Amnesty International’s deep bias exposed in report on alleged Israeli ‘genocide’
The lack of evidence of genocidal intent on Israel’s part is nothing short of an embarrassment for the human rights organization
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Russia’s Weaponization of Antisemitism
We must inoculate the world’s nations as to the Moscow-origins of the recent spike of antisemitism and make clear that only our enemies win through this dangerous unruliness.
Op-eds
Israel Needs to Speak Out and Hold Putin Accountable for His Crimes and Lies
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his “special military operation” aims to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, portraying his troops as freeing ethnic Russians from a fascistic regime in Kyiv. Yet despite...
Op-eds
Introducing How to Fight Anti-Semitism in Arabic
Ideas Beyond Borders asked me to write a forward to Bari Weiss’s book How to Fight Anti-Semitism, which the organization is translating to Arabic. The lines below are a rough translation to English of...
Op-eds
Germany needs to confront Iranian regime’s antisemitism
Berlin should take the lead in punishing the Islamic republic's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with economic sanctions and a cessation of diplomatic relations until Tehran recognizes Israel's right to exist.
Op-eds
A Turkish TV blockbuster reveals Erdogan’s conspiratorial, anti-Semitic worldview
“The Last Emperor” is Turkey’s newest television blockbuster, consistently rating among Turkey’s ...
Op-eds
Outrage over German Institute’s Hosting of Pro-Hamas, Hezbollah Speaker
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in the city of Halle sparked international criticism because the pro-Hezbollah and allegedly antisemitic activist Norman Finkelstein is slated to...
Op-eds
The Gulf Cooperation Council Camp David Summit: Any Results?
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to testify before...
Congressional Testimonies
Egypt’s Religious Freedom Farce
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt presents himself as an Islamic reformer. He has...
Op-eds
Non-Islamic Anti-Semitism in Europe
BERLIN — The wave of modern anti-Semitism across Europe in July and August revealed a dangerous amalgamation of left-wing, Islamic-animated, and right-wing extremist Jew-hatred. Ma...
Op-eds
Highlighting Hatred in Saudi Textbooks
President Obama is set to visit Saudi Arabia this Friday for discussions with Saudi officials...
Policy Briefs
Qatar Journalism
Al Jazeera America launched last week. The new television station features such broadcast luminaries as Soledad O’Brien, Joie Chen, Sheila MacVicar, John Seigentha...
Op-eds
Notes on the Tsarnaevs’ Radicalization
The investigation into the radicalization of the Boston Marathon bombing’s Tsarnaev brothers has only just begun. While the picture of the radicalization of th...
Op-eds
Zionism Isn’t a Dirty Word
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has provoked yet another international diplomatic stir with Israel. Speaking, (where else?), at a United Nations conference in Vienna last week, ...
Op-eds
Sinister Trend in Publishing
Saudi Arabia, China, and Iran ban books. Why are they being honored on the European book-fair circuit?
Op-eds
The New War Against America
Last January, President Obama went over to the Pentagon to announce deep cuts in defense. He took the occasion to proclaim: “Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of...
Op-eds
Pat Buchanan and His Enablers
Last week, MSNBC fired Pat Buchanan following a four-month suspension. The proximate cause of his dismissal was the publishing of his latest book, Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive...
Op-eds
Among the Truthers
Do we live in the age of conspiracy? In April, after repeated prodding by then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Barack Obama felt compelled to release his "long form" birth ce...
Op-eds
Wikileaks: Merkel Adviser Asked US to Pressure Netanyahu
A senior adviser to German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the US to tone down its opposition to the UN’s Goldstone Report in order to force Israel to freeze settlement construction, accordi...
Op-eds
Mad TV
Testifying under oath recently, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice misled Congress in her strong defense of Al-Hurra, the taxpayer financed Arab TV network. It was unwitting, though. She herself...