A group of Pittsburgh Jews associated with the national social justice organization, Bend the Arc, announced today that Pres. Trump was unwelcome in the local Jewish community till he denounced white supremacy, the type of hate which fueled the murder spree of Robert Bowers. I offer a hearty mazel tov to them for their forthrightness in confronting the … [Read more...]
Boycotts Have an Honored Status in Jewish History
There's a supreme irony in Israel's current all-out war on BDS. A boycott played a critical part in one critical episode in modern Jewish history. In 1933, American Jewish leaders organized an international boycott of Germany. The campaign was extremely effective. Over five years, German trade declined dramatically and its economic recovery was … [Read more...]
Israel: Never Met a Genocidaire It Wouldn’t Do Business With
It's widely known that Israel is one of the largest arms exporters in the world. It is the seventh largest exporter of weapons systems worldwide, while it's GDP, $350-billion, ranks 32nd in the world. Israel profits from its status as a permanent garrison state engaged in perpetual war with its frontline neighbors in order develop, test, and deploy … [Read more...]
Viktor Orban’s Holocaust-Washing at Yad Vashem
Bibi Netanyahu, desperate to find a few paltry allies somewhere, anywhere, has cultivated a bromance with Hungary's Viktor Orban. Orban isn't such a metzieh (Yiddish for "a find"). He is the far-right, anti-immigrant, Islamophobic anti-Semitic premier of Hungary. Netanyahu is the far right, Islamophobic, racist, anti-refugee PM of Israel. A match made in … [Read more...]
