Moshe Phillips
ARTICLES BY: Moshe Phillips
A Quiz About Israel and Hamas for Politicians, Protesters, and the Uninformed
The six-month anniversary of the savage Hamas terrorist attack of October 7 came and went, and after seeing their vast lack of knowledge on the...
Letter From 19 US Senators Contains a Dangerous Rhetorical Change for Israel
Nineteen Democratic US senators have called on President Biden to “recognize a nonmilitarized Palestinian state.” Until now, Congressional supporters of Palestinian statehood have often used...
What Are Harvard Students Taught About Israel?
Much has been written about the recent endorsement of BDS by the editors of The Harvard Crimson, the Harvard student newspaper. But how do you...
Jews Who Hate Israel Are Teaching Your Children About the Jewish State
We all hear about Jewish college students who have become pro-Palestinian. We know about polls showing that younger American Jews are much less connected to...
No Time for Guilt Over Israel’s Self-Defense
This month’s anniversary of the 1953 battle of Qibya has triggered yet another outpouring of Jewish guilt. But Israel has no more reason to feel...
‘Jewish Nose’ Jokes Aren’t Funny; They’re Dangerous
A political candidate in Virginia, a television game show host, and a Washington, DC, historian seem to think that jokes about “Jewish noses” are funny....
Yom Kippur: The Zionist Holiday You Never Knew
A better understanding of the central, unifying themes of each of the Jewish holidays and their unique, separate liturgies can be like throwing open the...
A New Flavor for Ben & Jerry’s
If the leaders of J Street and the New Israel Fund were in charge of creating new flavors for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, their...
The Book of Ruth: A Zionist Story for Shavuot
The duality of Shavuot is undeniable -- the yom tov exists, or rather co-exists, with distinctly different facets. On the one hand, there is its...
J Street Embraces Mahmoud Abbas; How Will US Jews Respond?
J Street's decision to feature Mahmoud Abbas at its "first-ever virtual national conference" earlier this week, demonstrates just how far J Street is from it...
Jewish Center at Temple University Spreads Revolting Lies Against Israel
Why is a major academic center for the study of American Jewish history, which was founded by a stalwart friend of Israel, falsely accusing Israel of “state violence against Palestinians”? The Feinstein Center for...
The Disingenuous Threat to Boycott the JNF-KKL
The recent threat by some left-wing Jewish groups to boycott the Jewish National Fund -- Keren Kayemet L’Israel (JNF-KKL) -- in Israel strikes a blow...
A Bicentennial to Mark Modern Zionism
Not many Jews today recall a 19th-century Jewish leader who wrote a booklet that inspired young Jews to move to the Land of Israel. The man...
J Street’s Selective Memory on Palestinian Antisemitism
Dylan Williams of J Street, in a recent op-ed, called on the Biden administration to “rebuild the U.S. relationship with moderate Palestinian leaders.” Since presumably J...
