Mitchell Bard
ARTICLES BY: Mitchell Bard
What Trump Should Say in Israel
I’m not sure if the media will take time out from discussing Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with the Russians to focus on the very important...
American Jewish History Month Is Good, But an Israel Calendar Is Better
I applaud Jack Gottlieb’s call to do more to promote American Jewish Heritage Month; however, I would rather see our resources devoted to promoting Israel...
The Israeli ‘Occupation’ Tour
On my last visit to Israel, I thought it would be interesting to take a tour of the West Bank from the perspective of critics of Israeli...
Have Nazis Overrun US Campuses?
I am loath to criticize other organizations that are trying to help students and combat the BDS campaign on college campuses; however, I have also felt an...
AIPAC Is the Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Lobby
If every Jew in America attended the AIPAC Policy Conference, there would still be critics who claim that it does not represent the community -- that it has alienated one...
Why Don’t Supporters of Palestinians Care About PA Abuses?
On college campuses and beyond, support for the Palestinians has been portrayed as a human rights campaign. While the antisemitic BDS movement is -- according to its...
Where’s the Concern for Muslims Killed by Muslims?
For the past several weeks, major media outlets and liberals have been outraged by the Trump administration policy of singling out immigrants from seven Muslim countries...
What American Universities Can Learn From the UK
Yesterday, I wrote about the outrageous decision by students at the University of London to deny Jewish students the right to define what constitutes hatred against their...
Why Do We Let Antisemites Define Antisemitism?
In the US, we don't hear much positive news about how Jews and Israel are treated on college campuses in the United Kingdom. In fact, we mostly...
Israel Bonds and US Universities: A Win-Win-Win-Win Situation
Over the years, many universities purchased Israel Bonds because they are a good investment. This does not happen as often as it once did, in...
There Never Was a Two-State Solution; It’s Time to Move On
The answer to the question of how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been to partition "Palestine" into two states. This assumes, however, that the parties...
Will Trump Bow to Arab Intimidation on Jerusalem?
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Predictably, cataclysmic warnings are coming from the Palestinians, Arab leaders and...
It’s Time to Bless US-Israel Academic Cooperation
A recent study by the Israel on Campus Coalition documented the robust and growing collaboration between Israeli and American researchers, particularly in the sciences. This was...
John Kerry’s Shameful Finale
In perhaps the most disgraceful performance by a secretary of state in recent history, John Kerry devoted his last foreign policy address to assailing America’s...
Survivor of Tel Aviv Dolphinarium Attack Reaches out to Comfort Manchester Terror Victims
Czech Parliament Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Condemns UNESCO
Retired British Colonel Highlights Importance of UK-Israeli Intelligence Sharing After Manchester Atrocity
For New York Times, the New Man in Jerusalem Is Just as Biased as the Old One
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Defies Trump Over Iran's Middle East Role