Bruce S. Ticker
Ticker is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia. He may be contacted via bruce.ticker@sdjewishworld.com
Friedman’s religious comments disserved U.S., Israel
Credit David M. Friedman, our man in Israel, for his powerful bid to erode America’s support for Israel.
In so doing, he can be counted upon to become Rashida Tlaib’s and Ilhan Omar’s new best...
Rep. McCollum promotes anti-Israel propaganda
During a weekly Friday afternoon protest several years ago in Philadelphia, a woman claiming to speak for the Palestinians was dismissive of children attacking Israeli troops on the West Bank.
As we spoke in front...
Jihadi songs cause tension in Philly
On Sunday morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that children at an Islamic center in North Philadelphia ranted and sang songs that clearly called for Israel’s destruction.
I previously spotted photos from a video on Facebook and some...
Poway shooting again raises issue of gun control
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — While our president must do “some very heavy research…(to) get to the bottom of it,” most Americans figured it out instantly: A deranged person had access to firearms, in this case...
New York City’s semantic battle over ‘Palestine’
Kalman Yeger spoke truth to power and power in turn spoke its concept of truth to Kalman Yeger.
The saga of Kalman Yeger opened with his March 20 tweet: “Palestine does not exist.” Yeger’s bosses...
Trump, Omar and Tlaub should cool their rhetoric
Donald Trump, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaub all issued hollow statements after 49 Muslims praying at two New Zealand mosques were mowed down by gunfire on Friday – after Trump, Omar, and Tlaib played...
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Democrats’ left wing frequently slanders Israel
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, seems to equate homophobia with the plight of the Palestinians. His experiences as a homosexual, he suggested, helped him empathize with the “human rights” violations suffered by the Palestinians.
Pocan...
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Rashida Tlaib’s hypocrisy toward racism
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s jabbing accusation during the Cohen hearing must give us pause: “I’m saying that in itself it is a racist act.”
So should U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s statement of Dec. 23, 2016:...
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Could U.S. Democrats go the way of British Labour?
To take a firm stand against institutionalized anti-Semitism, nine members of Britain’s Parliament tested the waters to leave their political comfort zone this past week by resigning as members of the Labour Party.
Perhaps this...
An alliance between U.S. and British leftists?
The week opened with a loose alliance formed between AOC, as the Bronx/Queens congresswoman is known, and Britain’s Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. By Friday, a predictable rumor emerged that a Jewish Labour member...