Donald Trump joked about Jewish stereotypes, declined to affirm his support for a united Jerusalem, and told his audience they wouldn’t back him because he did not want their money. Reading from a prepared text, Ben Carson repeatedly pronounced the name of the Palestinian group “Hamas” as if it were a delicious spread made with […]

J. recently published a “Local Voice” by U.C. Berkeley chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks, responding to a letter from Morton A. Klein, of the Zionist Organization of America, and Susan B. Tuchman, of the ZOA Center for Law and Justice. Dirks’ column and the original letter concerned an Oct. 15 demonstration at U.C. Berkeley organized by Students […]

To the Editor:   French President Francois Hollande is correct to describe the barbaric attacks in Paris this month as an “act of war”.  WJW identifies the need to confront the evil these atrocities represent (“The real fight against evil”, Editorial, Nov. 19).   The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and its affiliate, the JCRC, […]

The enemy is not Islam. Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, wants to be clear that we recognize the enemy as “militant Islam.” The keynote speaker at the Louis Brandeis award dinner of the Zionist Organization of America on Nov. 22 at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan, Dermer warned that Muslim terrorist groups […]

The lineup of speakers at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual Louis D. Brandeis Awards dinner at the Grand Hyatt in NY Sunday evening, turned out to serve as the perfect venue for venting about Israel’s standing in the world and the offering of suggestions about the U.S. conducting the war on terror in the […]

An employer who had intended to give a salaried position to Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard retracted the offer Monday, because the conditions of his parole would have prevented him from doing his job.  Pollard received an offer to become a research analyst in the finance department of a respected investment firm. But his parole conditions require him […]

Taking center stage at what organizers dubbed an all-star night of Zionist heroes, Israeli envoy Ron Dermer called on the international community to wage war against “militant Islam” and simultaneously cautioned his audience against viewing Islam itself as the enemy. Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, issued his declaration Sunday night during his keynoteaddress at […]

A pro-Israel group hosting actor Jon Voight on Sunday says it has increased its security measures to account for more publicity than it is accustomed to but says published reports saying it considered canceling the $700-a-plate dinner in the wake of the Paris attacks are inaccurate. “We beefed up security. That’s a fact,” said Morton […]

Contributing editor Nathan Jeffay thinks that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have been “ahead of the game” –– the predictable groundswell of international opprobrium when Israel responds to terrorist threats with military action –– by saying more about Israel’s preparedness for peace and willingness to make difficult concessions (“Bibi’s Missed Chance At UN,” Oct. […]

Pro-Israel performers at a weekend rally at the Federal Building sang about their love of the Jewish homeland, and a DJ spinning dance music prompted some 200 attendees to boogie while waving Israeli flags, both large and small. “It was good to see young Jewish people standing tall,” said Ted Hayes, an Israel supporter and […]