David Harris
ARTICLES BY: David Harris
Responding to Senator Bernie Sanders
In the The New York Times (May 14), US Senator Bernie Sanders wrote an essay entitled “The US Must Support an Evenhanded Approach in the Middle East” (and,...
Let’s Tell the Truth About Israel and Hamas
Dear Trevor Noah, I just watched your 10-minute monologue on the Israeli-Hamas conflict for your popular television program The Daily Show (which aired on May 11). Frankly,...
Why the Armenian Genocide Matters Today
April 24th was the annual commemoration date of the Armenian Genocide. It marked the systematic annihilation of approximately 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of...
Antisemitism and Four Travesties of Justice
Four years after the murder in Paris of Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old French Jew, mother, and doctor, the case is back in the news in...
The Remarkable Trajectory of Greece-Israel Ties
Recent developments underscore the remarkable trajectory of ties between Greece and Israel. First, there was the quadrilateral summit in Paphos, also involving Cyprus and United Arab...
Israel at 73
Modern Israel celebrates its 73rd birthday this week. Let me put my cards on the table: I’m not dispassionate when it comes to the country. For...
Iran Nuclear Talks: 2021 Is Not 2015
The Biden administration has signaled its intention to re-enter nuclear talks with Iran, following the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive...
Combating Antisemitism: We Need Swivel-Headed Jews
For the last two decades, my organization has been blowing the whistle on the rising tide of antisemitism worldwide. When asked the source, our answer...
Poland and Jews: Co-Authors of History?
When I read about the appointment of a new Polish Deputy Minister of Education, Tomáz Rzymkowski, who asserts that Jews have too much power, I...
Israel and COVID Vaccines: A Reality Check
It seemed too good to be true. Finally, there was a story about Israel -- the world leader in vaccinating its entire population, in all its...
It’s High Time for the UN to Stop Treating Israel Differently
The recent spate of annual anti-Israel resolutions at the UN is a telling reminder that Israel is treated according to a totally different standard than...
‘Shwaya, Shwaya’ — Slowly, Slowly
When our first-born child was three, he had an intense dislike for the toddler daughter of my wife’s good friend. It was quite embarrassing. My...
Europe Can’t Fight Antisemitism While Ignoring Threats to Israel
Dear European Union -- we have to talk about a major foreign policy blind spot: your relations with Israel. Countless times, I have heard European leaders,...
The Miracle of Israel’s Diplomatic Breakthroughs
In the past decade, a number of pundits had talked about Israel’s growing isolation under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- in the words of New...
