Diane Bederman Archives

Diane Bederman

Delegates to the San Remo Conference in Italy on April 25, 1920. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Why it’s crucial to educate about Israel’s rights to the land

The time has come—in fact, it is long overdue—to educate students of high school and university age, starting in Israel, and eventually Jewish and non-Jewish youth, and the public at large, about Israel’s legal rights.

Diane Bederman

April 23, 2021

Hope: The gift of the Jews

It is so pivotal to the Jewish people that the national anthem for Israel is “Hatikvah” (“The Hope”).

Diane Bederman

September 11, 2020

If I could choose only one book to read about Israel …

Yes, I know today that facts aren’t as important as feelings, but one day, facts will matter. If we must defend our right to live in peace on our legal and historical land, then we must be able to share facts based on international law.

Diane Bederman

May 2, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons.

Anti-Semitism has a history in the Democratic Party

Wonder if they wish they could explain away their past as a problem with words.

Diane Bederman

March 20, 2019

Thousands joined rallies in Paris and across France on Feb. 19, 2019, to oppose a rising wave of anti-Semitism in the country. Credit: Screenshot.

If our Jewish organizations will not stand up to Jew-hatred, why should anyone else?

We know from searing past experiences that neither appeasement nor silence will make anti-Semitism disappear.

Diane Bederman

February 22, 2019

Cover for “Jihadist Psychopath: How He Is Charming, Seducing, and Devouring Us.” Credit: Amazon.

The troubling influence of the ‘Jihadist Psychopath’

Author Jamie Glazov shares the stories of those who have had the courage to stand up to Islamic terrorism, and how in return, these people have been ostracized by those who should thank them for their courage to speak.

Diane Bederman

December 31, 2018

The story of 4 million bullets and Israel’s fight for survival

As a rule, Jews are not recognized as warriors. Yet it was King David who, with five smooth stones, took down a bully.

Diane Bederman

August 14, 2018

An Arab student protest at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Credit: Dudi Eltsufin

Empathy belongs to the real victims

Our leaders sometimes act as if they are more afraid of being accused of engaging in Islamophobia than of failing to act to prevent terrorism.

Diane Bederman

July 11, 2018

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