American Historian, Zionist Thinker
American Historian, Zionist Thinker
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 …
96 This Rosh Hashanah: May our Jewish spiritual quarrels continue! -opinion View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 21.09.2022 This Rosh Hashanah: May our Jewish spiritual quarrels continue! -opinion While celebrating the New Year next week, Jew will also mourn the …
96 Doron Almog heads the Jewish Agency – a Zionist fairy tale – opinion View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 12.09.2022 Doron Almog heads the Jewish Agency – a Zionist fairy tale – opinion Once upon a time… there was …
96 The Munich Massacre also killed our faith in the postwar order – opinion View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 05.09.2022 The Munich Massacre also killed our faith in the postwar order – opinion In the 1960s and early 1970s, …
96 Zionism past and present: From Herzl to Herzog View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 31.08.2022 Zionism past and present: From Herzl to Herzog The past and present danced together on Monday night in Basel, Switzerland. It wasn’t just …
96 Dreaming Jewishly again: The 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 23.08.2022 Dreaming Jewishly again: The 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress This Sunday, 1,000 delegates will mark the First Zionist …