Politics
Among a plethora of ideas flowing from the hyperactive mind of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. “owning” Gaza is among the worst. Before I continue, to calm the MAGA wolves who are baring their fangs, here is a partial list of things he has done right: Enforce the
Israel
Jerry Verlin is a zealot in the best sense of the word, a word which is rooted in Jewish history. As is the 84-year-old Verlin, but also the present, specifically the State of Israel, about which he is deeply knowledgeable and of which he is an indefatigable supporter. For almost
Politics
His book, “War,” says Bob Woodward, “presents the efforts and decisions to try to prevent war, and where war came, to avoid escalation.” Really, the book should be titled “Wars,” because while the central focus is Ukraine, the war provoked by Russian wannabe Czar Vladimir Putin, much of the book
Israel
This is tough to write, and some people are going to take it badly, no matter how carefully I phrase it. So I won’t be unduly careful. It’s tough to be an Arab American today. This is not an attack on an ethnic group. It is an attack
Israel
I am not sure how many people Rabbi Linda Holtzman, Philly’s most radical chic rabbi, represents, but I am sure I speak for more Jews than she does. I have known about her brainless “good works” for decades. She heads the Jewish “Blame Israel First” brigade of Suicide Jews.
Politics
On Thursday, accidental Presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced herself to America. A month ago, her approval ratings were lower than Joe Biden’s. Today, she is the Joan of Arc of the Democrats’ 2024 campaign to drive a stake through the heart of Donald J. Trump. But lurking in the
Politics
As always, President Joe Biden’s “Big Boy” (that’s how press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described it) news conference started late. Thursday’s presser was scheduled for 5:30, but — whoops, sometime Thursday it was pushed back to 6:30. It actually began at 7:27 This White House has
Anti-Semitism
Normally, the election of a Jewish person to lead a nation (outside of Israel, of course) would be a cause for pride among most Jews. It would be seen as a sign of acceptance. Even if the politician was a non-practicing Jew, which is the case of Claudia Sheinbaum, a
Joe Biden
At the risk of alienating my (few) progressive friends, I have diagrammed an end-around play to save Joe Biden’s floundering presidential campaign. He needs to create a Sister Souljah moment: Kick the Squad and the extreme Left to the curb, occupy the center and double down on unqualified support
Israel
A few dozen self-appointed left-wing zealots closed down Walnut Street for an hour on Tuesday, under the banner of the deceptively-named Jewish Voice for Peace. It is not a “Jewish voice.” It is a voice of very few Jews, it is opposed by most Jewish organizations, and it is not
Politics
In my last column, I wrote about the paradox President Joe Biden has created for himself — promising “ironclad” support for Israel while simultaneously pausing shipment of offensive arms. I said he was going wobbly on Israel. Certainly one of the reasons is domestic politics. He told a reporter at the
Israel
President Joe Biden is facing a kobayashi maru problem, which Star Trek fans recognize as a choice with only bad outcomes. On the one hand, he has made Israel “ironclad” promises of support. This is because Israel is a long, valued ally, now fighting Hamas, a terrorist organization pledged to