For the Druze being slaughtered in Syria, or the millions of war crime victims around the world who get no attention because Jews are not involved, do they really care who’s doing the killing?
The story will continue to haunt Trump until he orders a complete and credible disclosure of all the cold facts about what happened in that jail cell.
This is the easy mistake many of us make. We assume that we “win” when we hold on tightly to our time and live life on our terms. That makes sense, but only on the surface.
When the war in Gaza ends and the media sees the devastation, Israel will get another avalanche of bad press. The long-term looks better, but the short-term will be painful.
Trump’s whole game is to show off his power. That’s his victory. That’s what turns him on the most—throwing his considerable weight around while the world watches.
Jew-hatred is terrible regardless of where it comes from. But not all Jew-hatred is created equal. Depending on where you sit politically, some Jews can be more hated than others.
Behind all the flash, AI is quietly removing the intellectual itch, the false starts, the second guessing, all those difficult mental activities that accompany brain work.
The more noise we make about Jew-hatred, the more Jew-hatred seems to increase. Is all that noise spreading the very poison it is fighting? Is it time to introduce a radically new idea that will associate Jews not with hate but with love?
Democratic leaders can’t just blame their voters for this decline. They must take some responsibility. If they care for their country, they must recognize that a party that sees its patriotism eroding is a problem for the whole nation.
The promoters of terror against Israel will not go away. But given that their “axis” is now in shambles, the region has a unique opportunity to create a new axis based on mutual benefit.
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