of Israel that would greatly increase their support for the Jewish...
How UNRWA Perpetuates the Palestinian Crisis (REVIEW)
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was created in 1949 after the Arabs rejected the 1947...
The Media, Israel, and Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)
Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A-Z by Lee Bender and Jerome Verlin (Pavilion Press, Philadelphia, Pa. 2013) Sophocles said, "What people believe prevails over truth," Pressing...
