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Mar 27, 2024, 9:44 PM

The Hypocrisy of Antisemites ‘Fighting’ Antisemitism

I am not one to give credence to the culture wars of Republican politicians. Frankly, I find that they distract from real problems that our country faces, and serve as convenient vehicles for veiled forms of xenophobia and bigotry....

Michael Zoosman

Dec 30, 2023, 3:29 PM

Trump and Capital Punishment: Sounding the Death Knell for American Democracy

During every execution in the United States, Death Penalty Action* holds a virtual vigil simultaneously with local death penalty abolitionists protesting outside the prisons and state capitals or governor’s mansions where the state-sponsored killing is taking place. When these...

Oct 19, 2023, 5:29 AM

Jewish group, NBC News to partner with far-right media for debate

The Republican National Committee has selected the Republican Jewish Coalition and NBC News, as well as Salem Radio Network and Rumble, two conservative media companies known for laundering extreme right-wing content, as partners for its third presidential debate on...

Michael Zoosman

Sep 28, 2023, 10:12 PM

Florida Invites the ‘Angel of Death’ for Sukkot Execution

On October 3rd, Florida plans to put to death Michael Duane Zack during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Michael is guilty of the horrific murders of Ravonne Smith, z’l, and Laura Rosillo, z’l. May their memories be for everlasting...

Aug 31, 2023, 9:03 PM

Accolades flow in for ‘The Anne Frank Neighbor Conundrum’

When I publish a blog in the Times of Israel, I often wonder (and I assume all bloggers do) "Will it be well received?" How many "likes" or comments will it get? Will any reader bother to give me...

Aug 31, 2023, 1:27 AM

The Republican Party is embarassing itself

I, by no means, identify as a Democrat. Warplanes decorated with rainbow flags are still warplanes. Kamala Harris was chosen as a token and by no means does she resemble true progress towards equality. Democrats are as much leftists as China's free...

Aug 14, 2023, 11:24 AM

Moms for Liberty Bans Laitner’s Books (Satire)

On August 14th, as my stylish Jack Smith beard grows into fruition, I get an email from Moms for Liberty (Moms.) Their email pisses me off. Moms claims it stands up for kids and for holding leaders accountable. I wonder, "What...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Aug 3, 2023, 3:22 PM

US leading racists forbid their State’s schools to teach racism’s true history

'When they came for the Blacks, I wasn't Black' The Right says Woke mantras are insufferable, but their alternatives are brainwashing and mandatory propaganda learning. Bye bye democracy. Of course, anti-equality bigotry is introduced group by group. Just like Hitler didn't...

Daniel Orenstein

Jul 4, 2023, 9:46 PM

We have pro-democracy allies – they should roar

"We need allies". Tel Aviv. Photo by Guy Shachar.

Early last May, I wrote to a prominent US-based historian whose daily political updates are read by more than a million readers each day, with a plea to write about the protest movement in Israel and our struggle to...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 23, 2023, 7:31 PM

Trump lies a lot and playacts a giant ego and craziness, but that is not all

Being a con artist and/or irrational is not enough to beat him Trump has two winning strategies: To flatter his base. To annoy the rest with outrageous claims to get publicity. Both strategies are liberally spread by the progressive press. Someone sounding...

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