by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 27, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in Washington Examiner NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s bogus threat against Israel’s prime minister revealed something essential about his political career — and even more about his sycophants. When Mamdani promised to arrest Benjamin...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 24, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in Israel National News When Tucker Carlson described the Book of Esther as celebrating a “genocide of Persians,” he did the world a favor. Not because his perspective was correct or well-informed, but just the opposite. His obvious lie, so...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 9, 2025 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Originally published in JNS Provoking outrage from the United Nations, human-rights organizations and Arab governments, Israel is blocking further aid to Gaza. It comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended and Hamas refuses to agree...
by CJV | Nov 21, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today responded to the quote attributed to Pope Francis that “According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a...
by CJV | Oct 6, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today strongly rejected a U.S. District Judge’s decision requiring the University of Maryland to permit a hateful anti-Israel rally to take place...