The details change but the underlying message does not: Jews are maliciously portrayed as secretly orchestrating disasters or profiting from human suffering. This pattern demonstrates how antisemitism continuously adapts to the news cycle while recycling centuries-old myths.” (Press Release)
Online antisemites blame Jews for Europe’s wildfires Read More »
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania proved this week that an advocate for Israel can confront an Israel-basher, shake him up and still stand firm and unyielding. Or stand tall, as John Wayne or Ronald Reagan might word it. [Bruce S. Ticker]
El-Sayed shouldn’t have threatened Fetterman metaphorically or in reality Read More »
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It is with profound sadness that we mark the passing of Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFOCUS Quarterly, who died on Thursday, July 16, 2026. [Press Release]
Shoshana Bryen, senior director of the Jewish Policy Center, mourned Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, News Media, Obituaries & memorials, Press Release, Shoshana Bryen, USAShould we toss off our chains and march through the desert into the GOP’s arms? Many have probably done that already and more will follow. However, it is not necessary. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Democrats support for Israel aid cutoff a boon to GOP recruitment efforts Read More »
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JCRC and our partners have discussed pressing issues related to antisemitism with the congressman. We shared increasing concerns that his repeated use of the phrase “Epstein class,” and attacks on AIPAC as a shadowy organization, are being used by antisemitic individuals and groups to further conspiracy theories that harm the Jewish community. [Press Release]
JCRC Bay Area remonstrates with Congressman Ro Khanna Read More »
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Amos Elon (July 4, 1926 – May 25, 2009) was an Israeli journalist and author. He was a writer for the newspaper Haaretz for most of his career and contributed essays to The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and The New York Review of Books. [Wikipedia]
Today’s Jewish birthday: Amos Elon Read More »
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Ota Pavel (July 2, 1930 – March 31, 1973) was a Czech writer, journalist and sport reporter. He is primarily an author of autobiographical and biographical novels. [Wikipedia]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, News Media, Today's Jewish Birthday, WikipediaGoldman’s constituents lost four years of seniority on Tuesday when former City Comptroller Brad Lander ousted him in the Democratic primary with an estimated 65 percent in the 10th Congressional District that covers Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Au contraire, Israel IS the important election issue Read More »
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Because of an American mid-term election in several months, it seems undeniable that the Trump administration has put the fear of losing several vulnerable seats in Congress above ending Iran’s impending threat to the West. [Steve Kramer]
Opinion: Trump loses the war with Iran Read More »
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Florida Republicans know what they’re doing. They set the stage for not only a racial conflict but also a Black/Jewish showdown for Democrats in south Florida. (Bruce S. Ticker)
Florida Republicans engineer a Democratic showdown between Jews and Blacks Read More »
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Few periods of life are as formative as young adulthood. My undergraduate years profoundly shaped the interests, communities, and convictions that continue to guide me today. Much of that trajectory can be traced back to my involvement in pro-Israel student life on campus. [Karen Klein]
Support for Israel dangerously low among college students Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, News Media, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodPresident Clinton hosted a summit at Camp David where Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered Arab leader Yasser Arafat a plan for an independent state covering all of Gaza, eastern Jerusalem and 93 percent of the West Bank. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Van Hollen’s OpEd in NYTimes forgets Barak & Clinton offer to Arafat Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAMuch of the Western world’s media is in a tizzy over the inhospitable, “uncivilized” treatment that participants in a recent flotilla suffered at the hands of Israeli authorities. (See Times of Israel story) Some of those arrested claimed that they were treated like terrorists. [Steve Kramer]
Flotilla passengers accuse Ben-Gvir of treating them like terrorists Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Israel, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve KramerNakba Day is the silliest, most childlike excuse ever created to explain away defeat in war. Most nations and peoples who are vanquished take their losses in a saddened, subdued manner. The less said the better. The Arabs would proclaim it from the highest of their tall, looming minarets, where Muslims make the call to prayer five times a day. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Mamdani commemorates ‘Nakba Day’ Read More »
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