Josef Schuster, leader of Germany’s largest Jewish organization, recently urged Jews not to wear kippas in Berlin’s public spaces. He suggested, instead, to wear baseball caps. “It’s become just too dangerous,” he explained (Associated Press).
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Beware: Your Facebook Activities Can Promote Anti-Semitism
April 27, 2018
Did you fall victim to the Facebook personality quiz billed as research for Britain’s Cambridge Analytica? If you did, you aren’t alone. Some 300,000 people took the quiz and unwittingly agreed to give not only their private data to Cambridge Analytica, but also the private data of their Facebook friends. The breach impacted 50 million Facebook users. The violation allowed Cambridge Analytica to create psychological profiles to predict way too much about users. Among them were disturbing t...
Read MoreYou Can Be a Chanukah Hero
December 05, 2017
I’ve always loved heroes. That’s perhaps why Chanukah is my favorite time of the year. Chanukah is the season when we celebrate how, centuries ago, God’s people were willing to make enormous sacrifices – to fight against great odds – and do what’s right. They became heroes through their obedience to God. I’m sure you know the story … Alexander the Great conquered most of the known world but died without an heir, so his massive new empire (which included Judea) was divided among hi...
Read MoreWhat We Can Do in a World Gone Mad
What can we do in light of all that is taking place regarding Israel, THE EPICENTER OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD? We can:
The Middle East Shift in the Sands: A New Alignment
On the morning of May 14, 1948, the relentless Middle Eastern sun was as predictable as the Arab world’s heated response to the birth of the nation of Israel. Their collective reaction: This infant must die!
A Guide to Understanding Israel's Enemies
Imagine the state of New Jersey is Israel and the United States is the entire Middle East. Israel and New Jersey are about the same size. The U.S. and the Middle East are also in the same ballpark.
Where Did It All Start? The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The creation of the State of Israel in 1948 didn’t take a significant amount of land from Middle Eastern Arabs. Israel comprises 0.2 percent of the Middle East’s land mass.
Chief Barcelona rabbi declares Europe "lost"
August 25, 2017
Barcelona’s chief rabbi warned that the Jewish community in his city is “doomed” because Spanish authorities do not want to confront radical Islam. Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen was quoted in The Times of Israel last week, a day after Thursday’s deadly car-ramming attack in his city. He urged Jews to leave Spain, which he called a major hub for terrorist activity in Europe. In what was apparently a coordinated attack, 15 victims were killed in Barcelona and the resort town of Cambrils, 75 miles south...
Read MoreStand with Jewish Voice today
August 18, 2017
President Donald Trump said late last week that Iran is not complying with the terms of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement signed by the U.S. and five other countries. Quoted in The Times of Israel, the President said, “They are not in compliance with the agreement and they certainly are not in the spirit of the agreement...” The President has been signaling for weeks that he would like to declare Tehran in violation of the terms of the accord. The New York Times reported in late July tha...
Read MoreWhen will it end?
July 28, 2017
More tension at the Temple Mount . . . NBC News reported online early this week that an attack on an Israeli security guard at Israel’s embassy in Amman, Jordan, could be an indication that more violence is coming. The guard was attacked at Israel’s embassy in Jordan by a delivery worker who was then fatally shot by the guard. A second Jordanian man was apparently hit in the cross fire and later died of his injuries. Although the guard carries diplomatic immunity, Jordan officials declared...
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