How the Chimera of a “Palestinian Right of Return” Makes Peace Impossible
A myth Westerners helped create.
April 30, 2020
Israel’s Memorial Day Shouldn’t Be Used to Mourn the Deaths of Palestinian Terrorists
And American Jewish organizations shouldn’t support those who do so.
This past Tuesday, on Yom Hazikaron—the day the Jewish state commemorates those who have lost their lives in its defense—two organizations composed of both Palestinians and Israelis held a “joint event” intended to mark the deaths of members of both peoples. These groups have been holding such ceremonies annually since 2006, but this year, they claim, 170,000 people logged into Facebook to watch, compared to last year’s 20,000. As Jonathan Tobin points out, Tuesday’s proceedings garnered much media attention, and, unlike in previous years, “received an outpouring of support from American Jewish groups, including the Reform movement’s Union of Reform Judaism, J Street, the New Israel Fund, [and] Peace Now, as well as the openly anti-Zionist IfNotNow and Churches for Middle East Peace.” Tobin writes:
April 30, 2020
Iran’s Satellite Launch Brings It One Step Closer to an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
A secret military program debuts in public.
New York City’s Mayor Publicly Attacks “the Jewish Community” for Not Adhering to Social-Distancing Regulations
After ignoring violence against Jews, Bill de Blasio blames them for his own public-health failings.
Israel’s Memorial Day Shouldn’t Be Used to Mourn the Deaths of Palestinian Terrorists
And American Jewish organizations shouldn’t support those who do so.
Why the American Constitution Gives Special Status to Freedom of Religion
“Freeing religious exercise from political control will allow religion to flourish—not simply be tolerated.”