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...]
Trump’s Attack on Congressional Women of Color Weaponizes Hate, Anti-Semitism and Israel
In his latest Twitter assault, Pres. Trump again targeted 'The Squad' (two of whose members are Muslim-American and two of whom are Black), the progressive Congressional women of color. His comments have taken an even more ugly twist in the past few hours, as he's targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar claiming that she is anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and that she supports … [Read more...]
Jews Without Mercy in Seattle and Washington DC
Earl Schorris wrote a wonderful book a few decades ago called Jews Without Mercy. It was a savage, incantatory attack in the era of Reagan on the Jews who first advanced neoconservatism and brought it to a wider audience. I thought of his evocative title when conceiving this blog post about the response of some Jews both in America and Israel to the moral, … [Read more...]
Rafi Eitan: Israel’s Notorious Spymaster, Deconstructed
NOTE: As a freelance journalist you look for major events for which you believe your editors might wish to commission a piece. Such was the occasion of Rafi Eitan's death. As it happens, none of my media outlets were interested in my pitch about this. But I think his story offers many lessons regarding the use and abuse of Israel's intelligence … [Read more...]
