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A Very Brief History of European Christian Anti-Jewish Sentiment

Born with the rise of Christianity and Roman Catholicism, anti-Jewish sentiment is an old and firmly entrenched phenomenon in Europe… Continue reading

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Mainstreaming anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism may not yet be a litmus test for social acceptability in the US, but it has certainly become acceptable… Continue reading

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Morocco’s Berbers and Israel

In recent years, small groups of Moroccan Berber activists, particularly younger people, have challenged… Continue reading

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Israel’s Tenured Extremists

Israel is under assault from within and not just from the usual suspects… Continue reading

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Gilad Shalit: A pact signed in Jewish blood

No one denies the long suffering of the Schalit family… Continue reading

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Gilad Shalit: Everyone’s Son

For the last five years I have tried not to think of Gilad Shalit… Continue reading

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Ban on Circumcision: Trampling Religious Rights of non-Christians in the Netherlands

Holland’s doctors’ association is encouraging Dutch parliament to place a ban on male circumcision, calling the practice “a violation of human rights”… Continue reading

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What Jews should know about Christians

Most Jews today (or should I merely say many?), even the most secular among them, have a tremendous fear of Christians… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: How Charity Donations From American Jews are Used to Finance Israel’s Far Left

A newly leaked U.S. Embassy cable provides a startling revelation, not so much of the extremist anti-Israel views of one high-ranking… Continue reading

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Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?

There is far more violence in the Bible than in the Qur’an; the idea that Islam imposed itself by the sword is a Western fiction… Continue reading

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Poisoning the Well of Animal Welfare

For the first time in Western history, the physical as well as emotional pain felt by animals became a human concern three millennia ago in the Jewish Scriptures… Continue reading

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The Jewish Left: Confronting our Subversive Institutions

Just as Israelis are denied their right to an open, objective public discourse due to the radical Left’s predominance in the media… Continue reading

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Three Amazing Stories That Teach Us: Never Overestimate the Competence of the Media

First, almost all of the major news media has reported about the confrontation between Israeli forces and people who… Continue reading

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PM Netanyahu’s Greeting for Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day

Today Israel celebrates 63 years of independence. We celebrate the rebirth of Jewish sovereignty, the restoration of our capacity for… Continue reading

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Obama’s Passover Message Misses the Message of Passover

There’s some controversy about President Barack Obama’s Passover message. The key passage is this… Continue reading

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Why Does Scandinavia Hate Jews?

Once a haven for Jews, Sweden is a hotbed of anti-Semitism. Norway is just as bad. What does that say about Europe… Continue reading

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Our World: Women’s surprising defenders

Every few months, we are presented with media reports about Jewish women rescued from their Muslim husbands in the Palestinian Authority or within Israel… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Anti-Semitism on the Wane in Russia

Russia has recently shown clear signs of throwing off its long and tragic history of anti-Semitism. In the past several years… Continue reading

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The Slow Disappearance of Turkey’s Jewish Community

A study by Rifat N. Bali on Turkey’s Jewish community for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs’ (JCPA) Institute for Global Jewish Affairs. It’s the December 2010 publication in the Changing Jewish Communities Lecture Series… Continue reading