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Steve Frank

Steve Frank is an attorney, retired after a 30-year career as an appellate lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. His writings on Israel, the law and architecture have appeared in numerous publications, including “The Washington Post,” “The Chicago Tribune,” “The Jerusalem Post,” “The Times of Israel” and “Moment” magazine.

Pro-Palestinians in North London shouting anti-Semitic slurs on May 16, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

The more things change…

Anti-Zionism is merely today’s cloak for classical anti-Semitism.

August 2, 2021

The “No Fear: A Rally in Solidarity With the Jewish People” at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2021. Credit: Chris Kleponis.

A catastrophic day for the American Jewish community

None of the sponsors of the recent solidarity rally in Washington is engaging in any analysis of why it failed.

July 14, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House following the unveiling of the U.S. Middle East peace plan on Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

What will happen to Trump’s Mideast peace plan under a Biden administration?

Though the particulars will largely be abandoned, the next president would do well to consider retaining some of its overriding principles.

December 1, 2020

Ben Hecht. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Remembering two forgotten heroes: Ben Hecht and Peter Bergson

The news of the Jewish genocide in Europe was mostly ignored, except by two men whose lives are largely forgotten: an acclaimed American-Jewish playwright and an underground fighter in pre-state Israel.

November 23, 2020

Peter Beinart. Source: Facebook.

Which one-state solution are we talking about and why?

Peter Beinart’s position is nothing more than a progressive Upper West Side Jew’s pipe dream that normally would warrant little attention. But his screed has crossed an otherwise impregnable red line that threatens to spread if left unquarantined.

July 28, 2020

Peter Beinart. Credit: Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons.

Beinart’s final solution

Peter Beinart’s support for a one-state solution is making waves, but is it real?

July 16, 2020

The Jewish town of Karnei Shomron in Judea and Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Israeli sovereignty: The last chance for the two-state solution

If Israel does not extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, it is likely that the status quo will continue, settlement activity will progress and any remaining hope for a two-state solution will die a natural death, if it is not already defunct.

July 6, 2020

The 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 2018. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Why does the Jewish leadership remain silent on Israeli sovereignty?

There is simply no excuse to stand on the sidelines of this existential debate merely because the issue is “controversial.”

May 25, 2020

Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Credit: www.likud.org.il.

‘I am not a Jew with trembling knees’

Perhaps the best response to the dire warnings and threats regarding Israeli annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria is that given by former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to then-Sen. Joe Biden in 1982.

May 17, 2020