Israel
The Fifth Son Project: Frisch schoolgirls seek help through song for Gilad Shalit
April 16, 2011
In the rush of day-today life, it is easy to forget Sgt. Gilad Shalit, reflects Michaela Elias, 16, of Teaneck.
“It’s very easy to dismiss his situation because it doesn’t have relevance in [one’s] daily life,” said Michaela. “To...
Report from Las Vegas: Romney addresses the RJC
April 16, 2011
Last week Mitt Romney announced the formation of his presidential exploratory committee for 2012. Two weeks ago, while visiting friends in Las Vegas, I stopped off at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s winter meeting in Las Vegas....
Shall We Consider Mitt?
April 12, 2011
The Republican Jewish Coalition’s Winter Meeting took place in Las Vegas April 1-3. While visiting my good friend Esmeralda Whitechurch, I stopped to check it out. Since Mitt Romney announced formation of his 2012 Presidential...
Murders of settlers are attacks on all Jews
April 9, 2011
In the wake of the murders of five members of the Fogel family — father Udi, 36, mother Ruth, 35, sons Yoav, 11, and Elad, 4, and their 3-month-old sister Hadas — last month, some have begun to write about the horrific and calculated killings...
Rep. Rothman to Obama: Press Abbas to end incitement, resume talks: J Street objects to legislators’ call for Palestinian accountability as one-sided
March 26, 2011
Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) and Steve Austria (R-Ohio) are calling on President Obama to press Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to return to peace negotiations and to end anti-Israel incitement by the Palestinian Authority....
She Lived
March 24, 2011
One thought recurs when I consider the life–and death–of Elizabeth Taylor: she really lived.
She may not always have been happy, she certainly was not always healthy, and she may not have been a perfect judge of character in her...
Purim reminds us of need for self-defense — and hasbara
March 20, 2011
Ancient Persia, scene of the story of Purim, corresponds geographically to present-day Iran. Amid the fallout from Japan’s disastrous earthquake and the continued uprising in Libya, let’s not forget that Iran remains public enemy...
Rutgers Event Links Israel, Apartheid: Hillel Fires Back With Facts, Testimonials From Ethiopian, Arab, and Gay Israelis
March 13, 2011
An event last week comparing Israel’s treatment of its Arab citizens to South Africa’s treatment of blacks under apartheid marked the latest in a series of anti-Israel programs at Rutgers University that some local Jewish leaders...
U.S. Aid to Israel is Pragmatic
February 11, 2011
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) certainly picked a chaotic moment to say that the U.S. should end all foreign aid, including to Israel. More pragmatic heads in the Senate — including New Jersey’s own Sen. Robert Menendez — should prevail. (See...
Rutgers Students Rise Up To Protest Anti-Zionist Program
February 5, 2011
Hundreds of students and community members assembled on Saturday at Rutgers University to protest an event sponsored by two non-campus groups that invoked the memory of the Holocaust to criticize Israeli policy towards...