The attack on Salman Rushdie has shaken many of us to our core for many reasons. First, though religious and ethnic hate has become endemic in American society, we pride ourselves on insulating America from the age-old hatreds of the Old World. Second, our law enforcement institutions have done a relatively good job in protecting […]
Terror is a Two-Way Street Amid Palestinian Terror Attacks, the World Forgets Terror Inflicted by Israel on Palestinians
DONATE: Please support Tikun Olam with a donation. This article and others like it cannot be found in much of the progressive media, let alone in the MSM. I break stories which are censored in Israel. I’m able to do this thanks to sources who entrust me with their confidence. You are the beneficiary. So […]
Taliban Social Media Accounts Banned After NY Times Inquired Why They Permitted Them
Yesterday, we sent Facebook, YT, and others accounts belonging to the Taliban spokesman. We asked for comment, and they responded by removing them. Today, the Taliban spokesman is complaining of censorship. Story coming soon on this… — Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) August 17, 2021 Earlier today, NY Times technology reporter, Sheera Frenkel, tweeted that she had […]
Zionism and the Exploitation of Jewish Catastrophe
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 […]