The Agony of IDF-Envy
January 31, 2024
How comfortably are American Jews sleeping these days? Does Oct. 7 haunt any of them?
Thane Rosenbaum
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 the legal analyst for CBS News Radio and appears on cable TV news programs. His most recent book is entitled “Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself.”
Israel and Its Multifront Mayhem
January 22, 2024
Isolated and encircled from all sides by neighbors and fiends that mean them harm, no nation of its size and population deficits has ever had to cope with so many forces arrayed against it.
Catch the Holocaust Before It Disappears
January 15, 2024
A play and a movie are rare cultural sightings these days: they showcase Jews as victims.
Biden’s Zionist Bona Fides and Burden
January 8, 2024
Biden has actually performed like a Zionist since October 7.
When that Other Ball Drops
January 2, 2024
The ball wasn’t alone in the sky this year. It had plenty of company with hovering drones, scanning the masses, searching for revelers drunk on antisemitism.
The Hamas Winter is Coming
December 28, 2023
Honest people understand that the plight of the Palestinians is merely a false flag in making antisemitism fashionable.
In Israel’s Time of Need, Jewish Hollywood Has Failed the Audition
December 17, 2023
The list of celebrity Jews who have said nothing is truly shocking. Fearless in front of the camera, ferocious at the negotiating table, but cowering when it comes to moral courage.
The Folly of Ceasefire
December 3, 2023
Soon after Israel began its counteroffensive, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. It declined to make any statement condemning Hamas.
Art and Belligerency Off-Broadway
November 13, 2023
Desperate times call for degenerate measures. For American Jews, this would be a good time to call upon Phillip Roth.
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