June 15, 2021

Alabama Christian says critiques of ally Israel were unfair and wrong

Left, Trotter Cobb. Right, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon by Trotter Cobb I’m a retired Alabama businessman who likes to write.  I’m an American Christian and don’t know every nuance of the Middle East. But […]
June 13, 2021

Silence in the Face of Spreading Antisemitism is not an option

by Jerry Gordon Something new and frightening happened in the U.S. during the recent 11-day rocket and missile war between Israel and U.S.-designated Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza that ended in a tentative cease fire on May 21. It […]
June 12, 2021

Moving past the damage of Mike Evans’ rant against the new government

by Arlene Bridges Samuels I am writing with some trepidation. When I express my opinions, I try to do so honestly yet diplomatically without name-calling or negative adjectives. However, I am now compelled as a respectful supporter of Israel to […]
June 11, 2021

No, “from the river to the sea” means Jewish genocide, not coexistence

May 2021 Palestine rally in Birmingham by Larry Brook No, “River to the Sea” is about Jewish genocide, or at best ethnic cleansing, not coexistence. If one attends an anti-Israel — er., “pro-Palestinian” rally, it generally takes mere moments for […]
June 10, 2021

Deputy consul general discusses frustration of fighting war on two fronts

Deputy Consul General Alex Gandler by Richard Friedman Israel and Jews everywhere who feel an attachment to the Jewish state are fighting a two-front war. Each battle is perplexing and dangerous in its own way. The first is the asymmetrical […]
June 9, 2021

Arab party in Israeli government debunks the “apartheid” lie

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra’am Party, arrives for coalition talks at the Maccabiah Village in Ramat Gan on June 2, 2021. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — While addressing Congress last month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) […]
June 7, 2021

After Evans attack, evangelical leaders insist Israel support “steadfast and eternal”

Supporters of CUFI at the 2019 “Night to Honor Israel” at Pastor John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. Source: CUFI via Facebook. by Sean Savage (JNS) — Several top evangelical Christian leaders reiterated their steadfast support for Israel […]
June 6, 2021

What can a skeptical world expect from Naftali Bennett as prime minister?

Yamina Party head Naftali Bennett gives a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 30, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — This isn’t the way he planned on becoming prime minister of Israel. When […]
June 5, 2021

Has Christian Century turned the corner from its anti-Israel past?

by Dexter Van Zile (CAMERA) — It’s appropriate that after a long period of isolation, suffering and polarization coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic, CAMERA can offer some qualified good news about Christian Century, historically referred to as the flagship magazine […]
June 2, 2021

Newest way to malign Israel: Label it white supremacist

by David Suissa (Jewish Journal) — Israel-hatred is very much like Jew-hatred — the haters will always find new ways to hate. If you have any doubt about the irrational hatred for Israel, just consider the United Nations. According to […]
June 2, 2021

Isaac Herzog elected president of Israel

Israeli President-elect Isaac Herzog at the Knesset in Jerusalem on the day of the election, June 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. by Yori Yalon and Danielle Roth-Avneri (Israel Hayom and JNS) — The Knesset on June 2 elected Jewish […]