Future of Jewish

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.”

Judging the Jewish state as if it was a quintessential member of "the West" only puts unrealistic and misguided expectations on Israelis and, by extension, the Jewish People.

A "moderate" Islamist is like a married bachelor, something that cannot exist in any possible world — except, it seems, in the world of mainstream news media.

What too many people do not understand is that historical associations of Jews with blood are among the most ancient and pernicious ideas in Western civilization.

Since World War Two, Israel has probably assassinated more people than any other country in the Western world — and there is nothing wrong with that.

Antisemitism is never about the Jew. It is solely about the antisemite.

"Gold medal for Israel."

Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is driven by an excess of love for the Jewish state — and antisemitism plagues both of their parties.

By acknowledging and appreciating this trauma, we can begin to realize the extraordinary Palestinian-led PR trick that has cast Israel as the “Goliath” in the Middle East.

The individual Jew might disappear, but the people won’t.

It seems to me that the time has come to put an end to all the stories of the "poor Palestinians."

Far-Right Israelis want the Jewish state to have sovereignty over Gaza and Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank). They think this is the path to security and peace. It is worth analyzing their case.

When children die in Gaza, the world becomes a collective Palestinian parent. But when children are killed in Israel, folks tend to respond with a strange mix of justification and silence.

This is a guest essay written by Pat Johnson, including 15 things to consider about antisemitism and “anti-Zionism.”

For centuries, the role and standing of Jews in the world has been given symbolic status well beyond their numbers or actual importance, and this has often revolved around questions of freedom.

The alliance between the “progressive” Left and Arab/Muslim antisemites is now a formidable portion of the Democratic Party — and electing Harris as the 47th U.S. president would make it even worse.

No one can deny that there have been tremendous tragedies in this war, but anyone who places the blame on Israel when Hamas has been planning this war for a decade is either foolish or antisemitic.

If you would deny your own people the same right that you would fight for on behalf of others, well, that is an act of self-sabotage that is more of a you problem than an Israel problem.

The international community is trapped in binary thinking that equates a two-state solution with supporting the Palestinians and opposing it as being against them. This is senseless.

The dehumanization of politicians and their supporters distorts society's ability to deal with sociopolitical conflicts and divisions.