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Cedric Vloemans

Apr 8, 2026, 10:07 AM

What the Albanese honorary degree reveals about bias on Israel

Francesca Albanese (Rafael Medeiros, 2024 - Wiki Commons, CCA 2.0)

An honorary degree that says more than it seems When three Flemish (Belgian) universities decided to award a joint honorary doctorate to Francesca Albanese, the decision was presented as a routine academic gesture. Universities recognize influential voices all the time. Yet this was not a neutral act. It...

Cedric Vloemans

Aug 28, 2025, 9:40 AM

If Gaza did not exist, it would have had to be invented

The tragedy of Gaza is universally known. Not because anyone truly cares about the people of Gaza, but because Gaza has become the stage on which Western politicians flex their moral muscles. Gaza is the place where presidents, prime...

Cedric Vloemans

Aug 24, 2025, 12:15 PM

Hunger as a weapon – not by, but against Israel

In August 2025, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza for the first time. At first glance, this appears to be an objective scientific classification, based on hard data on food shortages, acute malnutrition, and...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Jul 4, 2025, 10:10 AM

Gazan Palestinians, yes, but Black Sudanese and Chinese Uyghurs, no?

Is everyone who protests Israel’s war against Hamas an antisemite? Maybe not, but I argue that they are imbued with not-so-subtle racism. Yes, “progressives” can be racist – without their realizing it. The question that they need to answer is...

Christian Rudolf Hamann

Jan 5, 2025, 7:52 AM

Donald Trump is already correcting the course of history – Part II

The limited Turkish integration force Although the Turks adopted Islam from the Arabs over 1,000 years ago, the religion’s resistance to reform was a decisive obstacle to their expansion efforts in the Arab world. The Ottoman Empire gradually subjugated these...

May 16, 2024, 9:57 PM

State rights for some, but why not for East Turkistan?

Supporting East Turkistan's independence aligns with the principles of justice and self-determination that underpin the international order In a world increasingly defined by geopolitical shifts and the assertion of national rights, one cannot help but notice a glaring inconsistency in...

Alissa Thomas-Newborn

May 1, 2024, 4:26 PM

The Most Hope I’ve Felt in 6 Months

The Korban Pesach (Passover sacrifice) was to be consumed as no other korban was: בְּבַ֤יִת אֶחָד֙ יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל, “It must be eaten in one house,” לֹֽא־תוֹצִ֧יא מִן־הַבַּ֛יִת מִן־הַבָּשָׂ֖ר ח֑וּצָה, “You shall not take any of the meat out of the...

Apr 26, 2024, 8:51 AM

Biden’s Uncle Eaten by Cannibals, Seder for Hamas, Queer Storytime for Palestine

Day in and day out, the absurdities continue. As do the insults, and the lies, and the threats, and the hate. With so much craziness and nastiness going on, who can keep up?

Apr 3, 2024, 1:40 AM

Yellen Must Demand End to Uyghur Genocide During Beijing Visit

Secretary Yellen should use her visit to Beijing as an opportunity to condemn China's ongoing Uyghur genocide

Shmuly Yanklowitz

Mar 2, 2024, 9:16 AM

American Businesses Hold Responsibility for the Uyghur Genocide

What does it take to get near-unanimous bipartisan support from both houses of Congress these days? And on a potentially delicate issue of international relations? And for them to take action, moreover, which will inconvenience American businesses? Only a...

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