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What A (Jewish) Week - Joshua Namm

It Can't Be Good For All Of America, Unless It's Good For Us Too

Politics | The Left

The moral ghettoisation of the Jews

The left’s apologism for the pogrom in Amsterdam marks a foul new low.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Justifying the ‘Jew Hunt’

An important ideological convergence is taking place in the wake of the Amsterdam football pogrom, demonstrating a timeless characteristic of Jew-hatred: It has no permanent political home—hatred of the “wandering

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Pogrom in Amsterdam - Melanie Phillips

“Globalise the intifada” they’ve screamed for a year. This was the result

News | Articles By Me

The "Crime" Of Decent Journalism - Joshua Namm

Journalism Is Now A Social Crime. If It’s Pro-Jewish.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

'Pogrom' in Amsterdam: Netanyahu sends planes to save Jews, US congressmen demand action

The Israeli National Security Council told Israelis to remain in their hotel rooms, avoid wearing anything with Jewish or Israeli symbols and to return home early.

I'm so sick of this. ALL Jews need to start fighting back. Have we not learned that hurting them in FAR worse ways/proportions than they hurt us is what deters, and then stops, this???

Politics | American Politics

Where Jews fit in America’s realigned parties

Most Jews will vote for the party that represents the credentialed elites. That they do so while claiming to support social justice doesn’t make sense.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Jewish-owned businesses vandalized (again) in LA's Pico-Robertson area on Election Day

An investigation was underway in Los Angeles' Pico-Robertson neighborhood after several Jewish-owned businesses were vandalized.

Politics | 2024 Election

Leading Jewish-American Paper Endorses Donald Trump

The Jewish Press, the largest independent Jewish-American newspaper with a powerful voice among Orthodox communities, has officially endorsed Donald Trump for president.

Nearly 100% of Orthodox Jews are Republicans. The Jewish Press is an Orthodox paper, so this makes sense.

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Thug Who Shot Orthodox Jew in Chicago Is Illegal Immigrant

 As we reported a couple of days ago, the Chicago Tribune left a whole lot of information out of its headline about a hate crime against an Orthodox Jew:

News | Antisemitism Watch

Jewish man shot by attacker shouting 'Allahu Akhbar' in Chicago

The attacker was shot multiple times, and is now in being treated in a hospital in critical condition, Bruno added.

Did any of the non-Jewish media cover this at all?

Politics | American Politics

Donald Trump may be the most pro-Jewish president ever

This election, there is no subgroup for whom the stakes are higher than my Jewish co-religionists.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Jews who unplug on holidays grateful to hear haphazardly about Sinwar

"In a media soaked world, it's hard to be behind. But that regular disconnect keeps me sane," the pollster and strategist Mark Mellman told JNS.

Politics | American Politics

Harris says heckler, who calls Israel genocidal, talking about 'real' things

"The vice president has never previously suggested that Israel's defensive war in Gaza amounts to a genocide of Palestinian people," per the "New York Post."

HOW can people still foolishly believe that anyone in this administration is pro-Israel???

News | Antisemitism Watch

39% of American Muslims Deny Crimes of Hamas, Poll Finds

A shocking number of American Muslims say Hamas did not commit murder or rape on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a new poll.

Not surprised whatsoever.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Pray for the Safety of Those in Hurricane Milton’s Path

Our thoughts and prayers are with those in the path of Hurricane Milton.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

As Hurricane Milton Looms, These Rabbis Are Staying Put

Over the past week, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos has been stocking up on food and drinks, as well as connecting with the many members of his Naples Jewish community in northern Florida. Technically, this is what he does every year in preparation for Yom Kippur at Chabad-Lubavitch of Naples, the Jewish center he runs together with his wife, Ettie. But this year is anything but typical.

Politics | Opinion

The Next Mutation of American Anti-Semitism

Just as generals are warned not to keep fighting the last war, we should not be monitoring the campus Hamas protest movement according to last year’s benchmarks. As the war

News | Antisemitism Watch

The West has turned its back on Jews

A year on from 7 October, the Jewish diaspora has rarely felt so isolated.

