Monthly Archives: September 2023
Canada’s Ukrainian Nazi embarrassment was no accident
It was all a big mistake. And no one important was to blame. So, the only thing to do is to just move along, pretend it never happened and, of course, denounce anyone who...
Pompeo optimistic about potential of Israeli-Saudi normalization
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mike Pompeo believes that normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh would be “more easily attainable with a Republican president.”
Still, Pompeo, who has led both the CIA and the U.S. State Department, feels optimistic that the...
White House announces Civil Rights Act applies to forms of antisemitism
The Biden administration is touting what it regards as a “landmark” move in the implementation of its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.
“Eight federal agencies clarified—for the first time in writing—that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of...
Longtime Israel ally, Iran-nuclear deal foe Menendez being pushed to resign
Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez (D-N.J.), a longtime supporter of Israel and critic of the Iran nuclear deal, is facing widespread calls for his resignation following charges from the U.S. attorney’s office that he accepted...
In second Republican debate, candidates talk crime, education, immigration, drugs
In the first Republican candidate debate on Aug. 24, Israel became the center of a heated exchange between two of those vying for the presidency in 2024. The Jewish state did not come up at all...
Israel’s ‘democracy’ protesters destroy their own platform
The shocking scenes in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur not only destroyed the principal claim of Israel’s nine-months-old protest movement against the government. They also illuminated a fundamental and disturbing fault-line in the wider...
Avoid creating another Mideast dictatorship
Palestinian Arab journalist Bassam Tawil recently described a “fierce crackdown” on Palestinian reporters by the Palestinian Authority, including arbitrary arrests and beatings.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden, in his recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister...
Manouchehr Bibiyan, Iranian entertainment producer and ‘proud Jew,’ dies at 90
Manouchehr Bibiyan, a pioneering Iranian-American Jewish entertainment producer and political activist died on Aug. 27 in Los Angeles. He was 90 years old.
Bibiyan became Iran’s first and most successful modern pop-music recording producer, having...
The dark legacy of Babi Yar
The English word “holocaust” is borrowed from the Latin word holocaustum, used in the Latin translation of the Bible. This word is based in turn on a Greek word that means “burned whole” or “burnt...
Stav Festival to fuse Israeli art, stage and musical performances
The Israeli Artists Project is holding the Stav Festival, named after the Hebrew word for “fall,” from Sept. 28 through Oct. 29 in New York City.
With participation from 100-plus Israeli artists, the program offers a...