הרוצחים בינינו: ברוך בן יוסף וישראל פוקס, שני החשודים ברצח הפעיל הפלסטיני-אמריקני אלכס עודה, חיים בגלוי בישראל Today, I read an article that brought up very bad, sad memories for me. In 1986, I had just left a PhD program at UC Berkeley to work for one of the first grassroots national Jewish progressive organizations, New Jewish Agenda. In many ways, the gro … [Read more...]
Senior Israeli Security Minister: We Will Redeem the Temple Mount, Make It Ours
NOTE: This is an expanded version of an article published earlier this week by Middle East Eye. The headline blasted off the pages of Israel HaYom: Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, boasted: “Freedom of worship on the Temple Mount? It can happen in the next few years, a decade at most.” The explicit meaning is clear to all Israelis: Erdan plans … [Read more...]
As Reps. Tlaib and Omar Head to Palestine, Netanyahu Caves to Trump and Prepares to Deny Entry
NOTE: I published a new piece for Al Jazeera on the campaign by Detroit-area pro-Israel Jewish leaders to defeat Rep. Rashid Tlaib in the next election. I also did a video interview with The Real News Network on the demise of one of America's strongest Israel Lobby group, The Israel Project. Please give them a read or a viewing and promote on social m … [Read more...]
Rabbi Sacks Anti-Corbyn “Crusade”
During the Middle Ages, Christian forces heading to the Holy Land dallied on their travels long enough to decimate many Jewish communities in what is now Germany, including Mainz, Speyer, and other major towns. Tens of thousands were murdered, incinerated in their homes, stabbed to death in the streets, by these holy warriors seeking to wrest the land of … [Read more...]
