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 […]
The national president of the Zionist Organization of America has demanded U.C. Berkeley’s chancellor take action following an on-campus incident last month in which a pro-Palestinian protestor allegedly assaulted a Jewish student. In a 2,500-word letter dated Oct. 30, ZOA’s Morton Klein asked U.C. Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks to investigate the alleged assault, which took […]
Last week, the Obama Administration publicly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for incitement against Palestinians. What had he done? In a speech expounding the long history of Palestinian incitement and violence, predating Israel’s establishment by decades, Netanyahu had focused on the role of Haj Amin el-Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem during the British Palestine Mandate, […]
The UC Board of Regents held an open forum at UCLA to discuss proposed changes to the University of California’s Statements of Principles Against Intolerance and to address anti-Semitic behavior on UC campuses on Oct. 26. The proposed policy changes seek to adopt the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism regarding Israel when such speech […]
Students, professors and activists wrangled at a public forum Monday over how best to address intolerance at the University of California, with some Jewish groups arguing the schools should adopt a policy with a more precise definition of anti-Semitism and others saying it would stifle free speech. A working group of regents and university leaders […]
It’s hard to be an American Zionist these days. The media is spreading lies about Israel, college campuses are increasingly anti-Israel and the Israelis keep saying, “if you were really a Zionist you would move to Israel.” Despite these limitations, American Zionism doesn’t seem to be going away. In fact, 400 American delegates and alternates […]
Time for a Change on Policy of Helping While it is certainly admirable to lead charitable efforts to care for the “migrants/refugees” from Syria, this is yet another example of misplaced Jewish community priorities — caring for others, in this case our enemies, at our own peril. (“On Refugee Crisis, Jewish Community Moves From Words […]
After weeks of murderous Palestinian stabbing attacks upon innocent Israelis, how has the Obama Administration responded? Although Israel has been killing or apprehending knife-wielding terrorists, while Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) has been inciting and glorifying their acts of murder, the Administration presents both sides as morally equivalent, while insinuating or even asserting Israeli responsibility. Obama officials have been […]
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