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A Double Standard for Israel From Princeton’s Jew-Haters

November 22, 2022

By Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D At Princeton University, the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) has had a busy year of activism with the sole purpose of maligning, libeling, and questioning the legitimacy of Israel. In March, for example, the group sponsored a referendum that called on Princeton to “immediately halt usage of all Caterpillar machinery […]

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Israel, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Jew-Hatred Burgeons in the US

November 21, 2022

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Although it has been 55 years since I graduated from college, I still fondly remember my student life being enhanced by my membership in a Jewish fraternity. Today, I might have a different attitude, now that Jew-hatred (some call it antisemitism, a somewhat innocuous term.) A recent article

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Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA

A Week in the Life of a Movement

November 21, 2022

By Doron Krakow A common question among JCC leaders is: “Are we a movement?” The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of a movement is: “a series of organized activities working toward an objective; also: an organized effort to promote or attain an end.” As a product of Young Judaea, the Zionist youth movement, I was inured from

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Doron Krakow, Lifestyles, Opinion, USA

Is Netanyahu Stuck?

November 21, 2022

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s earlier indication that he could finish with his government in a couple of days isn’t holding. So far, he seems to have promised the Finance Ministry to Aryeh Deri, but Bibi’s promises are worth a wet tissue in a thunderstorm. There’s also a problem with

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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion

Qatar’s Farcical World Cup Begins

November 21, 2022

By Ben Cohen (JNS) Even before the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off, the tournament already had a hero: the former captain of the Iranian national team, Ali Daei. Now retired and working as a coach, Daei is without question the greatest footballer Iran has ever produced, playing at senior level both in

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International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion

The City Without Jews

November 18, 2022

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In 1922, Hugo Bettauer, an Austrian writer of Jewish origin, published a satirical anti-utopia, the novel The City Without Jews. The book was published 47 times in seven languages. The author wrote: “The people have chosen a political savior, Dr. Karl Schwertfeger of the Christian Social Party.” The writer

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Alex Gordon, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Opinion

Should Israelis Laugh or Cry?

November 17, 2022

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — These days I feel like Alice in Anti-Wonderland, where what seemed impossible yesterday is now happening before my very eyes. I would say “Curiouser and Curiouser” if I could, but I feel more like saying “Awfuller and Awfuller.” Each candidate for a ministerial post in the government

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion

Road to the Jewish White House

November 17, 2022

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Jared Polis, Joshua Shapiro and Lee Zeldin ended the day, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, able to claim vast political accomplishments. All three can be credited with consolidating or augmenting power in their states for their respective political parties. Polis won re-election as governor of Colorado, Shapiro was elected to

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Dave Chappelle Was More Than Just Funny, He Was Right

November 16, 2022

By Rebecca Sugar (JNS) I missed comedian Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, but I knew I had to watch it when the wave of social media outrage reached me. When I finally saw it, what I heard shocked me. Chappelle’s jokes about the Kanye West and Kyrie Irving controversies were

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Opinion, USA

Dave Chappelle and Normalizing Black Antisemitism

November 16, 2022

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) You have to live in a bubble of New York Times readers and NPR listeners to think that what happens on “Saturday Night Live” is of earth-shattering importance. But the controversy about what guest host comedian Dave Chappelle said about recent antisemitic controversies involving African-Americans during the course of his

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Opinion, USA

‘Red Wave’ Turns Into a Ripple; Coalition Process Underway in Israel

November 14, 2022

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The U.S. election results are not final, but a lot closer than projected in pre-election polls. The combination of a Supreme Court decision about abortion and Donald Trump’s prominence provided enough threats to limit the usual non-presidential party’s tendency to lose in mid-term elections. The projected “red wave” turned

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Two Perilous Forces in Israel

November 9, 2022

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — No question that American Jews should be anxious about the future of an Israel in Benjamin Netanyahu’s hands. There will likely be two prime forces at work that can intensify the conflict with the Palestinians. We already know that Bibi (Netanyahu) plans to govern with an alliance joined by

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

On the Right Side of History

November 9, 2022

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In political statements and commentary, the expression “on the right side of history” often appears. The politician or commentator puts his worldview and his actions “on the right side of history,” and his opponent’s opinions and policies on its ” wrong side.” Often statements about the right side of

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Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Opinion

Judaism vs. Capitulation

November 7, 2022

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Judaism vs. democracy in the State of Israel, is a subject that many American Jews have been arguing for decades. I don’t get it. Could a country that has had five elections in less than four years, in which 71% of eligible voters cast ballots, be anything other

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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer

A Double Standard for Israel From Princeton’s Jew-Haters

Jew-Hatred Burgeons in the US

A Week in the Life of a Movement

Is Netanyahu Stuck?

Qatar’s Farcical World Cup Begins

The City Without Jews

Should Israelis Laugh or Cry?

Road to the Jewish White House

Dave Chappelle Was More Than Just Funny, He Was Right

Dave Chappelle and Normalizing Black Antisemitism

‘Red Wave’ Turns Into a Ripple; Coalition Process Underway in Israel

Two Perilous Forces in Israel

On the Right Side of History

Judaism vs. Capitulation

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