Zionism
You need not be Jewish to be a Zionist
Anti-Semites manage to believe in contradictory myths — that Jews are the energy spreading world communism, while at the same time controlling Wall Street, the fountainhead of capitalism.
Iran
The roots of Jewish-Iranian friendship
With any luck, a good ending to the war will result in the rebirth of friendship between Iran and both Israel and the U.S.
President Donald J. Trump
Trump’s first year was a real doozy
As he sails into his second year, his approval ratings are under water, largely because of his failure to fix the economy.
Israel
The fantasy of recognizing a nonexistent state
Good intentions lead to bad policy
Israel
Guest essay: A message to the anti-Semites
Israel Is not a gift. It Is a necessity.
Israel
Israel’s fight is the West’s fight
As in the past, Israel will ask its allies for arms and help with missile defense, but will never ask for troops.
Israel
Why the Gaza death rate is so high
After the U.S. had gained its footing and was fighting back in WWII, no one was sitting in the back seat telling America to knock it off because German or Japanese, or even French civilians, were dying.
Israel
Freeing hostages should not be Israel’s #1 goal
Journalist Michael Kinsley defined a gaffe as when a politician utters a truth he is not supposed to say. Right-wing Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich made a gaffe the other day (assuming what he said was not intentional). What he said was that returning the hostages held by Hamas was
Politics
Trump’s Gaza takeover seems crazy, but maybe . . .
Among a plethora of ideas flowing from the hyperactive mind of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. “owning” Gaza is among the worst. Before I continue, to calm the MAGA wolves who are baring their fangs, here is a partial list of things he has done right: Enforce the
Israel
He’s a zealot and proud of it
Jerry Verlin is a zealot in the best sense of the word, a word which is rooted in Jewish history. As is the 84-year-old Verlin, but also the present, specifically the State of Israel, about which he is deeply knowledgeable and of which he is an indefatigable supporter. For almost
Politics
Woodward’s “War” book praises many Biden decisions
His book, “War,” says Bob Woodward, “presents the efforts and decisions to try to prevent war, and where war came, to avoid escalation.” Really, the book should be titled “Wars,” because while the central focus is Ukraine, the war provoked by Russian wannabe Czar Vladimir Putin, much of the book
Israel
In a bad spot, Arab Americans make wrong choice
This is tough to write, and some people are going to take it badly, no matter how carefully I phrase it. So I won’t be unduly careful. It’s tough to be an Arab American today. This is not an attack on an ethnic group. It is an attack