This is obvious. This included America by the way, where you would have thought that large parts of the population would stand side by side with their Jewish fellow Americans. We have seen almost none of that. It was incredibly disappointing. Personally, my feelings about the American people have changed drastically. Americans today are, for the most part, no better than anyone else.

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It’s Not The Politics: It’s The Antisemitism - Joshua Namm

Obsession with party over community MUST stop.

Recently, one of my articles was the target of some intensely negative feedback. The common thread through those reactions was basically “Most Jews are Democrats, so how dare you criticize Democratic Party?”

Politics | Opinion

Elder Of Ziyon - Calling All Jewish Democrats: It's An Emergency

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Miscellaneous | Israeli Opinion

Unhiding Jewish Pride on Columbia University’s Lawn

Jewish Culture Festival draws thousands of students and faculty members

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

An Executive Order that Targets Jews

Should U.S. Presidents be able to freeze your bank account if they disagree with your views on foreign policy, or if anti-Israel groups ask them to?

News | Antisemitism Watch

Seth Mandel: Bad News for the Jews

Here are three pieces of news that have been updated with new information within the past 24 hours: 1. A Jewish student at the University of Michigan was assaulted by

News | Antisemitism Watch

CAIR Objects to L.A. Proposal to Protect Synagogues from Harassment

CAIR's local chapter is objecting to a proposal by the L.A. City Council to bar anti-Israel protesters from the entrances to synagogues.

Of. Ours Ethel are, and please remember-this is the same CAIR that Joe Biden went to for advice when he formulated his weak, meaningless and totally worthless “plan to fight antisemitism.” CAIR should be correctly categorized as a domestic terrorist organization, but the democrats are FAR to cowardly (and in bed with the Hamas supporters) to do that.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Ann Arbor Police Investigate Beating of Jewish University of Michigan Student

Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said Sunday night that they are investigating a reported beating of a Jewish student by a group of males.

Politics | Opinion

Harris-Walz Are NOT Pro-Israel (Or Even Pro-Jewish) - Joshua Namm

If you are still planning to vote for Harris-Walz, be honest with yourself. Would you put up with any of this if it had all been carried out by Republicans instead of Democrats?

Politics | Campus Watch

Keffiyeh-Clad Man Injures Jewish Students with Glass Bottle at University of Pittsburgh

 The new academic year has scarcely begun, and Hamas supporters on campus are already signaling that they haven’t lost a bit of their fanaticism. If anything, they’re even more menacing.

News | Jewish Community

Oct. 7 Ignited These Two Jewish Women

Following that horrific day, Sara and Melisa upped their Jewish game… and pride.

Politics | American Politics

JNS poll: Israelis like Kamala Harris less than they liked Joe Biden

Israelis are willing to defy the United States to defend their national interests.

News | Standing With Israel

Moptu: Algorithm-free social media creating an online safe space for Jews

‘On other social media platforms you fight antisemitism. On Moptu, you get the information to wage those fights’

Politics | Opinion

Thou Shalt Not countenance invidious discrimination

It’s time for a Kennedyesque public show of force by the President and Department of Justice, of the sort that occurred in 1963, to put an end to US campus antisemtism. Opinion.

Great article by my friend Leonard Grunstein!

News | Antisemitism Watch

Casting Out Australia’s Jews

In February, Australia descended into a kind of Jew-baiting chaos that seemed completely uncharacteristic of a country known for its relaxed vibes. At the center of that storm was a

Politics | The Left

Pittsburgh Jewish leaders, officials decry proposed BDS ballot measure

“The creators of this referendum are only targeting Israel. That makes this clearly an undeniably antisemitic,” said Jeff Finkelstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Of course leftists are behind this. They are vile people.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Harris Campaign Turns Deaf Ear to Jewish Groups in Decision To Court Pro-Hamas Activist

Jewish groups condemned the Biden-Harris administration earlier this year for meeting with Michigan activist Osama Siblani, citing his record of anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas remarks. Those concerns appear to have fallen on deaf ears at Kamala Harris's campa

