admin | May 1, 2020
Joseph, you should honor Israeli soldiers, whether they are Jewish or not, because they protect millions of Jewish lives. As a Jew, you are required to be concerned about the safety of any center of Jewish population, and especially one that now has close to half the Jews in the world. Zionism has nothing to do with this
admin | May 1, 2020
The creation of the modern Hebrew language around the end of the 19th century sought to resurrect an ancient language which had hardly been spoken colloquially among Jews, to become the new unifying national language of the Jewish nation. This effort built upon romantic and messianic concepts of return to the promised land, where the speaking of Hebrew would serve as a symbolic bridge to times immemorial. This was far from an exact science; had the intent really been to return to days of a Judean state pre-70AD, the language to be resurrected would better have been Aramaic
admin | May 1, 2020
Bruce Robbins, an English literature professor and political theorist at Columbia University, has long been active in the effort to bring democracy to Israel and Palestine. His latest effort is a documentary titled, What Kind of Jew Is Shlomo Sand? that he publishes today and that is embedded here
admin | April 20, 2020
Dr. Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, in Washington DC, and author of more than 20 books about the Holocaust, Zionism, and American Jewish history
admin | April 20, 2020
There is big news from Israel today. Benny Gantz, the man who for three elections tried to retire Netanyahu, has surrendered. Benjamin Netanyahu will be prime minister for the next 18 months, which will include a corruption trial; Gantz will then become prime minister, and the power-sharing deal is said to OK annexation of large portions of the occupied West Bank beginning in July
admin | April 20, 2020
The Israel lobby group J Street hosted Israeli legislator Yair Golan on Zoom the other day, describing him as one of the great hopes for the left progressive Zionist camp in Israel, and Golans comments are a reflection of how far-right Israels Jewish politics are.
admin | April 20, 2020
On April 20, some may celebrate the 131st birthday of a man who helped define the 20th century. An artist, philosopher and successful author and motivational speaker before his election to national office, he valued expertise.
admin | April 14, 2020
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qasem stressed that on April 11, 1996, the Israeli enemy wanted to rift the relation between the Islamic Resistance and the Lebanese people by committing massacres, adding most of the world governments conspired with the Zionists after Sharm el-Sheikh summit. In an interview with Al-Manar TV Channel, Sheikh Qasem confirmed that the steadfastness of the Resistance, people and Army in the context of the golden formula led the Israeli enemy to humiliatingly stop its aggression on Lebanon and recognize a written pact that guarantees Hezbollah right to fire rockets in response to any Zionist assault on the Lebanese civilians. His eminence indicated that 1996 confrontation established the principles of the balance of deterrence which subdued the Zionists, stressing that Hezbollah is now ready to confront any Israeli war on Lebanon whenever it erupts
admin | April 13, 2020
PARIS In the Jewish world, perhaps one of the most controversial outcomes of these unprecedented times is the new restriction on the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora. For the first time since its establishment, the country has shut its doors to non-Israeli Jews living abroad
admin | April 13, 2020
Dont you just hate it when the word hate is tossed around to hide hatred? The Washington Posts A Muslim activist, fearless in the face of hate (April 5 print edition) epitomized this double-speak. The word hate appears half-a-dozen times, including in the headline, in Ausma Zehanat Khans review of Linda Sarsours We Are Not Here to be Bystanders; A Memoir of Love and Resistance.
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