“President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark His return to Earth”
Passover: Freedom from Pride
Revenge is natural. This is why the Torah not only forbids it but instructs the Jews to be mindful of the impression they make
The wrong question about the war in Iran
the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain
Don’t Blame Israel for Violating Jewish Ethics
( Times of Israel ) – Many people, both Jewish and non-Jewish, blame Israel for violating Jewish ethics. More erudite critics quote the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud and even codes of Jewish law to prove their point. This is a mistake. David Ben-Gurion, who directed the Zionist takeover of Palestine, answered such critics almost a […]
Anti-Zionist Jews Gather at the Birthplace of Zionism
Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In March 1896, William Hechler, the Anglican chaplain at the British Embassy in Vienna, came across a book titled Der Judenstaat (The State for Jews). Hechler belonged to a centuries-old Protestant movement that aimed at gathering Jews in Palestine and converting them to Christianity. The book’s author, journalist Theodor Herzl, […]
Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I discovered a fascinating country and a vibrant Jewish community.* Every day, I ask about the safety of friends and loved ones in both Iran and Israel. The situation there is […]
Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage
Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The genocide in Gaza continues unabated as I write these lines. Belatedly, a few Israelis have begun decrying the starvation and mass murder that their army—a people’s army—has perpetrated since October 2023. These acts, supported by the majority of the country’s Jews, exceed in cruelty and brutality the […]
The Elephant in the Room: Settler Colonialism in the White House
Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There is a proverbial elephant in the room that few dare to identify openly. Revoking visas, arresting students on the streets, detaining them in staunchly Republican jurisdictions, banning protests, cutting federal funding to universities, and forcing institutions to censor their faculty and curricula—all of these actions, and more, […]
On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”
( The Times of Israel) – The author is a renowned journalist, political scientist, and professor of journalism at New York University. He headed The New Republic magazine and is the author of four books. Named among the hundred “global thinkers” by Foreign Affairs, he is widely present in American media, particularly as an editor-at-large for Jewish Currents. […]
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