Bruce Ticker is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
President Trump started out right when he proclaimed that he would weaponize a 1952 law to deport foreign students who disrupted campus activities, among other offenses. However, he has repeatedly blundered in executing this mission. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Questioning the Case against Mahmoud Khalil Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USARepublican in central Florida appeared to threaten Democratic members of Congress, one of whom tried to single out Israel in congressional legislation. In a separate episode, an Arab leader in Australia distorted Israel’s role in its current conflict with Hamas. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Crude Language and Political Stunts Mar Both Sides of Middle East Debate Read More »
Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAMuslims and Arabs in Maine, Michigan and Los Angeles over the weekend seemed to blame Israel, America and others for everything, but they don’t accept responsibility in the never-ending Israel-Hamas war. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Pro-Palestinian Forces Blame Everyone But Themselves Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThere are credible signs that Trump is doing right to investigate Khalil, who has morphed into an Arab superstar since he was arrested on March 8 at his Upper Manhattan apartment. It is part of Trump’s mission to deport foreigners who participate in anti-Israel activities. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAWhen he adorned his suit lapel with a “Free Palestine” pin in early March, I had to wonder if he deserved his nomination for best supporting actor in The Brutalist. Did he need to do any acting to portray an antisemitic industrialist? [Bruce S. Ticker]
Actor Guy Pearce is Ill-Informed about Israel and Gaza Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Holocaust, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe raging siege of a facility at Barnard College, ferocious brawls that erupted in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, a vandalism spree at a Jewish frat house in San Diego, and we have yet to learn how to consistently confront such events. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Campus Antisemitism Back on the Rise Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, News Media, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA“Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood,” Israel Defense Forces Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said, according to The New York Post. “Contrary to Hamas’ lies, Ariel and Kfir were not killed in an airstrike. They killed them with their bare hands. Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities.” [Bruce S. Ticker]
Israel Should Not Hold ALL Palestinians Accountable for Bibas’ Murders Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsPro-Palestinian voters succeeded in punishing Democrats so gloriously for supporting Israel that Palestinians may soon be able to boast that they are from “the Riviera of the Middle East” in Gaza – even if they can never live there again. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Trump and Pro-Palestinian Voters: Who’s Sorry Now? Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAPresident Trump’s vision of an eastern Mediterranean resort to rival the Riviera exposed the scope of the dangers in Gaza. He would have been better off letting his concept stay in Vegas, or Palm Beach. The very act of talking about it during a news conference last week, on Tuesday, could trigger greater hazards. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Trump’s Gaza Plan Roils the Middle East Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAAn associate professor here who questions how authorities will acquire information to deport anti-Israel foreign students may well be right. Therein lies the main rub with President Trump’s executive order to crush antisemitic activity when and where possible. [Bruce S. Ticker]
Identifying Antisemitic Foreign Students May Be Problematic for Trump’s Administration Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAWhat could President Trump could be thinking? Jews worldwide should celebrate the release of not only Israeli Emily Damari but also Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio? [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Proud Boys Bear No Equivalence to Israel’s Hostages Read More »
Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsSlightly past 9 p.m. Israeli time on Sunday in Ramat Gan. I am smiling at television footage of Emily Damari’s friends jumping up and down to cheer her arrival at Sheba Hospital. Then I stiffen up as I think of the pain and anguish she must have endured for the past 15 months. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Progress After Middle East Ceasefire May Be Elusive Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThe Times and other publications frequently ignore important stories out of Israel or possible antisemitic acts in America. That leaves readers in various coverage areas ignorant of events. We are talking about regions with large Jewish populations that care about these matters. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Media Often Slants Its Coverage of Israel and Gaza Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Israel, News Media, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USANetanyahu and other Israeli leaders might have prevented Monday’s tragedy – as well as many similar tragedies over the years – had they barred the construction of communities (a.k.a. settlements) in Israel’s territories in Gaza and the West Bank. [Bruce S. Ticker]
OpEd: Israeli ‘Settlements’ Convenient Targets for Arab Extremists Read More »
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