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May 21, 2025, 1:11 PM

Choices and Consequences

Many times, during the long existence of the Jewish people we have stood before many dilemmas. Since the second exile, we have lived as minorities in most of the countries in the world. Some experiences have been better than...

Cedric Vloemans

May 20, 2025, 12:30 PM

Outrage over Israel’s song, silence over Rwanda’s war

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In the months leading up to, during, and even after the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, public outrage over Israel’s participation was widespread. Petitions circulated, op-eds practically wrote themselves, and calls for cultural boycotts rang loudly across social media, newsrooms,...

May 20, 2025, 12:28 PM

Israel Fights Evil. The West Calls It Escalation

They gain social traction among those who never cared for Jewish survival. Western leaders today speak of “proportionality.” But there is nothing proportional about responding to pogroms with peace talks. There is no symmetry between a sovereign democracy defending...

Domicela Heijmeriks

May 19, 2025, 5:02 PM

The Red Line in The Hague Ignored One Side

Let me be clear from the start: I do not support the way Israel’s government has conducted this war. Netanyahu’s policies have been morally indefensible, from obstructing aid to the destruction of entire neighborhoods. But that’s exactly why I...

Cedric Vloemans

May 19, 2025, 2:01 PM

Eurovision: the aftermatch

Yuval Raphael – Israeli Contestant and finalist of the European Song Contest, 2025. (Tal Givony, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest — When the Public Makes the Wrong Choice (According to the Media) The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is behind us, but the aftermath of the results continues to stir emotions. Not because it was...

May 19, 2025, 5:29 AM

Can Eurovision become Europolicy?

Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest offered a tantalising insight to European politicians if they are able to spot it; that their reading of their own public may be completely wrong. That the European public wants a political agenda that supports...

May 18, 2025, 1:44 PM

Yuval Raphael: The Queen of Europe’s People, Despite Elite Rejection

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 delivered a powerful performance by Israel’s Yuval Raphael, clearly winning the hearts of millions across Europe. Raphael earned a remarkable second place, with an impressive 297 public televoting points, making her undeniably the "Queen...

May 18, 2025, 11:17 AM

Gaza Famine – Déjà vu?

Kaja Kallas - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, November 2024 (Aurore Martignoni/European Union, CC-BY 4.0)

“Families in Gaza are starving” yet again according to World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain. Israel banned the entry of all aid to the Gaza Strip on March 2 in response to faltering hostage negotiations. Israel accuses...

May 14, 2025, 8:16 AM

When the Left Turns Against the Jews

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There was a time when the political left in Germany stood for justice. For tolerance. For human rights. But somewhere along the way, it forgot that Jews are human too. Today, across Germany, we are witnessing something deeply troubling: a...

May 11, 2025, 8:33 AM

When Human Rights Are Used to Harm Israel: Selective Outrage in The Hague

In early May, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp — formerly ambassador to Israel — sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urging a formal review of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. In it, he accused Israel of...

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