Gil Troy

Seventy-five years later, videos of the UN’s November 29 vote still give goosebumps. The Soviet Union… yes! The United Kingdom… abstains. The United States… yes! The 33-to-10 majority triggers Jewish horas worldwide – even as Arab attacks begin. While celebrating this mind-blowing milestone next Tuesday, …

Thomas Friedman’s much-forwarded New York Times  lament for Israel’s soul – “The Israel We Knew is Gone” – has demoralized the Jewish world.  Feeding off the disgust many share for Itamar Ben-Gvir’s bigotry, Friedman has gone too far — again. I’m upset with him – and …

Last year, at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, a pro-Palestinian student threw a rock at Jews standing by Hillel, the Jewish students’ organization. At the University of Oregon Hillel, vandals left an illiterate, hate-filled, message: “Free Palestina You genocidal rasist f…ks.” At an unnamed college, one …

Dear President Herzog, It may seem that this election made your coalition-facilitating job easy, as Benjamin Netanyahu has natural partners from the Right. This time, there’s no need to hunt around for a Knesset majority. But as the High Priest of Israeli democracy – I …

Like most Israelis, I voted yesterday. Final percentages are not available, but most Israelis vote as if their lives depend on it – because it often does. I am filing this column Monday, unaware of the outcome, but confident of one thing:  even if the …