On the eve of a festival, the Jewish Quarter of Baghdad would be filled with the excited bustle of a community preparing to celebrate. This was not the case on Shavuoth of the 2nd and 3rd of June, l941. A fierce pogrom – known as the farhud – was unleashed on the Jews of that […]

How many bombings make a war? It depends upon whom you ask. But one thing is clear: Never in recorded history has any sovereign nation sustained such a steady and large onslaught of attacks and not declared war. In the case of World War I, all it took was one small bomb to throw the […]

http://www.jewishworldreview.com | The critics — and there are many across the world — of the fence Israel is in the process of erecting as a defense against invading murderers do not seem to understand the basic difference between a sword and a shield. Bing Crosby explained it nearly fifty years ago. On July 25, 1944 […]

NEW YORK – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the FBI to cancel its plans to give an award to an official of an Arab-American group that has praised killers of Americans and accused America of committing “genocide” in Iraq. FBI Director Robert Mueller is scheduled to give the FBI’s “Exceptional Public Service […]

http://www.jewishworldreview.com | The news last week that two Muslim military personnel, James Yee and Ahmad al-Halabi, had been detained on suspicion of aiding Al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantánamo Bay (with another three Muslim servicemen under watch) seemed to prompt much surprise. It should not have. It has been obvious for months that Islamists who despise the […]

Once again, the Days of Awe are upon us. Traditionally this period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time of introspective soul-searching in which Jews are admonished to reflect upon our misdeeds of the past and resolve not to repeat them in the future. Although the intent to do so is honorable, since […]

[In response to the letter released this past week by a group of IAF pilots to Air Force Command declaring that they refuse to attack targets in the “territories”.] My Not-So-Dear Pilots, In your letter to the prime minister (and Air Force command) at the start of the new year of 5764, you inform him […]

The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, is marked quite differently from January first. Whereas the latter is celebrated in Times Square, at gala parties and the like, most of Rosh HaShana is spend in the synagogue. According to the Jewish calendar, a new ‘day’ begins at sunset, and so it is that we commenced our […]

It takes a special kind of legal mind to file a lawsuit against ”all the Jews of the world.” But then, what’s a few quadrillion dollars among old enemies? It’s enough to kick off a massive legal project spearheaded by the dean of an Egyptian law school, along with Egyptians living in Switzerland. This experiment […]

Every year, on the eve of Rosh Hashana, American presidents, candidates for office, and assorted other VIPs send the Jewish community their wishes for a happy new year. Under ordinary circumstances, such greetings are welcomed in the spirit of friendliness in which they are offered. But on Rosh Hashana,1944 (5705), one Jewish organization took a […]