Arab-Israeli normalization is the way to peace with Palestinians

This article was originally published in the Washington Examiner on October 20, 2020 The American-brokered Abraham Accords pave the way to full normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab nations of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This has raised the prospects of peace and stability in the region to the highest point in decades, making it all the more stunning to see forces lining up against the U.S. initiative. Criticizing the administration and condemning Israel will not help Palestinians. In fact, it will do the opposite, abandoning the Palestinian people to a corrupt and oppressive governance that thrives  Read More…

Defining antisemitism as a Jewish problem is a lose-lose proposition

Article originally published in the Jerusalem Post on August 16, 2020. We will lose as Jews and as Americans if we continue accepting our prescribed role as the sacrificial canary in the coal mine. Antisemitism is an ancient problem. Throughout Jewish history in the diaspora, Jews lacked the power and resources to do much of anything to fight Jew-hatred except condemn it. Today, however, American Jews have established themselves as one of the most successful immigrant communities in the country. Yet, in the face of intensifying antisemitism, they have done little to combat it. Instead, they have focused on merely  Read More…

Jews Must Be the Brave Eagle, Not the Sacrificial Canary in the Battle Against Antisemitism

This article was originally published in Newsweek on July 10, 2020. For decades, Jews living in the diaspora have spoken about the Jewish community as the metaphorical “canary in the coal mine.” This metaphor accepts the notion that Jews are powerless victims, sacrificed for the benefit of others. Using the powerless canary to symbolize Jews reveals a deeply flawed mindset that paralyzes us from properly taking brave action and defending ourselves. The canary in the coal mine is a practice that dates back to the early 1900s. British miners utilized the sensitive and vulnerable canary to detect high levels of  Read More…

Never Again the Canary in the Coal Mine

This article was originally published on JNS.org on June 10, 2020. Though a perfect storm of anti-Semitism is looming, we should not be seeking shelter. When it comes to Jew-hatred, we can’t afford to be passive any longer. Facing ever growing anti-Semitism in the decades following the Holocaust, the Diaspora Jewish community’s common response has been to cry “Never Again” and to describe ourselves as the “canary in the coal mine,” which implies that whatever begins with the Jews never ends with the Jews. While these ideas are echoed by millions, words are not enough. Jewish leaders fail to realize  Read More…

Is fighting violent antisemitism and saving lives our responsibility?

This article was originally published in the Jerusalem Post on June 1, 2020. While the observant communities are the easiest targets within the Jewish community today, too often they are reluctant to join this fight. Antisemitism in the United States (photo credit: ADL) Each Passover, we sing “Ve’hi She’amda La’avotainu Ve’lanu” (“This is what has stood by our fathers and us”) to remind us that in every generation our detractors try to physically destroy us and Hashem is there to save us from their hands. So, what exactly is our role in preventing the violence inflicted on us, our families,  Read More…

Eradicating the Anti-Semitic BDS Movement

This article was originally published in Jewish Policy Center’s inFOCUS Quarterly Spring 2020 issue. Defeating the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement is the best way for Americans to fight rising anti-Semitism and the hate groups that radicalize and polarize our country today. In September, the United Nations – a body with a well-documented history of bias against the Jewish state – released an unprecedented report on the worldwide spread of Jew-hatred. The world body acknowledged that anti-Semitism is growing around the world, stemming from three primary sources: the far left, the far right, and radical Islam. In the report,  Read More…

New Approach to Fight the New Antisemites

This article was originally published in the Jerusalem Post on February 3, 2020. The media network spreads awareness of information and calls for action by covering the findings of analysts and the activities of boots on the ground. There is no silver bullet to fight and defeat antisemitism. Hundreds of millions, maybe billions of dollars and hundreds of organizations are devoted to this issue, but the age-old hatred is rising faster than ever in America. Too many of these responses to Jew-hatred are reactionary and risk-averse. Organizations that aim to fight antisemitism frequently address general trends or individual instances of hate  Read More…

Pro-Palestinian Student Group Promotes Antisemitism at US College Conference

This article was originally published in Fox News on November 1, 2019. Antisemitism did not die with the fall of Nazi Germany and its mass murder of 6 million Jews. The ancient hatred of the Jewish people has mutated like a deadly virus and has now infected many college campuses across the U.S. as a mainstream movement – and is being embraced at a national conference at the University of Minnesota this weekend. The conference is being held from Friday through Sunday by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which has been one of the main drivers of the antisemitic and anti-Israel Boycott,  Read More…

BDS is the new face of the old antisemitism: What will we do to stop it?

The report showed how Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine have ties to at least 13 anti-Israel NGOs. This article was originally published in the Jerusalem Post on October 2, 2019. The dishonest proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement have long claimed that they simply aim to further human rights. For years, they were able to recruit many progressives including Jews to support and justify their campaigns. Yet, in recent weeks, the true nature of this hate movement has been acknowledged in unprecedented ways. After more than a decade of deception,  Read More…

How to Combat the Looming Perfect Storm for Antisemitism in America

Jew-hatred, also described as antisemitism, is becoming mainstream in America. This article was originally published in the Jerusalem Post on September 4, 2019. Jew-hatred, also described as antisemitism, is becoming mainstream in America. Jewish university students are under constant attack for expressing any support for Israel. Radical activists are working to insert anti-Israel and antisemitic ideas into curricula to indoctrinate high school students. America’s Congressional delegation now includes representatives of the Islamo-leftist alliance, who are driven to demonize Israel and spread age-old antisemitic stereotypes. Radical antisemites are growing bolder, less censored and less afraid to share their hateful views with  Read More…