The Divided Self of John le Carré
The death of perhaps history’s greatest espionage writer John le Carré in December 2020 sparked a series of lively debates about the British novelist’s contradictory views toward Zionism, Jews and...
Theodor W. Adorno
Is German Chancellor Angela Merkel Endangering Jewish Life?
Vicious, often Muslim-animated antisemitism—including violence—has engulfed German cities.
Op-eds
Iran can cause a new Holocaust, warns Islam expert in Austrian Parliament
"If there is going to be a repeat of the Holocaust, it will not be in Europe - here people have matured - but in the Middle East."
Op-eds
Angela Merkel’s Ugly Romance With the Iranian Regime
Why Germany seeks to increase trade with a murderous theocracy bent on Israel’s destruction.
Op-eds
Mehr Nachdruck gegen Dämonisierung Israels
Im Gegensatz zu Deutschland bekämpft Österreich aktuell den modernen Antisemitismus. Mit dieser Haltung macht Österreich Schule. Dies zeigt sich z. B. an zwei Beispielen, die j&uum...
Op-eds
Analysis: Are EU Labels On Settlement Products Triggering Anti-Semitism?
Nearly a month after the European Union imposed special sanctions on Israeli products from disputed territories, there is a growing sense that the penalty is a shot in the arm for hardcore anti-I...
Op-eds
Denmark Terror: Making Sense of the Continuation of European Lethal Anti-Semitism
BERLIN - The specter of lethal anti-Semitism has once again engulfed Europe, with the latest murder of the Danish Jew Dan Uzan who was guarding the Copenhagen synagogue. His death along with anot...
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
Behind Europe’s Anti-Semitic Slurs
A Belgian doctor refuses to provide emergency medical care to a Jewish woman, telling her, “I’m not coming . . . Send her to Gaza for a few hours, then she’ll get rid of the pai...
Op-eds
Why Europe Blames Israel for the Holocaust: Post-1945 anti-Semitism
The acclaimed British novelist Howard Jacobson opened his speech at the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem last October with piercing sarcasm: “The question is rhetorical. W...
Op-eds
Germany Awards Top Prize to Philosopher Who Belittled 9/11
One of Germany’s top journalists, Henryk M. Broder, today returned the prestigious Ludwig-Börne literary prize i...
Op-eds
The Jew in a Box
What does it say about Germany today that in order to see some Jews you’ve got to go to a museum?
Op-eds
The Professor’s Shoddy History
Berlin’s Jewish Museum gave Judith Butler and Germans permission to indulge dangerous political impulses.
Op-eds
Berlin Jewish Museum Event Calls for Israel Boycott
The internationally renowned Jewish Museum in Berlin hosted a podium discussion on Saturday with US academic Judith Butler, who renewed her calls to boycott Israel. It appears to be the first ant...
Op-eds
Envoy to Germany: Awardee Ignores Terror on Israel
Israel’s Ambassador to Germany Yakov Hadas-Handelsman criticized on Monday the decision of the city of Frankfurt to award the Adorno prize to US professor Judith Butler....
Op-eds
Conflicting Definitions of ‘Pro-Israel’ on Either Side of the Atlantic
During a recent trip to Washington, I was introduced to an Israeli diplomat as the JPost's European Correspondent. The diplomat issued a tart reply laced with biting sarcasm: "My cond...
Op-eds
Something Rotten in Germany
On Wednesday, Germany’s most famous novelist penned a poem threat to global security....
Op-eds
Dangers of Ignoring the Contrasts in Euro Hatreds
It is now a commonplace in Europe to regard antisemitism and the more recent phenomenon, "Islamophobia", as much of a muchness. Yet there are important historical distinctions between the hatred...