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Never mind facts, the Arabists cling to their belief that Israel is the root of all evil in the Middle East and that its mere existence endangers U.S. interests.
A “bail reform” law led to the release of violent criminals who struck again and now to that of a man who vandalized synagogues. And still, the ADL and Jewish left are silent.
Though the Jewish state exhibits unity after most mass tragedies, the public’s response to the Lag B’Omer catastrophe is particularly noteworthy.
Solidarity with the victims of the Mount Meron tragedy is a sign of hope. Still, the impulse to turn it into a political issue and cast blame on the ultra-Orthodox may prove more powerful.
No single factor is to blame. A perfect storm of elements simultaneously came together, exposing a system filled with flaws—many of them cultural in nature.
Right-wing extremists remain a threat. But the administration seems more focused on exploiting the U.S. Capitol riot for political advantage than on actual terrorists, especially those funded by Iran.
His naming of a Human Rights Watch official to a top State Department post is more evidence that this is not a pro-Israel administration.
Former President Barack Obama repudiated the “Durban Declaration and Program of Action” on the grounds of its unjust demonization of Israel and the “hateful and anti-Semitic displays” around its creation. The Biden administration has embraced it.
A failed attempt by leftist groups to expel the ZOA from the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council marks the end of the illusion of consensus.
The group completely misunderstands the nature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, buying into the simplistic “two people competing over one land” narrative. They ignore the psychological, historical and religious roots of the conflict.
Distorted coverage of violence in Jerusalem is nothing new, but viewing the conflict through the prism of toxic myths about white supremacy also makes peace impossible.
The hatred for Benjamin Netanyahu on the part of Israel’s far-left daily runs so deep that it’s calling for a unity government under another nemesis: Naftali Bennett.