Opinion

Sex and the Simplistic Pro-Arab Apologist

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Today’s subject: Palestinians and…drum roll, please…SEX!!!!! With “honor killings” against women persisting in Arabic society, a sexual-abuse survivors group at the University of Vermont “issued a statement comparing Zionists to sexual abusers and blocked Zionist students (read: Jews?) from posting.” Surprised? The surprise should be that a survivors group […]

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA

From Israel to Ukraine, Self-Reliance is Key

By Ben Cohen (JNS) “The unrestrained assault by ___ military, police and paramilitary forces, under the direction of President ___, on ___ civilians has created a massive humanitarian catastrophe which also threatens to destabilize the surrounding region. Hundreds of thousands of people have been expelled ruthlessly from ___ by the ___ authorities. We condemn these

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International, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Two Peoples, Two Problems for Israel

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel is faced by two dangerous peoples, each presenting Israelis with an implacable enemy which strives for Israel’s destruction. The rulers of Iran are Persian Shi’ite religious fanatics whose aim is to lead a resurgent worldwide Islamic Caliphate. (Persians, who ruthlessly control the many minorities in Iran, are

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International, Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA

Amnesty International’s Catch-22 on Israel as a Jewish State

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Amnesty International America’s Paul O’Brien asserts a Catch-22 form of logic to undermine Israeli Jews if the Jewish state ceases to function as a Jewish state. Addressing the Women’s National Democratic Club in Washington last week, O’Brien suggested that Israel should no longer operate as a Jewish state while

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA

A Double Standard for Free Speech at Vanderbilt

By Richard L. Cravatts (JNS) Vanderbilt’s Chabad hosted a speaking event on Feb. 23 by Rudy Rochman, who describes himself as a “Jewish and Israel rights activist” who has “the intention,” as Chabad put it, “of creating a productive conversation around the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the history of Judaism and anti-Semitism.” Rochman, a

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Middle East, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Where Will We Draw the Line in Ukraine?

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — With last week’s bombing of a maternity ward, the increased targeting of Ukrainian civilians, and the strike against a military base just miles from the Polish border, the brutality and audacity of Russian forces will only grow as Vladimir Putin becomes increasingly desperate to crush Ukraine’s government, its independence,

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International, Opinion, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

Israel Emerging

By Shoshana Bryen (JNS) We’ve become accustomed to ongoing and vicious denunciations of Israel in the United Nations, Amnesty International, the International Court of Justice and the European Union; Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis; and more recently, “The Squad,” Black Lives Matter and BDS. We’ve become accustomed, too, to telling ourselves

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International, Middle East, Opinion, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Has Russia Become a Totalitarian Country?

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Reports tell of severely censored media, and tough Russian police actions against protesters of what the country is doing in Ukraine. We also hear of opposition, but quiet, among senior officers. And timid rebellion in the military. Of not fighting in peak form. As well as absorbing considerable casualties

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion

Addressing the Realities of the Climate Change and Global Warming Crises

By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. Louis XIV of France was the last king where exaggerated wasteful opulence was the norm. He aptly predicted “après moi le deluge” (after me the deluge)—indeed that flood was the French Revolution which ended the monarchy as it was known. Why am I writing this? Because this is what today

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Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education

New York Times Drinks Rashida Tlaib’s Kool-Aid

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) squawked on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last May, “How many Palestinians have to die for their lives to matter?” Madam Congresswoman, would they still “have to die” if they ceased attacking Israelis? Who says that their lives do not matter? Tlaib,

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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA