Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have some explaining to do. On Sunday, Israel was invaded along its border with Syria. More than 100 Syrians successfully infiltrated the country and rioted violently in Majdal Shams for several hours. The IDF was reportedly surprised by these events. It was more prepared for violent riots along the borders…
It is hard to believe, but it appears that in the wake of the Palestinian unity deal that brings Hamas, the genocidal, al-Qaida-aligned, local franchise of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, into a partnership with Fatah, US President Barack Obama has decided to open a new round of pressure on Israel to give away its land and national rights to…
I just want to correct my initial blog post on this subject. I wrote that no major Jewish organizations had come out in support of Wiesenfeld and that was incorrect. Both the ZOA and CAMERA have made strong statements in support of Wiesenfeld and against the conferral of the honorary degree to Wiesenfeld. On the other hand, the Conference of…
This week on the Tribal Update, the television-on-Internet satire program produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language media satire website I founded we feature Peace Now’s executive director Yariv Googleheimer discussing the principles guiding the movement as it demands the destruction of the home of the family of a fallen IDF major. We also feature a commemoration of the German Naqba. Enjoy! …
I have been meaning to write about the storm raging in New York following CUNY’s board of trustees decision not to present an honorary degree to anti-Israel propagandist/faux artiste Tony Kushner but due to travels and other time killers, haven’t had the opportunity. Before it is too late, I want to add my two bits to the controversy. First, for the…
This week on the Tribal Update, the television-on-Internet show we produce at Latma, the Hebrew-language media satire site I run, we feature John Zelokorli (John Itsnothappeningtome), President Obama’s advisor for reality perception affairs discussing Obama’s role in killing Osama Bin Laden and the operation’s influence on the future of the global jihad. We also feature our favorite suicide bombers, Jamil…
By most accounts, the Fatah-Hamas unity deal signing ceremony Wednesday was a grand affair. Hamas terror-chief Khaled Mashaal jetted in from Damascus. PLO/Fatah/Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas flew in from Ramallah. The ceremony was held under the auspices of the newly Muslim Brotherhood-friendly Egyptian intelligence services. UN representatives and Israeli Arab members of Knesset were on hand to witness…
Saturday night I was honored to speak at Young Israel of Hillcrest congregation in Queens for their annual Yom HaShoah ceremony. The address formed the basis of my latest column in the Jerusalem Post. Before I spoke Eva Luxe-Braun, a Holocaust survivor and extraordinarily valiant women shared her story with the congregation. Dave Reaboi from the Center for…
In the end, the Holocaust raged until the Allied powers won the war. It didn’t have to be that way. If the Jews had been permitted to leave Europe, the Holocaust could have been averted. But the only place that wanted us wasn’t allowed to take us. The nations of the world closed their gates. Only the Jews in the…