Last June, the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, was vandalized by Iain Aspenlieder, a middle-aged lawyer formerly employed by the city. He daubed the words “FEED ME” in blood-red paint on the memorial, which commemorates the victims of the Holocaust and recognizes the 40,000 or so Jewish survivors who found a new home […]
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state came as a bolt out of the blue, but it was hardly surprising. Israel, the first nation to formally recognize Somaliland, has had a longstanding and clandestine relationship with it. When the State of Somaliland won independence from Britain in 1960, Israel was among the 34 countries […]
Strangely enough, the Canadian government seems to be in no hurry to deal with the pressing problem of rising antisemitism in Canada. Its somewhat lax attitude toward this issue is difficult to understand and fathom. Since Hamas’ one-day invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023, antisemitic incidents have skyrocketed around the world. A month […]
Judging by the recent arrest of three young Muslim men in Toronto charged with hate crimes, Canada’s immigration system needs to be fixed as expeditiously as possible. Last month, the Toronto Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that Osman Azizov, 19, Farad Sadaat, 19, and Waleed Khan, 26, faced almost 80 charges […]
Who could have known? New York City, home to the largest Jewish population in the Diaspora, is now governed by an anti-Zionist Muslim mayor, a possibility that seemed inconceivable only a few months ago. A former New York assemblyman from Queens, Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, in last November’s municipal […]
At its general assembly meeting in Geneva last week, the European Broadcasting Union judiciously came down on the side of fairness and justice. It allowed Israel to continue participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, the next one of which takes place in Vienna in May. Some members, having denounced Israel’s conduct of the war in […]
In an unprecedented request, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon. If granted, it would absolve him of criminal charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three separate but related cases. Netanyahu claims that a positive response from Herzog would have a beneficial effect on healing divisions in […]
The Palestinian Authority hopes to supplant Hamas as the governing power in the Gaza Strip and play a central role in the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. This may be a bridge too far as matters stand today. The Israeli government opposes the participation of the PA in the future […]
The conservative movement in the United States, which is exemplified by President Donald Trump’s administration these days, is being buffeted by a growing debate over the U.S.’ alliance with Israel and accusations that some of its supporters are unfriendly toward the American Jewish community. The rift on the right between pro and anti-Israel conservatives exploded […]
Throwing around barbs falsely accusing Israel of committing genocide during its two-year war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip is an exercise in insensitivity and ignorance. Politicians, in particular, should be careful to reject this vile slander, which has been largely disseminated by Israel’s enemies. If they act recklessly, it may cost them votes in […]