

David Suissa
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.


Antisemitism is More Stupid Than Cool
The thousands of Jew haters and useful idiots that have marched like hysterical robots spewing primal melodies around choice lyrics like “globalize the intifada” may be a lot of things. Stupid, boring, insufferable — yes. Cool — certainly not.

In Israel, the Hanukkah Miracle is Hyper Vigilance
If the eternal Jewish will to survive revolves around our ability to learn and grow from our blunders and tragedies, the past year lives in that spirit.

What I Got Wrong in 2024
I’ve come closer to those who believe that the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion was so singularly shattering and threatening to Israel’s survival, it required an equally shattering statement to deter Israel’s enemies.

Why Did We Replace “Merry Christmas” With “Happy Holidays?”
The trend has accelerated in recent years as we’ve become more sensitive to any “microaggressions” that might offend cultural sensibilities.

The Year Conservatives Became Cool
The problem with “owning the culture” is that you’re no longer the counterculture. As painful as this is for Democrats to hear, it is conservatives today who represent the counterculture.

“So Far Gone”: Depth of Antisemitism Meets Hope of Jewish Education
Whether they realized it or not, the Jewish Educator Awards were demonstrating an antidote to antisemitism.

We Can’t Allow Our Enemies to Define Us
America has admired Jews for so long because we are the ultimate contributors. As we continue our fight against hate, it behooves us to keep that upbeat aspect of the Jewish story alive.

While Mideast is in Meltdown, World Still Obsessed with Israel
An alarming number of states have failed because they don’t have what only Israel has: A founding document that holds the state together around the shared ideals of freedom and individual rights.

French Transgender Film Gets Cancelled Because it Made Israel Look Good
The film committed the unforgivable sin of portraying Palestinian society as anti-LBGTQ and Israeli society as the very opposite. In other words, it showed the truth.