Analysis
Monday, July 13th 2015 / Monday, July 13th 2015
Manfred Gerstenfeld’s interviews Gustavo Perednik “In January 2015, 51-year-old Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his home with a gun near his left hand, the day before he was due to present before Argentinian legislators an indictment of the President and other government officials. They were accused by […]
Tuesday, July 7th 2015
After 1948, many Jews in the Western world gradually began to consider themselves as living in the diaspora rather than in exile. The establishment of the State of Israel gave Jews abroad an increased self-confidence, and their self-perception changed accordingly. In addition, many Israeli institutions increasingly began to use […]
Monday, July 6th 2015
At the beginning of the 1990s, I interviewed a board member of one of Germany’s largest banks. The interview took place within the framework of research for my first book which dealt with the future political and economic potential of Italy.[1] When I mentioned that I lived in Israel, […]
Friday, June 26th 2015 / Friday, June 26th 2015
Zachor! We Must Not Forget! In Loving Memory of Malca z"l The roots of the Iasi Pogrom are deeply connected to the political deterioration of the Romanian pseudo-democracy. The pogrom was not accidental, but part of the history of Romanian antisemitism. It did not begin on Duminica […]
Thursday, June 25th 2015 / Friday, June 26th 2015
President Obama is intent on making a bad deal with Iran. Nothing can deter him; not Israel’s unconcealed expressions of outright angst, nor the Gulf Arab states’—Saudi, the UAE, and Qatar—deep distrust of the United States’ build-up of their Shi’ite enemy. Those opposed to the deal are not ‘hysterical,’ as Secretary […]
Sunday, June 14th 2015 / Thursday, June 18th 2015
Anti-Semitism is at the core of Western culture. Even when a popular expression is “Judeo-Christian values,” it should not hide the fact that these “values” are lopsided. On one hand we have a God of revenge, on the other a God of mercy, Judas is the archetypal Jew, a traitor, as […]
Thursday, June 11th 2015 / Thursday, June 18th 2015
A few weeks ago, a story concerning the Netherlands gained international attention: the Holocaust and old-age pensions of a very elderly Dutch citizen were greatly reduced by the Dutch authorities because she had taken residence outside the Green Line. After much public protest and after having received substantial negative publicity, […]
Wednesday, June 10th 2015 / Wednesday, June 10th 2015
As the old adage has it, deaths come in threes, something sadly borne out recently in the world of Jewish historical scholarship and Israel-related political advocacy. First came the passing of the remarkable Israel scholar Barry Rubin, then of the superb Churchill biographer, Holocaust authority, and historian of Israel Martin Gilbert, […]
Monday, June 8th 2015
The scapegoating of Jews has been a widespread phenomenon for over two thousand years. Probably its most damaging example is the claim by many Christians that all Jews throughout the centuries are responsible for the death of Jesus, the alleged son of God. This early scapegoating was partly fueled by the apostle Matthew […]
Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 / Wednesday, June 3rd 2015
Jeffrey Goldberg is a senior American journalist who recently interviewed US President Barack Obama for the Atlantic Monthly. He has interviewed Obama in the past, and in this latest interview, Goldberg brought up the Iran nuclear deal and ISIS, and also asked Obama for his opinion on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. In their […]
Monday, May 25th 2015 / Thursday, May 28th 2015
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs staged a highly successful event at the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem between 12-14 May. Delegates from around the world gathered to hear an impressive array of speakers, led by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The conference was intense. Even the lunches […]
Friday, May 22nd 2015 / Friday, May 22nd 2015
Professor Robert Wistrich was the leading historian of anti-Semitism, and published important books in other fields of history as well. The combination of his intellectual depth and prolific authorship reflected his being an expert in many aspects of the anti-Semitism field. His presence was most important in an area where the […]
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