“We are deeply troubled by Pitzer College’s tolerance for – if not total capitulation to – the virulently antisemitic academic boycott of Israel campaign (academic BDS), whose explicit goal is to purge campuses of Zionism and Zionists, a campaign redolent of Nazi Germany and its successful purge of Jewish students and faculty from its universities.” [AMCHA Initiative]
I feel hopeful that at least two Council members will openly press for local reforms, but one or both council members could be injecting Middle East issues into Council business. Roughly 7.5 million of our people live in Israel, and we want to avert further harm to them. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Progressives Attract with Domestic Policies; Repel with Anti-Israel Policies Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Emile Zola received tremendous backlash for his letter, but he managed to bring the French people to their senses, stopping the wave of antisemitism that was then ravaging France. [Jose Galicot]
In Emile Zola’s Famous Rebuke to Antisemites: ‘J’Accuse!’ Read More »
Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jose Galicot, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Feeding people who are starving, as Gazans are every day, is a profound act of goodness. You and I know this. We know that Israel should not be stopping, or even slowing, aid at Gaza’s doors. And right now, Israeli policies are contributing to rampant hunger—and the imminent risk of famine. And we know that people working to get food to the hungry should be protected, not endangered. All of it breaks my heart. [Daniel Sokatch]
OpEd: Israel Must Allow More Food into Gaza Read More »
Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsIf Hamas and other extremist Arabs are fighting for self-determination in the territories, why did they slaughter 1,200 Jews in such a savage manner? In sovereign Israel, mind you, not Gaza or the West Bank. Why did the Palestinian leadership reject Israel’s offer of a Palestinian state 24 years ago? Why does Hamas refuse a cease-fire while civilians continue to starve and face Israel’s military attacks? [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Jews Must Set the Record Straight about the War in Gaza Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
According to Einstein, the world is governed by the laws of reason and comprehended by reason. He “did not believe in a God who was concerned with the welfare and moral behavior of human beings.” [Alex Gordon]
Jewish Biography: Albert Einstein, Cosmotheist Read More »
Alex Gordon, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors
God did what is sensible. The world is, as the Hebrew Bible states, “Good.” It gives people free will. Humans cause evil in three ways. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
A Possible Solution Why There is Evil Read More »
Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
I was a battalion physician in Sinai during the Yom Kippur War. Those who fought and survived the 1973 Yom Kippur War hoped that the bitter lessons of that war had been learned and that Israel would never experience a similar catastrophe. Tragically, one day after the 50th anniversary of that war, history repeated itself with the devastating Hamas attack of October 7. The similarities between these events are chillingly striking. [Itzhak Brook, M.D.]
Yom Kippur War Vet Compares Its Causes to Those of War in Gaza Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
My motto is never again, never forget, and never forgive. While some have criticized me for never forgiving the Nazis for what they did to my family, it is precisely this hatred that makes me the fighting Rabbi I am. I refuse to forgive. This is what motivates me to speak out against injustice wherever it may be found. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg]
OpEd: Purim and the Holocaust Read More »
Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel –Why are today’s political leaders in Washington, and others outside of the US, against Israel’s imperative to wipe out Hamas? The US, Germany, et al are strongly discouraging the IDF from entering Rafah, the remaining nerve center of Hamas and most likely the hiding place its two foremost terrorist
OpEd: Failure to Incapacitate Hamas: Recipe for More Massacres of Israelis Read More »
International, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USASchumer’s speech is among the most high-minded that I have heard or read. I am leery about some of Schumer’s ideas, especially the two-state solution, but at least he is serious and laying out many of the needs for a peace plan, the obstacles that might stand in the way and the steps that can be taken to succeed. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: High-Minded Schumer Speech on Israel and Gaza Deserves Serious Attention Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by The Western Journal It took an 11-year-boy’s discovery in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel to remind everybody of who the historical inhabitants of the Jewish state were. According to the Jerusalem Post, an 11-year-old boy who usually lives on a kibbutz found a coin from the Hasmonean Dynasty,
OpEd: 11-Year-Old Israeli Boy’s Discovery Points Out Jewish History in the Holy Land Read More »
Israel, Jewish History, Nordot, Opinion
Legitimate religions encourage honesty, transparency, and critical thinking.
Conversely, cults, and their leaders, condone the use of deception for recruitment and fundraising purposes. They also use manipulation and fear tactics to maintain control of their members. The negative characteristics of deception and manipulation distinguish a cult from a legitimate religion. [Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz]
OpEd: What Do Cults and Terrorists Have in Common? Read More »
Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Kit Carson was a legendary figure celebrated as a brave frontiersman. But he was a brutal leader, commanding attacks on Native Americans across the west, destroying food sources and murdering innocent women and children. Yet we have a local park in Escondido named after him. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]
OpEd: Ethnic Studies Should Have Been Part of California’s Regular Curriculum Read More »
California, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San Diego