Thane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, law professor and Distinguished University Professor at Touro University, where he directs the Forum on Life, Culture & Society. He has written numerous works of fiction and nonfiction and hundreds of essays in major national and global publications. He is a contributing writer for White Rose Magazine and appears regularly on cable TV news programs. His most recent book is entitled, “Beyond Proportionality: Israel's Just War in Gaza."
The one community that should have shown unwavering solidarity with Israel after October 7 was the Park Slope Food Coop. Unless they were tripping out on antisemitism last week, what could possibly have drawn them to the side of carnivorous barbarians?
We are reaching a powder keg moment in the Five Boroughs—a period never before imagined in a city so widely identified with its Jewish population.
The play “Giant” and its urgent, timely message could not have come sooner—in part because it clashes with the antisemitism we see on the news. Today a dandy like Dahl is not the problem. What we are all witnessing now is low-class thuggery prowling city streets.
Not a tale of two cities, but a story of two realities—one sanguine; the other ominous.
The departure of the UAE from OPEC is devastating news for Arab alliances and great news for Israel.
The good news is that the only people paying attention to antisemitism are the antisemites themselves. Most Jews, and most everyone else, haven’t noticed a thing.
People who should know better seem to know absolutely nothing when the stakes are at their highest. The Pope, who is the final arbiter on Catholic teachings, appears to be only vaguely familiar with both Christian and papal history.
With the mullahs on their knees just begging for a knock-out punch, be thankful for a vulgar man in the Oval Office eager to deliver the final blow.
Terrorists terrorize. Governments are left with little choice but to respond in kind.
Newsom’s newfound sensitivity to Jewish concerns and reclaiming of the moderate mantle is commendable. Now all he needs is for the Angel of Death to “pass over” the Democratic Party.