News | Antisemitism Watch

Parents' fury as pro-Palestinian mob interrupt children's science show at Wimbledon theatre

A theatre descended into chaos earlier this afternoon when a group of 'Parents for Palestine' protesters stormed the venue and began chanting in front of an audience of terrified youngsters.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitic incidents in UK shatter prior records, numbering nearly 2,000 in six months

The findings reflect the ongoing high volume of anti-Jewish hate since the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

News | Antisemitism Watch

'Do you want to die?' man reportedly says before stabbing Jewish man near Chabad headquarters

The assailant also is said to have told the young Jewish victim "free Palestine."

I’ve spent A LOT of time in this neighborhood. I am sick of people getting away with this. We have to REALLY begin fighting back.

Politics | Opinion

Demanding real change: How Global Jewry can hold institutions accountable - opinion

Nothing will come out of demands with no consequences. It is not enough to share a post or article with your network of people who already agree with you.

Politics | Campus Watch

Education Department probing Pomona for alleged Title VI violation

The Claremont, Calif., liberal arts school is one of the nation's top ranked.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Wikipedia hates Israel and Jews

The online encyclopedia is big tech's antisemitic propaganda arm.

News | Articles By Me

Is this justice? Justice has been especially unjust for the Jews of America and Israel - Joshua Namm

One of the things that has become crystal clear since October 7, and the dramatic rise in antisemitism which followed, is that the “justice” system can be anything but just for the Jewish community. While there have been some successes, there are also recent examples which demonstrate just how perverse and unjust the legal system can be – both in Israel and America.

History | History

The Jews of Iran: 10 Amazing Facts

Dive into the rich and surprising history of the Jews of Iran.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Should Jews Celebrate the Fall of Evil?

Is it kosher to take joy in the death of evil people?

News | Antisemitism Watch

Smashed windows at Hollywood shul second incident in as many weeks

Security footage shows the perpetrators filmimg themselves in the act, causing consternation among congregants.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Jews suffered more hate crimes than any other group in Canada in 2023. Not just religious groups - ALL groups.

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Opinion

Were Americans listening to Netanyahu’s message?

The contrast between the pro-Hamas mob outside the Capitol building and the prime minister’s address illustrated the stakes involved in the debate about Israel.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Georgian national charged with plot to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NY

Michail Chkhikvishvili targeted "racial minorities, the Jewish community and homeless individuals," per the Justice Department.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitism in Europe is worsening, here’s what needs to change

A Europe without Jews is no longer unthinkable, but it must not become inevitable.

The problem with this article is that the most Europeans have ZERO desire to stop antisemitism. Nothing has changed in Europe. The statistics in this article are telling, it’s is same that we are even realistically facing the end of Jewish communities in Europe again.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

What Is Hasidic Judaism?

Read on to explore the world of Hasidic Judaism. Learn about what it is, what Hasidim wear, and about many of their customs and traditions.

I’ve been inside the Chassidic world. These are the best people on earth. Most people, who haven’t had that opportunity, have many misconceptions (from the negative to the ludicrous) about Chassidim. This article is a good overview of what Chassidic Judaism is.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

How a Texan, a Naval Officer and a Runaway Girl Met the Rebbe 30 Years After His Passing

A look at the Rebbe’s continued impact on individuals

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Cashless Bail Strikes Again: Suspect in Violent DC Anti-Semitic Attack Was Previously Released After Fighting With Capitol Police

A Jewish man was targeted and attacked in Washington, D.C., by a suspect who less than a week earlier was released on cashless bail one day after fighting with Capitol Police, court and police documents show.

Yet, other people fought with Capitol Police and have been locked up for years.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Marvel strips Jewish superhero Sabra of her Israeli identity

The comic book giants have turned the Sabra character, played by Shira Haas, into a Russian spy

News | Antisemitism Watch

Offensive anti-Israel protests at Holocaust memorials

The Coalition Against Genocide, Jewish Voice for Peace and their supporters are morally corrupt.

