Op-Eds
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Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: Endless Enmity
Europe’s push for Palestinian statehood is an act of antisemitism that continues ancient Jew hatred by imposing standards on Israel alone.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in JNS: Trump’s first six months: Moral clarity and action for the Jewish people
Columbia will restructure antisemitic curricula under federal oversight, as Trump’s administration aggressively enforces accountability on universities.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Townhall: Is Ilhan Omar the New Standard-Bearer for Democrats?
Originally published in Townhall From even before her election to Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has targeted Jewish Americans, demonized America’s allies, and apologized for terrorists—only to be shielded time and again by others in the Democratic Party. Now,...
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in St. Louis Jewish Light: ‘A snowflake is a snowflake is a snowflake’
Jews, like snowflakes, are uniquely beautiful. Orthodox, Reform, secular—labels vary, but each Jew matters. A Jew is a Jew is a Jew.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Washington Times: Getting it Right on Antisemitism
The Trump administration is rapidly making up for the inaction of its predecessor
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Daily Wire: It’s Time To Dispel The ‘Islamophobia’ Myth Once And For All
It’s time to stop pretending that bigotry against Muslims is the crisis, when that false charge is being used to defend and enable radical Islamism, antisemitism, and those who endanger Western civilization.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Kayla Gubov in JNS: Democrats have abandoned the fight against campus antisemitism
Fighting hate should never be a partisan issue. Yet a recent House committee hearing on antisemitism on college campuses showed how embarrassingly one-sided that fight against bigotry has become.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Daily Caller: Are Progressive Rabbis Against Fighting Antisemitism?
One is forced to suspect that had Biden executed these same actions, the same left-wing bodies would be touting his support for defending Jews.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: The People’s Republic of Israel
The best days of the State of Israel, now 77 years young, are ahead of us, en route to complete redemption.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in The Daily Signal: Student Visa Privileges End Where Support of Terrorism Begins
And to those who now cry foul because they’re facing consequences for waving the flag of a murderous terrorist group—you knew exactly what you were doing. You made your bed. Now lie in it.