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Jan 16, 2025, 10:28 AM

Thomas Massie: Libertarian Firebrand or Anti-Israel Contrarian?

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing to discuss a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. The attempt at a bipartisan bill comes as a result of requests for arrest warrants for top Israeli leaders from the ICC over the war against Hamas in Gaza, and is an effort by some lawmakers in Washington to deter the court going forward with such charges. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

When ideology trumps morality, even allies become targets. With its 435 voting members and 6 non-voting delegates, the House of Representatives is the chaotic heartbeat of American democracy. Its population-based representation, endless gerrymandering, and ideological extremes can make it a...

Jan 15, 2025, 9:08 PM

BDS is not about Israel’s ‘crimes.’ It’s about Israel daring to exist

“So, tell me, Ms. Freud, when did you first develop an aversion to your world-famous great-grandfather’s Jewish heritage?” Or perhaps the fashion designer Bella Freud, does not have an aversion to her world-famous great-grandfather’s Jewish heritage but only an aversion...

Sarede Rachel Switzer

Jan 1, 2025, 10:15 PM

What Chanukah Can Teach Us About Anti-Zionism

As the holiday of Chanukah approached this year, I couldn’t help but think of the parallels of the war that the Maccabees fought against the Greeks with our current battle as Jews fighting against the anti-Israel forces such as...

Michael Saenger

Dec 22, 2024, 6:54 AM

No to BDS at the MLA

In June of 2019, Louisiana became one of 38 states that have laws against the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) Movement, which targets Israel in language that clearly harkens back to antisemitic tropes. Those who support BDS claim that boycotting...

Dec 10, 2024, 12:59 AM

Morocco’s Unexpected Solution to Spain’s Antisemitism

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently launched an investigation into Spain's refusal to allow several U.S.-flagged ships to dock in its ports, most notably the Maersk Denver. This incident, which stems from allegations that these vessels were transporting...

Elchanan Poupko

Dec 10, 2024, 12:54 AM

A Cynical War On Our Defense Industry

Walking on New York’s First Ave. and 43rd. Street, I was pleasantly surprised to see a biblical verse I hold close to my heart glaring at me from a large gray wall across the street from the United Nations....

Sofia Afonso Ferreira

Nov 26, 2024, 5:27 PM

The last paradise in Europe?

Upon contemplating on the history of Portugal, and taking into account the recent growth of the Jewish community, we cannot help but ponder the lessons it offers about tolerance, the preservation of remembrance and the search for a world...

Nov 24, 2024, 3:02 PM

Fall 2024 Jewish Students Are Again Scared, Attacked, and Screaming for Help!

It’s Fall of 2024; the college students are back from summer break and now it’s time to continue studying. Oh wait, we thought that was the purpose of higher education. Harvard needs to reread Emily Post’s Book of Etiquette. They...

Andy Blumenthal

Nov 24, 2024, 7:28 AM

Can Sanity Prevail Before a Doomsday Scenario?

The horrifying events since October 7 have traumatized Israel and the Jewish people around the world. Every day, one wakes up and hopes that things will be better, but it often seems like just the opposite is the case...

William Barclay

Nov 20, 2024, 7:46 PM

Antisemitism Has Infected Left-Wing Politics in Canada

People stand near an illuminated Canadian Maple leaf as thousands gather in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to show their support for the people of Palestine, on May 15, 2021. Several demonstrations took place on Saturday across Canada to denounce the Israeli repression against Palestinians and to demand "the liberation of Palestine".
In Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, several thousand people, often carrying flags, took to the streets to express their solidarity with the Palestinians, denounce the "war crimes" committed by Israel, or call on the Hebrew state to "stop killing children". (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP)

Throughout the modern era, left-wing politicians and political parties have often declared themselves to be champions of diversity and protectors of all oppressed peoples. Unfortunately, in the time that has elapsed since Hamas’ horrific attacks against the state of Israel...

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