Michael J. Lewis, at The Blogs

Apr 2, 2025, 4:17 AM

In Retrospect: Some Past April Events for Israel, Jews and the US in the World

Public domain - This from British Pathe Video

A retrospective selection - but not a comprehensive compendium - of some significant past April events with respect to Israel, Jews, the Middle East and the United States Israel and Anti-Israel In April 1961, almost a year after Adolf Eichmann's capture...

Mar 27, 2025, 10:40 PM

‘KAPOS’ – Stop Using the Term ‘Kapo’ to Denounce Fellow Jews

Much like pretty-much everyone; there are a lot of people I disagree with. There are a lot of Jews I disagree with. There are lot of haters of Israel I disagree with. There are a lot of Jewish haters...

Mar 2, 2025, 12:10 PM

A few March moments in Israeli and Jewish history

For reasons which require no elaboration; these are difficult times for Israel, supporters of Israel and World Jewry. Looking back at just a few past notable March events of note for Israel or Jewry from past months; might help...

Feb 2, 2025, 12:40 AM

Some Past February Events Impacting on Jews or Israel

 “My Father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm Jewish…"  As has been true for every month; Februaries past have seen more than their share of heartbreaking tragedies for Jews and Israelis. And I sadly get to remind people of these low...

Jan 1, 2025, 6:30 AM

Januaries Past for Israel and Jews

Knesset Proclamation re Jerusalem, January 1950. Public domain screenshots of text

New Year’s Day is generally a time for looking forward rather than back as people optimistically hope a new year will bring a fresh start and new beginnings. Not here though! A brief look back at some past January...

Dec 1, 2024, 4:38 PM

Some Past December Highs and Lows

For Israel and Jews; Decembers past have seen moments of hope and moments of sadness. Moments of war-making and moments of peace-making. Over the decades; there have obviously been hundreds of key moments. Just a few such, enumerated below. In...

Nov 1, 2024, 10:48 PM

Novembers Past: Highs and Lows for Israel and Zionism

A month ago, I looked back in the Times of Israel at some of the highs and lows for Israel and the pro-Israel community. “October: A Month of Hope and Despair for Jews.     Now on to November! Nobody need...

Oct 16, 2024, 9:05 PM

‘As A Jew…’

How often does one read opeds and social media posts by Jewish critics of Israel in which the author employs some variant of the phrase “As a Jew” in their critique of some Israeli policy or action (or even...

Oct 9, 2024, 9:27 PM

How Israel’s Detractors Responded to October 7: The first 24 Hours

All Out For Palestine These past few days have seen numerous "October 7th" commemorations marking the one year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel. Haters of Israel meanwhile have been holding their own “counter October 7” events - ignoring what...

Oct 1, 2024, 7:15 PM

October: A Month of Hope and Despair for Jews

The Nova Site - Personal photo taken by the author in May 2024

”April is the cruelest month” That famed opening sentence of "The Wasteland" written by (the antisemitic) poet, T.S. Eliot. Jews and Israelis might think that description applied to the month of October, which over the years, has been a month...

About Me

Originally from London, England; Michael Lewis spent a few years in Israel in the mid-1970s, including 2 years on Kibbutz Kfar Blum where he met his future wife. He then came to the United States in the late 1970s to study first at Rutgers and then Princeton. Michael has spent the past 40 years in Washington DC: A year at the just-founded Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Then between September 1986 through September 2024, Michael was "Director of Policy Analysis" at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Michael devotes inordinate attention to posting about the perennially lower-tier English football (soccer) club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and taking photos of his cats. He blogs as "Washington Views" on Substack https://michaellewisonline.substack.com as well as posting prolifically on X (formerly Twitter) as "Washington Views" https://x.com/WashingtonViews

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