Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Wikimedia Commons When discussing the history of the establishment of Israel, a commonly parroted trope within anti-Israel and antisemitic circles is that the nation was founded by Jewish people who “colonized” the land and displaced more than 1 million Palestinians in 1948. This is an absurd and...
Jewish Voice for Peace and ‘Medical Apartheid’
Photo: Amos Ben Gershom, Government Press Office (Israel)/Wikimedia Commons The Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) recently circulated a petition that claims that Israel’s alleged refusal to vaccinate Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is “medical apartheid” — even though these Palestinians are not citizens of Israel and live...
JVP Blames Israel for American Police Brutality Once Again
Photo: Israel Police/Wikimedia Commons In November, the Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) publicized a petition to end all training exchanges between the Pittsburgh police and Israel. While the petition is framed as an anti-racist fight for justice, its true focus is to (incorrectly) blame Israel for police...
לכל מטבע יש שני צדדים
הצד החיובי של משבר הקורונה: שיתוף הפעולה והסיוע בין ישראלים לפלסטינים, שהתמקד בעיקר בשטחים ביהודה ושומרון. הסיוע ההומניטרי והרפואי הישראלי לרצועת עזה היה עקבי על בסיס שבועי, ותרם למספר המקרים הנמוך של קורונה שעולה מדיווחים מהשטח. מבקרי ישראל השתמשו במגפת הקורונה כדי לטעון דבריי כזב כי ישראל מונעת סיוע רפואי...
“Jewish Voice for Peace” (JVP): What the Media is Concealing
The anti-Zionist group “Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)” has been described in the mainstream media, at various times, as “an anti-discrimination group”(Boston Globe, Aug. 7, 2015); “an American Jewish group” that has been “critical of Israeli treatment of Palestinians” (Los Angeles Times, Jan. 8, 2018 and Sept. 9, 2015); a...
It’s Time to Condemn Terrorists and Groups that Support Them
It seems that everyone was eager to call out the anti-Semitic killer who attacked Jews in Pittsburgh for what he was: a terrorist. This wasn’t hard for people to do since they know what a white-supremacist bigot looks like. Unfortunately, countless Americans—Jews included—have somehow missed the memo that all Jew-killers...
In the Wake of Pittsburgh Tragedy, Oberlin Continues Demonization of Israel
Last Friday, Oberlin held a vigil for the eleven Jews that were murdered in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, as well as for two African Americans who were murdered in Kentucky while shopping for groceries. Among the sponsors of the vigil were Oberlin Jewish Voice for Peace and...
Memo To Israel-Bashers: Keep Your Pittsburgh Condolences To Yourselves
This past weekend, Americans were devastated and heartbroken by the deadliest attack against the American Jewish community in history. Israeli officials journeyed to Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with the Tree of Life Congregation. Flags around the country were lowered to half mast, and thousands gathered at synagogues and common...