Bruce Ticker

Bruce S. Ticker

Bruce Ticker is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mar-a-Lago Raid Backlash Imperils Jewish Congregation

For the first time that I can recall, former President Trump managed to imperil, almost directly, a large bloc of American Jews in far northern Palm Beach County. The synagogue was readying to host a “beach Shabbat” when Donald Trump’s henchmen lashed out at U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart for signing the Department of Justice’s search warrant of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, 16 miles south of the judge’s synagogue. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Jewish History, Opinion, USA

Ilhan Omar’s Close Call

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will almost certainly return to Congress in January, but she barely broke 50% in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, which allows her to move on to the general election on November 8. Her rival, Don Samuels, mused in The New York Times, after conceding, “If this

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

When an Antisemitic Offender or Their Protector Plays Hardball…

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — With apologies to Kal Mann and David Appell, late co-writers of the popular 1961 “Bristol Stomp” song… The profs in Bristol aimed a figurative pistol at Israel and found that Nina Freedman is just as sharp as a pistol. At times, anyway. Freedman’s complaint against a professor, when he

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Bruce Ticker, International, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education

When Andrea Mitchell Reports: Holding Israel ‘Accountable,’ But Not Slain Journalist’s Niece

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Andrea Mitchell interviewed her on MSNBC last Thursday, Lina Abu Akleh took advantage of her forum to accuse Israeli higher-ups of ordering a soldier to kill her aunt, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Mitchell asked Lina Abu Akleh during Andrea Mitchell Reports if the shooting was “intentional,” and the

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Justice Alito Overlooks the Preamble to the Constitution

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Samuel A. Alito Jr. tells “We the People:” “No support in American law for a constitutional right to obtain an abortion.” Not quite, Mr. Justice. True, our pre-amendment Constitution specifies no civil rights save a brief clause barring a “religious test” to hold public office. However, the Constitution’s Preamble

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

J Street Gets a Z on Credibility

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Ben-Ami might best be advised to check Principle #4 of J Street’s mission before he opens his big mouth in the future. Principle #4 of the Israel-centric organization advocates “vibrant but respectful debate about Israel.” Is “respectful” how J Street’s longtime president would characterize his statement in Saturday’s

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA

With Bibi’s Bungling, Who Needs Antisemites?

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As Jerry Seinfeld would put it, “And you want to be prime minister again?” While Seinfeld once caught George Costanza sprawled on the floor in his underwear after stumbling in Seinfeld’s living room, last week Benjamin Netanyahu stumbled – a generous description – by comparing accusations against his family

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion

‘Belligerent Occupation,’ Belligerent Report From UN

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — If only Israel would end its “belligerent occupation.” Most of us know better, but don’t tell that to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Its Commission of Inquiry released the first of what they hope will be decades of annual reports on Israel’s oppression of the poor Palestinians. The

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Bruce Ticker, International, Middle East, Opinion

Critics of Orthodox Jewish Bastions Enter Murky Territory

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Michelle Zangari opened a can devoid of any live worms when she warned that Orthodox Jews could be poised to seize control of Rockville Centre on Long Island, which was part of an eight-minute rant that drew condemnations against antisemitism from New York’s governor, senior senator and scores of

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

William Paterson’s Senate Plan of 1787, No Gun Control in 2022

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — After Adam Lanza murdered 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., Democrats in 2013 represented 184 million Americans in the Senate and Republicans represented 118 million, according to a guest on a news program this past week. Yet the Republicans stopped dead legislation to

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

American Nakba

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — A new play to top the absurdity of “Springtime for Hitler:” “Rashida Resurrects the Nakba Legacy.” Or, “A Night at the Nakba.” Leave it to Rep. Rashida Tlaib to inspire a play that ennobles and validates the Arab failure to massacre Israel’s Jews 74 years ago — through America’s

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Bruce Ticker, International, Middle East, Opinion, USA