We are faced with a multicultural elite that freely slanders and disparages Israel, Jews, Christians and western values, but which tends to excuse Islamist extremism or contextualize it disingenuously. It seems that some lessons are difficult to learn. As ISIS was busy slaughtering Yazidis, Coptic Christians and western hostages, burning fellow Muslim alive, and destroying ancient […]
The left seems to have no problem accusing Republicans of fascism, racism or any other malignant “isms” that come to mind, but they simply cannot speak the truth regarding radical Islam. While the world was reeling from last month’s terror attacks in Paris, there was finally some acknowledgment of the one-sided religious war being waged […]
Even after the recent war in Gaza – and in spite of the dangers posed by ISIS and other Islamist forces – many American Jews still do not fully comprehend the risk to Israel and the West of a rejectionist ideology that promotes jihad and genocide. But the threat is real and arises from a […]
The following is the text of remarks delivered at a program in Fairfield, Connecticut on September 22, 2014. The program focused on the doctrinal, cultural and historical bases for anti-Israel rejectionism and the resulting impediment to lasting peace. Let’s start off with two questions to establish some context. How many Zionists does it take to […]
The selectivity of the outrage against Israel would be nonsensical if it were really about human rights. But it’s not. The recent war in Gaza spawned anti-Semitic riots across Europe, demonstrations in the United States, and the publication of malicious blood libels all over the world. There were civilian casualties to be sure, but the […]
There is no moral requirement for Jews to sacrifice their own rights in the pursuit of an illusory concept of social justice. The alarming rise in global anti-Semitism has prompted Jewish leaders to proclaim that life for Jews in Europe will be “unsustainable” if they are forced to live as an increasingly persecuted minority in the face […]
Islamic tradition that recounts the subjugation of the Jews and their land constitutes an admission that it was neither Muslim nor Arab in origin. Rather than chastise Abbas, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry admonished Israel for insisting on recognition in the first place, and thus validated Arab rejectionism and the revisionist Palestinian narrative. While […]
The United States has had no coherent policy during Obama’s presidency, and the Mideast has become more dangerous as a result. The United Nations recently announced the results of an investigation regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Though no one disputes that Bashar al-Assad used poison gas against rebel forces, the U.N. also […]
The following is the text of remarks delivered on December 8, 2013 at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Have you heard the one about the old Jewish lady from Brooklyn who wants to visit a Hindu holy man in Nepal? Her friends tell her she’s crazy, but she saves her money, flies to Nepal […]