The Anti-Defamation League has always been trash
In 1988, B’nai B’rith told supporters, “The Arab presence on the college campus is poisoning the minds of our young people.” They meant it then, and they mean it now even more.
Category Archives: Religion
A letter to the rabbi of a local congregation
I just sent this letter to the rabbi of a local congregation regarding the sermon he gave from the pulpit this past Shabbat morning, which focused on the war Israel had just started with Iran. Not a fan, 0/10, would not recommend.
My perfect potato latkes
I’m the potato latke maker in my family. I long ago stopped making them from a recipe; I just kind of wing it every time. However, given that we pretty much only make them on Chanukah, a year goes by between batches, and hard-earned lessons are forgotten. This blog posting is my attempt to capture… Read More »
The Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza
Anyone who understands Jewish law understands that what God commanded the Jews to do in the Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. The only people who really believe otherwise are Evangelical Christian supremacists, and it’s antisemitic.
“Dry Bones” removed from comics aggregator
When someone tells me that they’re OK with fascism, I listen.
Action report: “Never Again Para Nadie: Jews Against ICE Boston”, July 2, 2019
“Never Again” means never again for everyone. My thoughts about protesting ICE in Boston on July 2, 2019, and my experience being arrested during that protest.
“60 Minutes” story about Gaza war is a perversion of journalism
The “60 Minutes” May 3 story about the 2014 Gaza War, “The Lesson of War”, was rife with implicit falsehoods, lies of commission and omission, and false moral equivalences, it painted an astoundingly inaccurate picture, thereby doing a grave disservice to listeners and to the cause of peace.
In support of the Iran deal
The Iran deal is in the best interests of the U.S. and Israel. Learn the facts, form an educated opinion, and contact your senators and representatives!
“On The Media” screws up on Israel again on July 25, 2014
I find it necessary to yet again write in protest of your sloppy coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
You were doing fine until the end of your interview with Sky News reporter Sherine Tadros. Alas, at the end of the interview she dropped two whoppers — outright falsehoods, which you let stand unchallenged.
Appalling Gaza coverage in July 11, 2014 “On The Media” episode
To: onthemedia@wnyc.org Cc: letters@camera.org I just listened to your July 11 episode. I listened in HORROR to your interview with Philip Weiss of Mondoweiss. His comments were a skewed, biased, warped version of reality. That’s not surprising, since Mondoweiss itself presents a skewed, biased, warped version of reality. It is a radically anti-Israel, anti-Zionist pro-Palestinian web… Read More »