Posts Tagged: Mitchell Bard Israel
Trump Forced Israel to Surrender; Why Isn’t He Receiving the Blame?
Shortly after the Gaza war began, I reminded readers that US presidents — not Israeli prime ministers — end Israel's wars. Predictably, President Joe Biden...
The Myopia of the Bibi-ists
Benjamin Netanyahu was probably Israel’s best finance minister and public spokesman (second maybe to the more erudite Abba Eban). However, despite efforts by his supporters...
As Judicial Reform Riles Nation, Netanyahu Keeps Scoring ‘Own Goals’
For those unfamiliar with soccer, an “own goal” is when you unintentionally score for the opposing team, and Lionel Messi is arguably the world’s greatest...
Israel Must Have Zero Tolerance for Settler Violence
Jews have every right to live in Judea and Samaria. These Jews should also be protected from threats from Palestinians, which, sadly, are incessant. Palestinians...
The Grinch Who Stole Yom Ha’atzmaut
This should have been one of the most significant years in the history of Israel. It should have been a yearlong celebration of the 75th...
Bibi and the Golden Calf
One of the disturbing things about watching the judiciary food fight in Israel is that the supporters of the most extreme reform proposals act as...
Why Can’t Violent Settlers Be Held Accountable?
Last month, Israel’s Public Security Minister, Omer Barlev, created a firestorm when he said that he planned to increase the number of police in Judea...
BDS Continues to Fizzle Out
The antisemitic BDS movement never had a serious impact on Israel; it had no impact whatsoever on Israeli policy, and has failed to accomplish its...
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...
Universities Compromise Values for Arab Money
Universities have largely escaped government scrutiny -- at least until recently -- for their fundraising in Arab countries. It may seem paradoxical that institutions widely...
Why Can’t Universities Define Antisemitism?
Aren’t academics supposed to be able to define a word? How is it then that university professors and administrators are incapable of defining “antisemitism?” They...
The Campus in Historical Context
I have written many articles on the campus climate, and some have raised hackles because my articles have relied on empirical data and observation to...
Carter, Trump and Peacemaking
When I heard the news about the Israel-UAE agreement, my first thought was that this was a great diplomatic coup and a potentially game-changing event...
Putin Has Outplayed Trump — and the US and Israel Have Suffered
In 2009, I wrote that Russians are the world's best chess players, and that Vladimir Putin pursues foreign policy like a chess whiz who can...
