The remarkable evolution of Bassam Eid, beginning with his discovery that Jews aren’t cannibals, was the topic of my Ami column last week. It can be read here.
Category Archives: Israel
Know Them By Their Mannequins
What do an established clothing store in Gaza and a new shawarma eatery in Jordan have in common?
Don’t think too hard. Just click here for the answer, provided in my Ami column last week.
The New Third Reich
Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson believes that capitulating to a group whose motto is ““Death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam” is the way to go.
To read about his idea, and my thoughts about it, please click here.
An Ugly Law of Human Nature
Long ago, I wrote an essay “The Beauty of Anti-Semitism.”
If you’re intrigued by what I meant by that provocative phrase (and it’s something most timely today), please click here.
Letter to the editor, appeared in print on 1/13/24
To the Editor:
Re “For Gaza’s Babies, War’s Effects Will Never End,” by Alice Rothchild (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 11):
The effect of the Israel-Hamas conflict on expectant mothers and on babies is horrific, as is all the death and destruction in Gaza today.
It must end immediately.
Hamas must do what Germany and Japan did in 1945: surrender — and, here, release the kidnapped Israelis it hasn’t yet murdered.
(Rabbi) Avi Shafran
New York
The writer is the director of public affairs at Agudath Israel of America.
Taking Turtle Island Twits to Task
If you live in the continental United States, you are standing on Turtle Island. And you are an occupier.
Thus Spake Students for Justice in Palestine. To read about the group and some responsible colleges’ treatment of it, click here.
Presenting… The Rubas!
Have you heard of the Ruba Award? Probably not. It’s a recent prize that I recently announced, and it’s available only to a (blessedly) small subset of humanity.
But you can read about it here.
Dastardly Digital Deception
Groucho Marx’s challenge—“Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?”—needs updating in light of some Gaza-war propaganda.
To read about it, please click here.
A Tale of Two Surgeries
“A disfigured woman whose case has become well known is among the Palestinians released” was the headline of a New York Times story about criminals in Israeli jails being traded for hostages held by Hamas.
Want to know more about the woman referred to in the headline, a new definition of chutzpah and something you might not know about the Hamas leader in Gaza? Well, just click here.
Meet the Mess
Good riddance to two New York Times employees. But hold your applause. Why? See here.