Opinion

OpEd: We Need a New Ivy-League-Style University for Jewish Students

This has long been our way. The Jewish way. When Jewish doctors weren’t allowed into hospitals, we built our own. When hotels and country clubs were closed to us, places like Hillcrest served the needs of wealthy Los Angeles area Jewish families denied membership in restricted social establishments. [Norma Zager]

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California, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: Zelensky Keeps a Distance from His Jewishness and from Israel

The silencing of his Jewishness has characterized his entire tenure as president. Mentioning his Jewishness became taboo. Benjamin Disraeli, a baptized Jew, was Prime Minister of Great Britain and openly discussed Jewish issues and wrote novels with Jewish characters. Léon Blum was Prime Minister of France and spoke freely about his Jewishness. Bruno Kraisky was Chancellor of Austria and made no secret of his Jewishness. Walter Rathenau was Foreign Minister of Germany and spoke proudly of his Jewish ancestry. None of them were ashamed of their Jewishness as Zelensky was. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

OpEd: The ‘Music’ of Socialism

Why didn’t I become a socialist? Soviet socialism destroyed my family and I could not love it. But it turned out that I disliked socialism for the same reason I did not become a musician: my aunt’s piano also left Kiev.  Instead of using my absolute musical ear for music, I had to use it to listen to the atonal music of wailing, to the unmelodic moans and gloomy chords of the lamentations of the Soviet Jews. [Alex Gordon]

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Alex Gordon, Antisemitism, International, Israel, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors

OpEd: Pro-Palestinian Activists Sabotage Arms Factory Behind F-35 Targeting Systems

Published by The Western Journal The strange thing about the Israel-Hamas conflict is that the people shouting the loudest for peace are the ones who are causing the violence. The war began on Oct. 7 with the brutal attacks carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on unsuspecting Israelis sleeping in their beds, living

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Nordot, Opinion, USA

OpEd: Mass and Social Media Promote Anti-Israel Bias

You hardly need to lift a finger to get the latest on Israel, most often from the “social justice” viewpoint. But is the “news” objective, or does it follow the new journalism dictum that pushing a narrative is preferred to straight forward, objective reporting? [Steve Kramer]

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA

OpEd: Antisemitism on Official Display at San Diego’s Chicano Park

This brazen display of hate against a minority group, utilizing official City resources, is unprecedented in San Diego. Mayor Todd Gloria, the City Council, and the Parks & Recreation Department have failed to remove it despite multiple requests for immediate action from San Diego Jewish community leaders since May 12, 2024. [Kerry Schlossberg]

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Antisemitism, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

ANALYSIS: President Raisi’s death and Its implications for Iran and the region

Published by IntelliNews By bne Tehran bureau The sudden death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19 has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the country’s political future, especially concerning the succession of the Supreme Leader. However, Iran’s entrenched balance of power suggests that there will be no immediate seismic

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Middle East, Nordot, Opinion

Pique Cited as Reason Biden Canceled Bomb Deliveries to Israel

President Biden withheld delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel in part because critics of the Jewish state may abandon him next Nov. 5, denying Democrats another four-year term in the White House. However, a revealing New York Times piece on Sunday suggests that Biden’s prevailing reason was aggravation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

OpEd: U.S. Policy Will Prolong Israel-Hamas War, Guarantee Another War

The Biden Administration, which purports to support Israel as its greatest Middle East ally, is appalled by Israel’s retaliation against Hamas, and to a much lesser extent, Lebanon. It has duplicitously failed to back Israel fully while restraining the IDF. [Steve Kramer]

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Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Steve Kramer, USA

OpEd: Right-Wing Christians, Democratic ‘Progressives’ Oppose ‘Antisemitism Awareness Act’

“Antisemitism is wrong, but I will not be voting for the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) today,” writes Greene, “that could convict Christians of antisemitism for believing the Gospel that says Jesus was handed over to Herod to be crucified by the Jews,” as quoted in the Raw Story publication. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Opinion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA