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Sep 18, 2026, 7:27 PM

Never Again: A Brownshirt in Their Midst

On 10 September, Grzegorz Braun, a Member of the European Parliament, took a hammer to a monument commemorating members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in the village of Białystok in Poland's Lublin voivodeship. He then publicized the vandalism...

Sep 17, 2026, 10:25 PM

Being Jewish: An Inconvenient Truth

Being Jewish (AI-generated image)

I have a friend who, for years, insisted he wasn't Jewish. His parents were Jewish. His grandparents were Jewish. His ancestry was unmistakably Jewish. But he wasn't (DNA aside). At least, that's what he would tell you. What he meant, of course, was...

Sep 16, 2026, 6:35 AM

Fighting Forward:Yuval David on Jewish Joy, Allyship and Refusing to Be Silenced

Newly named to The Jerusalem Post’s 25 ViZionaries, the Emmy Award–winning actor and filmmaker turned full-time advocate on why the Jewish people have always answered hatred with joy — and why the fight belongs to today’s teenagers as much...

Sep 15, 2026, 12:26 AM

Avoiding Surplus Guilt for the Day of At-One-Ment

Friends, many years ago I attended a pre-high holidays workshop at my Toronto synagogue led by psychiatrist Dr. Norman Doidge. He lectured on the concept of 'surplus guilt' that can be incapacitating and unhelpful as we navigate our Jewish...

Sep 7, 2026, 7:17 PM

The question we seem afraid to ask! Why is Gaza treated so differently?

British Jews in the UK always acknowledge Britain at pro-Israel and anti-antisemitism rallies. The Israel-haters rarely, if indeed they ever, do! Pic: Ed Moss

I start with something that shouldn’t need saying. Palestinian civilians have suffered terribly. Whatever one’s views of Israel, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu or the wider Middle East conflict, yes, there is suffering among innocent Palestinians. Children have been killed, families...

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Sep 6, 2026, 6:03 PM

Coming Out Zionist

Love the sinner but hate the sin. I’ve heard this before. It didn’t work then and I doubt it will work now. I know this as I live at the intersection of being a Jewish Gay Zionist. Thinking back 40 years, I remember...

Sep 3, 2026, 7:57 PM

A Queen’s Gambit: The Sacrifice And The Message

Politics is often spoken through dog-whistles. According to the Blue Square Alliance, "…dog whistles are coded signals–phrases, numbers, or symbols–that carry a hidden meaning. To most people they look harmless, but to those inside extremist circles they are instantly recognizable…The...

Sep 3, 2026, 6:56 PM

Why does a hatred of Israel become a hatred of Jews in general??

Do Green Party activists in the UK really know how the truth as to how they would be treated in Gaza? Photo: Ed Moss

Advice: this is an in-depth long-form read There is a question that the Green Party, Your Party and the Workers Party of Great Britain need to answer honestly and directly. At what point does their relentless condemnation of Israel cease...

Sep 3, 2026, 4:58 AM

Choosing To Trust Queen Esther In The Olam Hafuch

The path Jewish progressives walk is narrow and suspended over an ever-widening divide between their community and their politics. I don't envy progressive Jews or really anyone Jewish located within the left umbrella, all the moreso for how eager...

Aug 29, 2026, 12:14 PM

The Celebrity Megaphone and the Morning After

The third and final installment in a three-part series examining what actually comes after “Delete Israel.” Terminology note: Wherever possible, I use “Gazans” when referring specifically to the people of Gaza. I use “Palestinian” primarily when quoting or referring to...

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