Posts Tagged: Harry Truman Israel
How the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Sought the Jews’ Destruction — and Paved the Path to War Today
In 1946, the future son-in-law of Harry Truman, who eventually decided to recognize Israel, met with the man whose life ambition was to destroy the...
New Play About Establishment of Israel During Truman’s Presidency to Make World Premiere Off-Broadway in October
A play about the creation of the Jewish state during the administration of US President Harry Truman is set to make its world premiere Off-Broadway...
Palestinian Extremists Hate the United States — and Not Just Because of Israel
A year before his confirmation to the US Supreme Court in 1916, Louis D. Brandeis affirmed the compatibility of Zionism with American patriotism for “every...
President Truman, George Marshall, and Israel
Some in American Jewry are split over whether Donald Trump is the most pro-Israel or pro-Jewish president in the history of the US. Before Trump,...
Lessons From Israel’s First US Ambassador
After the slanderous assaults on American Jews and Israel by Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN), there was a slew of condemnations from...
November 29: The Jewish Thanksgiving Day
For several years now, I have been campaigning to declare November 29 as the Jewish Thanksgiving Day -- a day where we give thanks to Lady History and to...
Remembering Some History About Jews and Palestinians
The failure of American-mediated peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the likely creation of a Hamas-Fatah government in the Palestinian West Bank...
Mahmoud Abbas Flunks History
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reiterated that he won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and he's claiming support for that...
The Failure of the American Jewish Left
In early September 2012, many in the pro-Israel camp were disturbed by a series of events at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. First, the...
Recalling Truman’s Push Against IDF Volunteers Amid Record Aliyah
When a record 127 North American Jewish volunteer soldiers for the Israel Defense Forces arrived in Tel Aviv on an aliyah flight last week, Prime...
Not Everyone Was Dancing in 1948
Imagine: Friday, late afternoon, May 14, 1948. The country is transfixed, ears virtually attached to radios, listening for an announcement most already anticipated. Some...
Why B’nai Brith Canada Defended Michael Coren’s Anti-Semitism
B'nai Brith Canada is an organization whose stated purpose it is, like our excellent Anti-Defamation League here in the United States, to defend Jews against...
An Unbreakable Bond
During my recent visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, I could not help but notice how much attention our small corner...
