“It’s because I’m a Jew isn’t it?” How many times have you sat quietly while one of our local organizations, leaders or community members accused someone of antisemitism or anti-Israel sentiment when, in fact, the motivation of the speaker, writer or non-Jewish leader was anything but? The situation this month involving the Bay stores and [...]
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Anti-Semitic Principals from the Hamas Charter
•”The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews; until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him…” •”The Nazism of the Jews does not skip women and children, it scares everyone. They make war against people’s [...]
Oh What a Stupid People We Can Be (CJN, June 2010)
Israel is in very big trouble. The Jewish people are in peril. How can one think otherwise? The key players in the Middle East brouhaha today are: Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the PLO and Syria. Each one of them is governed by violent, brutal, cruel and sadistic men, frothing and dripping anti-Israel feelings and anti-Semitic beliefs. [...]
Flotilla- Gate: Jewish Children to the Ovens
Wait for the garbage. Here it is. Listen to the words of those who hate Israel and the Jewish people now that Flottila-Gate is upon us. Wait for stuff like: – Hitler didn’t finish his job – Nazi Israel – Apartheid Israel – Jewish children to the ovens. Just wait. It’s coming. JEWISH CHILDREN TO THE [...]
Stooped Over until When (CJN Article, April 27, 2010)
One day on the way to work, I saw an old man stooped over. He was walking by a homeless man who sat on the ground. The old man’s back was hunched. He stared at the ground, seeing just enough in front of him so as not to crash into somebody, trip over the homeless [...]
But They are Not Enough (CJN Article April 1, 2010)
It’s that time again. Israeli Apartheid Week has come and gone. The Swedes are acting out, and anti-Semitism quietly operates under slimy rocks, keeping a low profile, until bam, “Gaza” happens again. The danger is there. Do we see it? Are we acting? Diaspora and Israeli Jewry make world-class software, hardware and medical equipment. We [...]
But They Are Not Enough (CJN Article, March 24, 2010)
It’s that time again. Israeli Apartheid Week has come and gone. The Swedes are acting out, and anti-Semitism quietly operates under slimy rocks, keeping a low profile, until bam, “Gaza” happens again. The danger is there. Do we see it? Are we acting? Diaspora and Israeli Jewry make world-class software, hardware and medical equipment. We [...]
Jewish and Non-Jewish Relations
There is vast amount of work to be done in the area of Jewish non-Jewish relations. Over the last couple of years I have written and talked about the idea of initiating an international entity that would deal exclusively with anti-Semitism. This movement/organization would not only fight anti-Semitism where it stands, on a policy and grass roots level, but [...]
Never again – the time has come!
Sirens are going off in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Be’er Sheva. Hamas is shooting missiles into Israel, and Hezbollah is sending small groups of suicide bombers into Jewish cities and towns on the Lebanese border. Meanwhile, Iran is making it clear that it has a nuclear bomb with the capacity to reach Israel. This triumvirate [...]
And the United Nations Human Rights Criticism Award in 2008 Goes to…
(Top Six countries subject to UN human rights criticism in 2008) First place: Israel Second place: Sudan Third place: Democratic Republic of the Congo Fourth place: Myanmar/Burma Tied for Fifth place: United States of America and Iraq _________________________________________________________________________ Avrum’s Comment: Oh, damn, they must have forgotten this. Whoops! Iran: the last executioner of children See [...]
