Earlier this week, an Israeli settler hurled a Molotov cocktail into the Church of All Nations at the Garden of Gethsemane. It is one of Jerusalem’s most beautiful and sacred sites, where Jesus is reputed to have spent the night before his Crucifixion. The attack ignited the wooden pews and damaged the exquisite mosaic floor […]
World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem: Hijacking the Shoah, Whitewashing Nakba
This week, thirty world leaders are converging on Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. I wrote about it in my new piece for Middle East Eye. All appearances to the contrary, this is not an official “Israeli” commemoration. Despite the fact that the country’s president is welcoming the dignitaries and […]
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 […]
Michael Steinhardt, Co-Founder of Birthright, Removed from Hillel Board, Accused of Serial Sexual Abuse
Michael Steinhardt, the former Wall Street hedge fund manager and co-founder of Birthright, has been removed from the Hillel International board of governors after being accused by two female staff members of sexual harassment. Hillel also announced it would not apply for a Steinhardt Foundation $50,000 grant this year. Hillel knew about these charges against […]
