Conversion: The Deafening Silence of Religious Zionists On issues relating to Jewish identity in Israel, Diaspora Jews are not only entitled but are obliged to be party to discussions. However, the current upheaval over the proposed Rotem conversion legislation has limited bearing on Diaspora or American...
J Street disingenuous As I wrote in my July 19 column (“J Street’s new outrageous initiative“), J Street has enraged many American Jews by calling on its members to lobby the US Treasury to question the tax deductibility of charitable donations...
The arrogance of Claims Conference leaders At the annual meeting of the Claims Conference in New York last week, there was discussion of my recent column concerning the fraudulent misappropriation of more than $7 million of Holocaust funds (“Scandal at the Claims Conference,”...
J Street’s outrageous new initiative The time has arrived for liberal American Jews who support Israel to ask themselves whether there should be some limitations or red lines for organizations seeking to be part of what they describe as the “Jewish tent.” Until now, many...
Change in Obama’s Israel policy? Last week’s meeting with US President Barack Obama was, on the surface, a dream outcome for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, especially in view of the harsh political environment surrounding him prior to his visit. Although it was widely...
Scandal at the Claims Conference On Tuesday, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) will be holding its annual meeting in New York. Proceedings will be overshadowed by the recent exposure of a massive misappropriation of funds, which will be...
Stalinism at Ben-Gurion University Just a few weeks ago, Professor Neve Gordon, head of Ben-Gurion University’s department of politics and government, was again challenged for continuously engaging in initiatives calling for a global boycott of Israel including his own...
Israel, Diaspora Jews not equal partners We have grown accustomed to the ravings of the Jew haters of Zion - the loony left who identify with Hamas and Hizbullah rather than their own people, the post-Zionists who seek to undo the Jewish character of Israel and the bleeding heart...
The forthcoming Netanyahu - Obama meeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be in an unenviable position when he meets US President Barack Obama on Tuesday. He will need to walk a diplomatic tightrope of balancing conflicting issues. He is obliged to firmly resist pressures which could...
Haredi reform now Despite being a frequent critic of intrusive and contentious High Court judgments, I commend the recent ruling that the government terminate discriminatory funding to the only sector of society which rejects national service and the majority of...
