The first time I heard the term “Islamophobia” was right after 9/11 when suddenly there were many Muslim spokespeople on the news talking about how we had to combat “Islamophobia.” The idea was that many Americans were going to attack … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Irish Otter.”] About a month ago Karol Markowicz wrote this essay in which she said: College campuses across the country were erupting in Jew-hating outbursts, and parents were rightly worried about their Jewish college-aged kids caught up … Continue reading →
Many Western countries are pro-Palestinian, but Ireland is one of the more extreme. There have been many articles over the years that attempt to explain this. Here’s Melanie Phillips on the subject back in 2019: The essence of this Irish … Continue reading →
Here’s what CNN has to say: A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left … Continue reading →
The word “genocide” was coined towards the end of World War II to describe the Holocaust against the Jews, but here’s its definition: In 1948, the United Nations Genocide Convention defined genocide as any of five “acts committed with intent … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] Remember this?: When three Arab Muslim students were shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont, politicians and the media immediately hyped it as the ‘Islamophobic Crime of the Century’. President Biden issued a statement declaring that … Continue reading →
Blahbitty blah blah blah: Since I first arrived here as an undergraduate in 1973, I cannot recall a period of comparable tension on our campus and across our community. That tension has been exacerbated by concerns about how we address … Continue reading →
In no surprise whatsoever, ISIS has claimed “credit” for the blast in Iran: ISIS claims responsibility for a pair of explosions that killed at least 84 people near the grave of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds … Continue reading →
And of course it’s not just Harvard. Would that it were. But the problem is pervasive in academia and beyond. This Legal Insurrection piece spotlights an excellent editorial by Rabbi David Wolpe in the Harvard Crimson. Wolpe, who is a … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bill K” writes: But to never discuss the underpinnings of morality is a problem. So my hope is that she [the woman who was discussing anti-Semitism in the video], and you, in other situations, are able to defend against … Continue reading →
The story: The Biden administration said Thursday it had ended its work with the Council on American-Islamic Relations on crafting a national antisemitism strategy after one of CAIR’s top executives declared he was “happy” to witness Hamas’ terror attack against … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a heavily revised version of a previous post.] This is the first night of Chanukah, and I wish everyone a happy one. Chanukah is about a successful revolt and a miracle of light: The miracle of the … Continue reading →