While others have recognized the rich heritage and astounding contribution of the Jews to the western world, too many Jews in America seem ignorant or oblivious of their own people’s accomplishments and heritage.
What we can learn from Johnson making Lipstadt’s hearing about nothing but himself is the manner in which the non-Jewish world handles the politics of Jewish security.
The twin issues of homelessness and crime will dominate this election from beginning to end, and both have the potential to be Achilles’ heels for the type of progressive candidates who make up most of the top tier of competitors in this election.
On Super Bowl Sunday, our prayers were answered. No Rams were slaughtered.
The alleged perpetrator has been identified as Quintez Brown, a student at the University of Louisville and a former columnist for the Louisville Courier Journal.
Kravitz founded his organization at a time when Jews for Jesus was popular on college campuses, and Jews were being persuaded to leave their religion and heritage behind.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) alleged that Palestinian children are being put in cages during a February 13 event.
“Notice that those discussions only go one way,” she said. “We don’t talk about all the people who were fired. You just kind of talk about, like, right-leaning podcast bros and more conservative figures. But, for example, Marc Lamont Hill was fired [from CNN] for discussing an issue with respect to Palestinians, pretty summarily. There was no discussion about it, no engagement, no thoughtful discourse over it, just pure accusation.”
Any mention of his father to the Prime Minister immediately evokes laser-like focus. Netanyahu was famous for his devotion to his father who throughout his life, like the Prime Minister himself, displayed convictions of steel and was larger than life. The Prime Minister asked me if I had the videotapes of his father’s three speeches. I said I believe I could find them.
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