Does the Finnish “artist” fight to withdraw his piece from the museum, presumably showing his concern for Muslim Palestinians, or does he fight to keep McJesus at the museum, showing his disdain for Christian Palestinians and his own distorted view of free speech?
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Remembering Dvinsk provides a lucid account, without painting a romantic picture, of life in this historic town.
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“It’s easy to give up because you feel you’re an underdog”
read moreMark Helprin is comfortable with Judaism and Israel, doesn’t see Jews as self-loathing Woody Allen wannabees, and knows Donald Trump is not an anti-Semite.
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Into this mix, a train stops, and two silent, serious Orthodox-Jewish men disembark. None of the villagers know who the men are or for certain why they have come, but all have suspicions. “They’re back” is the frantic whisper.
read moreOur silence or our action will determine if we are going to witness the institutionalization of anti-Semitism in our beloved New York City.
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There are a number of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Israel that undermine and delegitimize the Jewish state. Since this is an ongoing problem which reaches a feverish pitch every time the Jewish state responds to a missile or mortar attack against Israeli towns and cities, it is instructive to examine how Israel is investigated for some of its alleged human-rights violations.
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The Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish was set on fire, and graffiti, consisting of a passage from the Siddur, asking that “the worshippers of idols be destroyed” was found scrawled on the walls, in Hebrew.
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President Obama recently indicated that he is very “pained” by the “perception,” in the Jewish state and beyond, that he is...
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In Israel, the so-called “Conversion Law,” a bill that would allow local rabbis, rather than only members of the Chief Rabbinate, to...
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Teaneck Councilwoman Barbara Toffler Accused of Removing Opponents’ Campaign Signs on the Eve of Elections Two days before Teaneck...
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President Obama’s re-election campaign announced last month the launch of “Rabbis for Obama,” a group whose stated goal is to rally...
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