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Andrew D. Lappin

Andrew D. Lappin is a redeveloper of urban industrial properties. He is a board member of The Ember Foundation, NGO Monitor, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA), and serves on The Illinois Policy Board which monitors corporate compliance with the state's anti-BDS statute. He is a former board member of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). Source: Facebook.

Shame on Schneider for backing Omar

In his eagerness to maintain the facade of Democratic Party unity, the Jewish rep from Illinois unwittingly ignored the gross imbalance that exists between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Andrew D. Lappin

July 26, 2021

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.) speaks at a workers' protest against Amazon. Credit: Fibonacci Blue via Flickr.

Ilhan Omar’s CRT hypocrisy must be discredited, not embraced

The Democratic Party’s unwillingness to challenge the Minnesota congresswoman speaks to the growing narrative that would replace the virtues of freedom celebrated this Fourth of July.

Andrew D. Lappin

July 5, 2021

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, May 13, 2021. Source: Screenshot/C-SPAN.

When will congressional Jews pull the fire alarm?

Demanding that Nancy Pelosi take concrete actions, such as censure and committee reassignments, would convey a clear recognition of the gravity of anti-Semitism in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Andrew D. Lappin

June 21, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Source: Twitter.

Finishing the job: A welcome condemnation of anti-Semitism

The unending campaign of anti-Semitic demonization of Israel by Rep. Ilhan Omar and her fellow progressives will not stop until Congress takes a zero-tolerance stand.

Andrew D. Lappin

June 14, 2021

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). Credit: U.S. Congress.

Combating anti-Semitism in Congress

Our democracy, despite its occasional blemishes on which detractors like Bernie Sanders and fellow progressives choose to fixate, was unique in the history of the world.

Andrew D. Lappin

June 7, 2021

A mural of George Floyd, 46, who died as a result of police brutality in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, by Eme Street Art in Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Why weren’t more organized voices supporting Israel?

It’s time for our communal leaders to stop checking the boxes of platitudinous statements, and instead, vociferously call out anti-Semitism for what it is.

Andrew D. Lappin

May 31, 2021

Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly. Credit: Robert A. Cumins/JFNA.

Jewish organizations’ shamefully tepid response to the Gaza war

Equating Israel’s sovereign obligation to defend its citizens from the rain of terrorist rockets gives credence to the morally unjustifiable.

Andrew D. Lappin

May 25, 2021