Though I have always had sympathy for the general goals of creating a Jewish homeland for victims of persecution and genocide, I am critical of the ways in which Zionism pursued that objective. From the very beginning, even in Herzl's writings, there are the seeds of ethnic-nationalism, racism and even anti-Semitism, which permeate Israel today. … [Read more...]
A Love Affair: The Zionist and the Nazi
Many years ago, I was researching the history of political assassinations within the Zionist movement for an essay which the London Review of Books commissioned (and then refused to publish). One of the intriguing murders was that of Chaim Arlosoroff in Tel Aviv in 1933. But it wasn't just the circumstances of his killing and the fact that to this day … [Read more...]
Halle Attack Highlights Germany’s Misplaced Terror Priorities and Hostility to BDS
Today, on Yom Kippur, a German anti-Semite, Holocaust denier, and neo-Nazi, Stephan Balliet, sought to kill Jews praying on the holiest day of the Jewish year. His self-declared goal was to “kill as many anti-whites as possible, Jews preferred,” Despite there being no German police providing security for the Halle synagogue, the terrorist could not enter … [Read more...]
“Shifty Schiff” and Another Trump Anti-Semitic Moment
The U.S. media has been aghast at Trump's spectacle-like performance with the Finnish president. It truly was a sight to behold (only if you like horror shows). But no one as far as I know, has commented on one of the most egregious statements in his long rant against his political enemies. Trump, of course, railed against Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the … [Read more...]
