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Jerold S. Auerbach

Jerold S. Auerbach is the author of 12 books, including Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016) and Israel 1896-2016, selected for Mosaic by Ruth Wisse and Martin Kramer as a “Best Book for 2019.”

It was in Hebron where David became king of Israel, ruling for seven years before relocating his throne in Jerusalem.
On his way to a semester at the Hebrew University as a Brandeis University undergraduate, Friedman visited Cairo. Smitten by Arab culture, his embrace of Israel was short-lived.
Writing about the region (mercifully rarely), it is unclear whether bias or ignorance guides his conclusions.
Before the separation barrier was built, more than 75 Palestinian suicide bombings had claimed the lives of nearly 300 Israelis while wounding nearly 2,000.
Author Michael Neumann was convinced that “Zionism was from the start an ill-considered and menacing experiment in ethnic nationalism.”
There are ways other than a flawed impeachment trial for the removal of a leader from office.
Each acquisition not only was a tangible reminder of my time in Jerusalem but a symbol of escape from my long-buried Jewish self.
The Palestinian refugee scam is unmatched in history for any other suffering people—least of all for descendants of 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Ambassador David Friedman, who was behind President Donald Trump on matters Israeli, will be deservedly recognized as an unrelenting advocate for the security of the Jewish state.