An Imperial Japanese diplomat in Nazi Germany before the war was supposed to have written back to Tokyo lamenting that Japan had nothing like the Jews. Totalitarian regimes are at their best when they have a readily identifiable minority to persecute and, most importantly, to scapegoat.
For Jews in America and around the world, Israel represents a thriving land of survival and opportunity, and not only for my people.
There has long been a quip in American politics: The odd-numbered years are pro-Israel, while the even-numbered years are more pro-Palestinian.
Isn’t it remarkable that centers of higher education across these fruited plains are hosting a fifth column of anti-American and aggressively antisemitic thugs with nary a strong peep from the adults on campus (“Columbia shuts down campus after anti-Israel protesters take over Hamilton Hall,” web, April 30)?
We are entwined and must be liberated together. We must work to end the war and bring safety and security to both peoplesKarl Marx’s father, Heinrich, converted from Judaism to Protestantism in 1817 – later converting his eight children – because had he not done so, he would not have been allowed to practice law in Prussia. He wasn’t alone in having to change or disguise his Judaism so that he could earn a living. There was practically no other way for Jews living in Europe in the 19th century...
Gen Zers are ignorant (“Gen Z-ers see Hamas, not Israel, as victims,” web, April 22).
This Jew has no pity when it comes to the residents of Gaza (“Over 70% of Palestinians say Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis was right decision: Poll,” web, March 22).
Rather than focusing on new hate crimes legislation to combat the campus intifada, Republicans would be wise to address the source of the problem: the supply of money and students from hostile nations.During World War II, we didn’t open our doors to immigrants from Germany and Japan. But after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, our political leaders allowed us to be inundated with immigrants, refugees, and foreign students — and now, border crashers — from Islamic countries and parts...
Calling for the genocide of Jewish people requires more spendy gear than sending a kid to hockey camp.
Pro-Hamas rioters refused to allow a Jewish student wearing a Magen David necklace to enter the campus through the main entrance. Eli Tsives, a Jewish student at the University of California, Los Angeles, posted the video on his Instagram account, writing: “They didn’t let me get to class using the main entrance! Instead, they forced […]
The evening network newscasts are barely into their second weeknight covering the violent, pro-Hamas protests outside Columbia University and throughout college campuses across the nation, and there is already a discernible shift in their coverage. Direct threats against Jewish students have all but disappeared from coverage. In place of the threats and violence, we get a lot more militancy across the dial. Case in point and most emblematic is this snippet to close out CBS’s coverage of the...
The evening network newscasts are barely into their second weeknight covering the violent, pro-Hamas protests outside Columbia University and throughout college campuses across the nation, and there is already a discernible shift in their coverage. Direct threats against Jewish students have all but disappeared from coverage. In place of the threats and violence, we get a lot more militancy across the dial. Case in point and most emblematic is this snippet to close out CBS’s coverage of the...