Disturbing reports from #Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight. We hope that the the authorities bring the perpetrators of this #antisemitic act to justice & commit to protecting the holy sites of all religious minorities in Iran. — Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) May 15, 2020 A […]
Covid19 and the Abuse of the Holocaust and Anti-Semitism
COMMENTING NOTE: Because of a technical issue with a plugin update which caused the admin portion of the site to crash, my web host had to revert to a previous version of the installation. This caused some of the comment settings to deactivate and commenting was unavailable for the past week. My apologies. And thanks […]
After Aipac Attack Ads Smear “Radical Democrats,” Candidates Must Boycott Conference
In late January, Aipac and a separate political group affiliated with it launched full-frontal attacks against the Democratic Party. They didn’t couch the attacks as targeting the entire Party, “only” what they call its “radical” left-wing. That is, those who “push anti-Semitic policies down the throats” of Americans. What policies? Ones like those advocated by […]
Israeli Holocaust Commemoration Marred by Political Infighting
Last week, Israel hosted the World Holocaust Forum. This is a considerably expanded version of the article Middle East Eye published a few days ago, which profiled it. I guess it should come as no surprise. Everything about contemporary Israel is embroiled in exploitation of traditions and history for political gain. So why should the […]
