Manfred Gerstenfeld
ARTICLES BY: Manfred Gerstenfeld
Analyzing Israel’s Multifaceted Power
Note: The following is the final Perspective Paper submitted to the BESA Center by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld before his passing on February 25, 2021. May his...
After Coronavirus, Governments Must Promote Health, Empathy, and Solidarity
The Western world remains in great confusion over the coronavirus crisis. In several countries, many tens and hundreds of thousands have died, and large numbers...
Israel Needs an Anti-Propaganda Agency
In October 2015, Israel’s political-security cabinet charged the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy with the responsibility to fight the many delegitimization and boycott...
The Attacks on the Uniqueness of the Holocaust
The memory of the Holocaust has been under assault for decades from all sides: the extreme right, the extreme left, and parts of the Islamic...
Palestinians and Others Are Promoting Murder: Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Civilized societies should not be silent when people state their intention to murder even a single person, let alone an entire people. Many Western politicians...
Monotheistic Religions and the Coronavirus Crisis
The largest number of coronavirus deaths in Western Europe have been in Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. These are all...
Confirmation Bias and Antisemitism
Sometimes a new expression sheds fresh light on ancient ideas. One example is the phrase “confirmation bias,” which was coined only 60 years ago. It...
The Failed Halle Synagogue Massacre Reveals the Dysfunction of German Law
Antisemitism in the Western world and in the Muslim world cannot be eliminated. It is far too deeply rooted. But in the West, it can...
‘Smokescreening’ — Anti-Israel Sentiment Expressed Through False Friendship
Smokescreening, the false pretense of friendship toward Israel, is a common practice. Practitioners include US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, former US president Barack Obama,...
Omar, Tlaib, and Israel’s Nonexistent Anti-Propaganda Agency
The clumsy manner in which the Israeli government handled the non-visit to Israel of US Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar was not a...
Israel Must Remain Vigilant in Its Relations With Poland
In view of Poland’s historical treatment of Jews, Israel must remain ever-vigilant that there be no falsification of history as Polish-Israeli relations develop. There is...
New Revelations About Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party
The BBC Panorama documentary on antisemitism in the British Labour Party, broadcast on July 10, has unleashed a torrent of reactions. A number of these...
BBC Clearly Exposes Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party
The BBC Panorama documentary on antisemitism within the British Labour Party -- broadcast on July 10 -- had a number of important merits. It exposed...
Decoding the Berlin Jewish Museum Scandal
The staff of the Jewish Museum in Berlin has a substantial record of provocations toward mainstream Jewry. In 2012, the German taxpayer-funded museum hosted a...
