Larry Brook
September 3, 2021
Jewish residents leaving the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, captured by Transjordan during the 1947-49 Israeli War of Independence. by David Litman [This article is the third in a series of critiques of CNN’s six-part series, “Jerusalem: City of […]
September 3, 2021
Pastor John Hagee and Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg by Larry Brook Sometimes, a simple comment or observation can have ripples far beyond imagination. In June, Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg died, leaving a legacy that he never could have predicted. In the mid-1970s, […]
September 1, 2021
The United Church of Christ has embraced a number of activist causes. Promoting concern for the safety and welfare of Jews and their state is not one of them. (Photo: Dexter Van Zile) by Dexter Van Zile (CAMERA.org) — As […]
August 31, 2021
The Free Library of Philadelphia. Credit: Tupungato/Shutterstock. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — A public library system in Philadelphia is promising to make operational changes after drawing criticism for what some community members are considering an effort to indoctrinate children and […]
August 31, 2021
King Hussein of Jordan and Egypt’s Nasser by David Litman This article is part of an ongoing series of analyses of CNN’s recent six-part show, “Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury.” You can find the first critique of the CNN […]
August 27, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office at the White House, on Aug. 27, 2021. Source: Embassy of Israel/Twitter. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — After a number of delays as a result of […]
August 21, 2021
Hajj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, inspects Nazi SS troops during World War II by David Litman (CAMERA.org) — Beginning on July 18, CNN has been airing each Sunday a new, six-part series entitled “Jerusalem: City of Faith […]
August 20, 2021
Demonstrators in front of the White House protesting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Credit: John Smith 2021/Shutterstock. by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) — The Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan has Middle Eastern countries deeply concerned about their dependence on the […]
August 17, 2021
by Eran Lerman (Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies) — In the wake of the sweeping Taliban victory in Afghanistan, the region now faces the symbolic impact of these dramatic scenes of U.S. failure unprecedented since Vietnam. To thwart the notion […]
