Daily Archives: March 25, 2024
No ancient Roman racism, says Ramaswamy at Jewish spoils-funded Colosseum
There was no “racism” in ancient Rome, when “emperors were white, black, Arab, didn’t matter,” former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wrote on Sunday.
The entrepreneur posted photos on social media on Sunday of him and his family...
Hezbollah offensive would be Oct. 7 on steroids, observers say
Thousands of rockets, thousands of casualties and devastating strikes to major infrastructure, cutting off water and electricity to Israel’s citizens—this is the likely scenario of an attack by Hezbollah across the Jewish state’s northern...
Enforcing the Law of Nations
"Each state is expected to aid and enforce the law of nations, as part of the common law, by inflicting an adequate punishment upon the offenses against that universal law."William Blackstone, Commentaries on the...
The five pillars of DTALE
The months since Oct. 7 have seen seemingly endless series of cultural debates about everything from antisemitism and anti-Zionism to higher education.
Perhaps one of the most acrimonious of these arguments is the conversation about...
Trump: Only a fool would have not acted like Israel on Oct. 7
In a no-holds-barred interview, former U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Hayom that he supports Israel’s defensive war against Hamas and that he would have responded to the Oct. 7 attack in a very similar way.
He added that...
On social media, German official calls on Netanyahu to ‘tear down this wall’
Michael Blume, the commissioner for combating antisemitism for the German state of Baden-Württemberg, has prompted criticism for his decision to share a social-media post drawing a parallel between the Berlin wall and Israel’s security fence.
Blume retweeted...
House passes ‘minibus’ package with money for Israel, nonprofit security
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “minibus” spending package that combines six appropriations bills, with billions in funding for Israel and other projects supported by U.S. Jewish groups.
The $1.2 trillion package, which...
Why have American Jews remained nonviolent?
The just-passed holiday of Purim was subdued for many due to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, the trauma of Oct. 7 and the massive rise in antisemitism driven by the pro-Hamas fifth column in...
White House ‘disappointed’ Israel cancels delegation to Washington
John Kirby, the White House national security communications advisor, told reporters on Monday that the Biden administration is “disappointed” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a high-level delegation to Washington to discuss a...
Gallant: Israel has ‘no moral right’ to end war against Hamas
Jerusalem has “no moral right” to cease the military operation against Hamas while 134 hostages remain in Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday, ahead of meetings with White House officials.
“The lack of...