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Who IS Barack Obama?
In my last post I asked what could happen next to the Democrats? Looks like we have more exciting answers.
This week it’s Barack Obama who’s in the “hot seat”.
Lots of press coverage has been devoted to the sermons (rantings) of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr., former spiritual advisor to the Obama campaign and the minister [...]
The 'new' anti-semitism
My previous post suggested that some of the anti-Israel feeling could be partly down to an anti-american/republican ideology. Jonathan Sachs takes it further saying that there is a new anti-semitism... Tags: israel, gaza,
Hamas & the Nazis
Hamas & the Nazis Category: Anti-Semitism/Jewery, ROPMA, Terrorism I was just going to write a post with this point, but Mark Hemingway beat me to it. One of the many things that irks me when people compare Israel to the Nazis. Just last night I was reading Hamas Vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, an excellent new offering from NRO contributor Jonathan Schanzer. In the book Schanzer notes that Haj Amin al-Husseini, mufti of Jerusalem from 1921-1948 and the first prominent leader of t
What I have to say about Israel
What I have to say about Israel I have, for a long time, found it distressing that very liberal Jews are very hawkish about Israel. That they support things happening in Israel they would oppose were it Slobovia or Berzerkhistan. The pain of anti-Semitism is very real for us, and the history is very present. I think it is a mistake to interpret criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic, just as it is a mistake to interpret criticism of the U.S. government as unpatriotic. And yet. I was listening t
Frightening Text Messages Being Forwarded Around NY Jews
NOTE: I noticed this in 'The Yeshiva World' and thought I'd post here for comment- Lon1/2/09 - 3:00PM EST: [UPDATE BELOW] With the situation in Gaza deteriorating by the day, and anti-semitism rampant around the world, thousands of NY Jews were frightened upon receiving the following text message which has been going around on Friday afternoon:“A Jewish woman gave a tip to a Muslim taxi driver and out of appreciation he warned her not to go to Manhattan next week Wednesday.”YWN has reached out t
French and Belgian Jews concerned about growing number of anti-Semitic acts in wake of Gaza events
via EJP | News | Western Europe | French and Belgian Jews concerned about growing number of anti-Semitic acts in wake of Gaza events. Concern is growing in Jewish communities in France and Belgium following a spate of anti-Semitic incidents in the wake of the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The National Bureau of Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA) reported that in Paris and several other French cities, Jews have been targeted since the beginning of Israel’s military operation. Attackers launche
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