By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) There are many issues worth having an argument over; then again, some are better left alone. For example, a debate about whether or not the actress who is hired to play Golda Meir in a movie is Jewish is not worth a moment of anyone’s time. By contrast, the discussion […]
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International, Israel, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Decades ago, I most likely walked past the site of a Los Angeles synagogue near where Guy Taieb, 73, was wounded in a drive-by shooting last Thursday, an incident likely motivated by antisemitism. Long before Taieb moved to Los Angeles, I spent an afternoon visiting Santa Monica, and then
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Bruce Ticker, California, Opinion, USA
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — The ideology of antisemitism is not dying, it is changing forms somewhat, but the imagination of the ideologues does not go far enough. It uses the experience accumulated by the technologists of the witch trials. Blaming the Jews of the Diaspora for the creation and policies of the state
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Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion
An Israeli-American of close acquaintance, upon hearing that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had entered hospice, commented that he “never liked that guy, he was an antisemite.” He noted that Carter helped propagate the lie that Israel is an apartheid state, even though Arabs have entered the highest levels of government and industry alongside their Jewish neighbors in Israel. Nevertheless, as we look back over his career, I think that we should be more charitable toward Carter, not forgetting his invaluable contributions as a mediator at Camp David, bringing about the peace between Israel and Egypt. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, USABy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When I read the news that former President Jimmy Carter had gone into hospice, I began reflecting on his life and career. While I greatly admire his post-executive humanitarian work, Carter’s relationship with Israel and the American Jewish community is a bit more complicated. Hungry for Honesty In
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Eric George Tauber, International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — For the seventh consecutive week, as Sabbath ended, hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested what the government is proposing on judicial reform. Seeing it as politicians taking over the judicial process by increasing their control over nominations to the Supreme Court, and limiting the Court from overturning Knesset enactments.
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel has not achieved a clear cut victory over its existential antagonist, the Palestinian Arabs. That’s right, NO EXISTENTIAL VICTORY yet. In fact, the last clear battlefield victory against the Palestinian Arabs was more than twenty years ago. Why existential? Because our enemy wants to erase the Jewish
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Israel, Opinion, Steve KramerBy Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — Karl Marx grew a beard that emphasized his resemblance to Zeus from an ancient statue from the fourth century B.C., a scaled-down copy of which he kept in his office. Marx, an ardent atheist, thought he was God. In spite of his divine ambitions, Marx was a supporter of
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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Opinion
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Now that the review, revision, even reversion, of basic principles in the judiciary has come to the fore of Israel’s political life it would seem to be appropriate to extend the approach to other spheres which till now have held sway and been considered sacrosanct. The time
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Some critics might label two questions on a statewide test as intellectual dishonesty in our fourth largest state that is home to the most sizable Jewish population in America. Except that there was nothing intellectual about these questions. The correct multiple-choice answer to one question assumes that the Holocaust
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Dear editor: It shouldn’t be controversial to use the word “terrorists” when referring to terrorists. A February 6 Reuters news article that was republished in San Diego Jewish World used the terms “militants,” “gunmen,” and “armed individuals” to characterize the Palestinian Arab terrorists who carried out recent attacks, such as the massacre of seven worshippers
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Israel, Opinion, USABy Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The protests are mounting in Israel. Street demonstrations, on the bridges over main highways, as well as known personalities commenting against the government and its recommendations. And major investors, threatening or actually taking money and themselves away from Israel. All due to proposals, and actions, against the judiciary: giving
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
The rowdy way that Republicans in the House Chamber greeted portions of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union message on Tuesday, Feb. 7, was a terrible example for our country, which yearns for bipartisanship and progress rather than division and rancor. [Donald H. Harrison]
Sunday Soundoff: State of the Union, Africa Relations, Antisemitism Forum Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Opinion, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, USA
Published by Chicago Tribune Washington has signaled that when it comes to Iran, diplomacy is out, and hostility is in. The U.S. began conducting joint air exercises with Israel on Jan. 23, employing more than 100 aircraft including strategic bombers and advanced F-35 fighter jets. This comes after President Joe Biden stated, “We’re going to
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Opinion, USA