Dana Janine Diamond, at The Blogs

Oct 28, 2024, 4:33 PM

Here's the deal... and I say this knowing I thought the world would end with Reagan's election. Yes, much is at stake, and people on both sides of The Great Divide that constitutes America, have fears and passions and...

Oct 21, 2024, 3:03 PM

Can’t Wish Truth Away

Pay attention. Yesterday, Kamala agreed with a heckler claiming Israel was committing genocide. No, Israel is not. Instead of speaking truth, Kamala repeated his gaslighting lies. She crossed a red line. US experts on modern military urban warfare have praised Israel...

Oct 10, 2024, 10:20 PM

‘We are all born mad. Some remain so’

Hamas terrorists are so weak and lame they needed the hyper-hallucinogenic drug, Captagon, supplied by Syria, and buckets of cocaine up their nose in order to commit their atrocities on Oct 7th. They have zero faith in God. Or...

Sep 27, 2024, 12:04 AM

Self-Care

You know, where were the US and France and all of these countries - Australia, Canada, the European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar - the past year when Hezbollah was bombarding northern...

Sep 23, 2024, 12:07 AM

Antisemitism in Albany

My daughter was contemplating going with a friend to hear a speaker who created some of her fav TV shows, Marc Guggenheim, writer, producer and novelist. But we had a feeling that there would be Jew-hating protesters on campus. Why?...

Sep 11, 2024, 9:57 PM

Kamala and the self-determined women

As a Jewish feminist, it's difficult to understand how Kamala Harris doesn't see how Sharia Law makes it impossible for women to be self-determined or free. It gravely harms the entire Middle East and Africa and South Asia and Southeast...

Sep 8, 2024, 5:00 PM

Don’t Look Down

So many violent attacks are happening against Jews in the US, it's making my head spin and I can't keep up. But then, if the New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, ABC, CBS, the AP...

Sep 1, 2024, 5:30 PM

Bring Them Comfort

The Beautiful Six. Hostages agonizingly executed by Hamas, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi; from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lubnov, and Carmel Gat (Free copyright via The Hostages Families Forum)

I woke up and learned the tragic news in the middle of the night and cried out. I finally fell back asleep last night around 4am. Woke at 7:30am sobbing uncontrollably. My daughter was already awake, very quiet. She...

Aug 23, 2024, 12:22 AM

Jews in the Heart Land

I was still crying this morning over Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin's powerful, emotional speeches last night at the Democratic convention. There is a quote attributed to The Sages, "Words from the heart, enter the heart." America, Israel and...

Aug 20, 2024, 11:09 PM

Conventional Thinking

President Biden's speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on opening night.
photo credit: Dana Janine Diamond

You all know I love Joe. And he gave a rousing speech last night. But he also completely gaslit American Jews. Is he really not aware that antisemitic hate crimes have increased by 50% in NYC, home to the largest...

About Me

Dana is a Jewish feminist, memoir writer and poet. She is passionate about Israel, speaking out for the vulnerable, celebrating being Jewish in every way, Jewish holidays, Jewish art, Jewish representation in culture and politics, and supporting Jewish survivors of rape, terror and violence. #BringThemHomeNow #LetThemGoNow #FreeTheHostages. Dana Janine Diamond (Dajie) resides in upstate New York.