Daily Archives: December 18, 2020

Smoke and mirrors

Just when you think that events can sink no lower or become more absurd, reality kicks in to prove that indeed there are still more depths to be plumbed. Two definitions of “smoke and mirrors”...

David and Sara Bedein and our grandchildren wish you well for a Happy Chanukah...

David and Sara Bedein and our grandchildren wish you well for a Happy Chanukah and Holiday season.

A policy designed to squelch all of Israel, beginning with Judea and Samaria

A policy designed to squelch all of Israel, beginning with Judea and Samaria: A Partnership to Strengthen Research and Advocacy on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The International Crisis Group and U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP) are pleased to announce a joint...

The moment the Jew became a second-class citizen in Europe again

As director of public affairs at the European Jewish Association, I had our press release on the European Court ruling on Kosher slaughter in Belgium all prepared this morning. Our media team had it...

The ‘Arab Spring’ a decade on

On Dec. 17, 2010, in a small provincial town in Tunisia, a young man named Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest against a slap he had received from a policewoman for running...