American Historian, Zionist Thinker
American Historian, Zionist Thinker
In December, 1901, as delegates to the Fifth Zionist Congress, dillydallying over technical issues, considered once again pushing off a critical decision, Theodor Herzl himself intervened. Recognizing that only by launching what became Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), could the Jewish people start redeeming …
Ten years ago, when my father-in-law, Marcel Adams, turned 90, my wife, Linda, and I decided to film this amazing storyteller in action. As so often happened in the life of this dynamo who turns 100 August 2, he charmed our film crew – Guy …
On Friday, the tabloid Yediot Achranot ran one of the most beautiful items I ever read in a newspaper. Page one mocked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to give Israeli adults 750 shekels or more to stimulate the economy. “Three Million Will Get a Subsidy …
There’s a reasonable case against annexation: Netanyahu’s too distracted; Jordan’s too weak; the Gulf States are too opposed; Palestinian rights are too important; and the status quo is too advantageous to risk. But I keep reading more infuriating, delegitimizing, statements from supposed allies — anti-Annexationists …
96 Center field: Why I remain an American patriot View this email in your browser The Jerusalem Post 07/07/2020 Center field: Why I remain an American patriot America’s traumatized. We’ve got riots on the streets and Corona-victims filling the hospitals. Statues of presidents …
Last week, a student warned in the Forward : “Israel will lose my entire generation if it goes ahead with annexation.” Normally, I’d scoff. I’m an optimist. I’ve seen the thrill in the most alienated of Jews’ eyes when they land at Ben-Gurion airport with their …
Good leadership is like oxygen – you just take it for granted; bad leadership is like pollution – you keep choking on it, as the poison accumulates. In Israel, the poisonous prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu flails about, bashing the courts, rousing thugs who threaten judges. …
Anguished articles about African-American antisemitism and Jewish oversensitivity keep detailing most Jews’ support for the Black Lives Matter moment despite the #BlackLivesMatter movement’s harsh anti-Zionism. This triggers other articles wondering why even this issue became a Jewish issue. Don’t blame us – entirely. Blame the …
The Israel-Diaspora conference circuit keeps booming – despite Corona. Especially since June 2017, when Benjamin Netanyahu sabotaged his own Kotel compromise, temper tantrums and doomsday scenarios keep generating more lovely gabfests and bridging initiatives. It often feels like an endless loop. Refreshingly, on Sunday, at …
Sending love from Jerusalem. We Israelis are emerging from Corona-quarantine, step-by-step. Many older folks fear another breakout. Some of us are trying to save our businesses or our jobs, while a few others are recuperating from this disease or mourning 285 Israeli Corona-deaths. But most …