In the letter to the editor “Mamdani is correct about Netanyahu” (8/1/26), Ray Gordon claims Israel is committing genocide against the Gazans. Never in the history of genocide has the side that has been allegedly “genocided” been able to stop it in a millisecond by throwing down their weapons. Additionally, there are more Gazans in Gaza today than before the war started. That’s not genocide.
Genocide is what happened to the Jews during the Holocaust when 2/3 of European Jews were slaughtered. Their numbers have not caught up to their pre-war numbers 80 years later.
Gordon manipulated the Sun’s readers by citing Hamas’ total casualty numbers, not differentiating between combatants and non-combatants.
Further, it is common knowledge that Hamas is a recognized terrorist regime which routinely lies about casualty figures. All deaths are tragic and all the fault of Hamas which shoots from behind their own civilians purposefully putting them in harm’s way in the hope for international sympathy. That they got from woeful parrots like Gordon.
Dr. Berenhaus has worked tirelessly as a watchdog for anti-Israel bias in the media. His efforts monitoring and responding to false media reports on Israel have compelled several news organizations to retract inaccuracies and publish letters clarifying the truth about Israel. He has been published widely in highly distributed newspapers and online publications including The Washington Post, The NY Times, The Economist, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Jewish Week, and The American Thinker. He is a crusader in online/social media working to educate the general public as an advocate of Israel and against anti-Semitism.
Dr. Berenhaus is a co-founder of ‘Boycott The Post’ and of ‘Eye on the Post’ - two non-profit organizations that monitor media coverage to ensure accuracy, fairness and truth as it relates to Israel. He is also a founder of The Pakistan Israel Peace Forum, an organization dedicated to creating peace between Muslims and Jews.
Although many people in the Washington Jewish community know Dr. Berenhaus for his work in journalism, most don't know how generous he is to the Jewish community with both his time and money. Dr. Berenhaus has spent countless hours throughout the years volunteering for Israel and Jewish organizations. He went to Ethiopia and worked with the last remaining Ethiopian Jews. He has lectured to Interns and community groups providing direction and techniques for Israel Advocacy in the media. Currently, Dr. Berenhaus is working with JSSA to coordinate and donate eye glasses to the entire Washington DC region of needy Holocaust Survivors. That effort has now been expanded nationally.
