With all the tragedy of last week, it seems only fitting that this week brings the death of a major figure who fueled the Trump miasma and the ascendancy of a militant Republican movement: Sheldon Adelson. Though Adelson, who was 87, was American by birth and never took Israeli citizenship, he had little use for […]
At MAGA Rally, Israeli Flag and Neo-Nazis Co-Exist…Awkwardly
If you’re Jewish (and even if you’re not) you may be wondering what the hell was going on with yesterday’s MAGA rally and Lootapalooza at the Capitol. And I’m not talking about the overall madness of hundreds of white Supremacists, neo-Nazis and Trump Kool Aid drinkers, who stormed the Capitol and made American democracy look […]
Conflating Judaism and Zionism: Bad for the Jews
DONATE: As 2020 comes to an end, you may be in the spirit of the season and seeking to support projects which make a difference in the world–in your world. Tikun Olam stands alone as a source of knowledge about Israel you won’t find anywhere else. Secrets you won’t learn and analysis you won’t read […]
Star of David Debased by Apartheid
Almost every Jew takes pride when they see a Star of David (magen David) . For them, it represents Jewish peoplehood and solidarity. They wear it on chains around their neck. German Jewish soccer clubs used it as emblems on their uniforms before the Holocaust. Unfortunately, you even see Jewish visitors at Holocaust camps wrapping […]
