Lovely guy, that Mamdani. Here’s what I’m talking about: Speaking at a New York University event in September 2023, Democratic socialist state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani made one of his most despicable, antisemitic remarks yet. He said, “We have to make … Continue reading →
… but it has long annoyed me when such movies play fast and loose with the truth, especially when the additions are not improvements – which is often the case. Last night I watched a movie based on a Holocaust … Continue reading →
It’s Yom Kippur, which is probably the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and so a tempting target for any Jew-hater. And Jew-haters are legion, including murderous Jew-haters. Therefore we get this: A car was driven into a crowd and … Continue reading →
… because they detest Mamdani much much more. Why don’t they back Sliwa? They know he has no chance, and they don’t want to waste their votes. More: Community groups and local leaders issued a joint announcement backing Cuomo, saying, … Continue reading →
Remember?. I certainly do. It was with the supposed death of the young boy Mohammed al Durah that the Palestinians found the perfect vehicle for spreading the idea around the world that the Israelis are evil and purposely target children. … Continue reading →
As expected. I didn’t know exactly what form it would take, but after I heard that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated, I considered it inevitable that the Jew-haters would blame the Jews, and quickly. This of course includes the Jew-haters … Continue reading →
From commenter “Mike Plaiss”: Another thing that has been on my mind lately, and this one has really been bugging me. Israel Is Winning the War but Losing the World https://archive.md/mmikK “The war for hearts and minds is lost,” Howard … Continue reading →
Just today I discovered this essay written in December of 2023 by Benjamin Kerstein. It’s entitled “The rise of barbaric progressivism,” and subtitled “Antisemitism, racial hierarchy, violence, and an alliance with radical Islam have seized the commanding heights of the … Continue reading →
Although these days the majority of Jew-haters and Israel-haters are on the left, the left has no monopoly on it and there are some very vocal people on the right (or supposedly on the right) who share the sentiments and … Continue reading →
It’s an old question. I agree with Brendan O’Neill when he writes this in response: Is it anti-Semitic to criticise Israel? Of course not. No nation on Earth should be shielded from the brickbats or even the ridicule of the … Continue reading →
The Palestinians have made quite a name for themselves. They’re not good at creating a viable economy. But they’re very good at getting others to give them financial assistance. They’re good at tunnel-building. They’re good at ghoulish mayhem and murder. … Continue reading →
Rashid Khalidi is quitting Columbia: These decisions, taken in close collaboration with the Trump administration, have made it impossible for me to teach modern Middle East history, the field of my scholarship and teaching for more than 50 years, 23 … Continue reading →