Column
As the world confronts a rising tide of anti-Semitism, it’s important to remember that the Holocaust was not just ordinary prejudice but a war on the Jews. Yet many Jews are still focused on the wrong problems.
With the talks deadlocked and Biden planning to visit, Bennett’s government is claiming its defeatist strategy is vindicated. But White House warnings about a nuclear breakout may prove the opposite.
Russia’s massacre of civilians and naked aggression demand that Europe remember what ‘never again’ really means and act accordingly.
Embracing the bogus comparison between Hitler’s “final solution” and other conflicts is as ill-fated as believing that a repeat performance is inevitable.
The decline in respect for open discourse caused by new orthodoxies on race, gender and politics is a threat to religious minorities, even if many Jews don’t see themselves at risk.
Israel as a beacon in a sea of barbarism isn’t a Jewish issue, which is why the “dual loyalty” canard is a complete lie. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of those Arab citizens of Israel who side with their country’s mortal enemies.
While Marine Le Pen is considered a threat to Jewish life, President Emmanuel Macron represents a centrist establishment that has failed to meet the challenge of Islamism.
You don’t have to wait for the Passover seder to ask a question. Authentic Judaism has never shied away from questions.
“The Washington Post” published personal information about someone who anonymously ran a conservative social-media account. The real issue is whether exposing extremism is itself deserving of opprobrium.
Do Jews betray a “dual loyalty” when they support Israel? Absolutely not. Jews who support Israel stand for the very best of our American heritage and our American values.
The term has its origins in the Holocaust and is properly applied to attempts to destroy a people or group. Putin’s war is horrifying, but there are consequences to diluting the word’s meaning.