Politics | Campus Watch

UCLA Urges Federal Court to Reject Jewish Students' Civil Rights Claims

UCLA claims that it should not be ordered by a federal court to protect Jewish students from antisemitism when they return to campus.

Politics | Media Bias

Of Course: LA Times Falsely Blames Home Sales in ‘Palestinian’ Land for Attacks on LA Jews

The Los Angeles Times has found a culprit for the violent attacks targeting Los Angeles Jews outside the Adas Torah Synagogue. And, no, it's

Of course those lowlifes blamed it on the Jews. They are leftists. They hate Jews. When will people finally wake up to that FACT?

History | History

Blood Libels, Then and Now

JNS.org - This past Wednesday was the 20th of Sivan, which was once a fast day that commemorated the first violent blood libel. (The Vaad Arba Aratzot later redesignated it to commemorate the Cossack massacres of 1648-1649.) In 1144, 12-year-old William o

News | Antisemitism Watch

Chabad synagogue in Oakland vandalized twice in two weeks

Oakland police investigating two different incidents in which giant rocks were thrown at the window of the Chabad Center in the city.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Literary antisemitism is bad and getting worse

The Authors Guild did nothing for Jewish writers who are lately being harassed and blacklisted, but there is something you can do

If this were blacks, gays, or any other leftist approved minority-people would be going NURS.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitism on the Rise Down Under

Australian Jews are targeted by boycotts, harassment, and intimidation. Is this the end of a golden age, or just a blip in a long and overwhelmingly positive history?

News | JEWISH COMMUNITY

50 Synagogues Receive Bomb Threats in One Week. When Is It Enough?

 I spend a part of my mornings and a good chunk of my Saturdays running errands. It's something I look forward to. I enjoy the mundanity of checking the mail or picking up a box of nails or sprinkler parts.

Politics | Opinion

The global lust for Jewish blood

I was not surprised by the great American feminist silence after Oct. 7.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

'Al Jazeera on the Potomac': WaPo Reporter Taylor Lorenz Boosts Defenses of Los Angeles Synagogue Protest

Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz on Monday pushed a false claim that a Los Angeles synagogue was auctioning off Palestinian land this week—a conspiracy theory that led to violent, anti-Semitic protests outside the Jewish house of worship on Sunday.

Another liberal lying bigot.

Politics | American Politics

DeSantis signs into law bills on antisemitism, Jewish school security

Both pieces of legislation are slated to go into effect in Florida on July 1.

Meanwhile ONLY Republicans do anything significant to help ensure Jewish security. If that isn’t very obvious by now, you haven’t been paying attention.

News | Antisemitism Watch

LA leading race to the bottom as America's Antisemitism Capital

The pogrom outside a synagogue is the latest event giving Los Angeles the lead in the race to bottom as America’s Antisemitism Capital.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Parents of Paris antisemitic gang-rape victim speak out

"She is very shocked. They stole her childhood from her," said the 12-year-old girl's mother.

News | Antisemitism Watch

All of France raped a 12-year-old Jewish girl

Only politics can stop the wave of dehumanization and hate.

I’m sick of these BASTARDS getting away with attacking us.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Los Angeles mayor failed to protect Jews amid ‘pogrom’ at shul

"Pro-Hamas and Hezbollah extremists violently attacked American Jews in Los Angeles and the politicians ordered the police to do nothing to defend them," wrote Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Los Angeles’ Democrats elected an antisemitic, Marxist scumbag as their mayor. This was always going to be the result.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Never Again. Jews Are Done Cowering in the Face of Violent Bullies

 Imagine if the KKK went into South Central Los Angeles and tried to block parishioners from going into the First A.M.E. Church and then got violent.

Let’s hope we all get that the ONLY thing that will stop these people are consequences, and we are the only people that can apply those consequences. No one in America is coming to our rescue. If “never again is now” means ANYTHING, we must start fighting back. That was the main lesson of the Shoah. We have to stop this ourselves, while we still can.

News | JEWISH COMMUNITY

‘This Is Jew-Hatred’: Israel Spox Denounces L.A. Antisemites

 An Israeli government spokesman has labeled violent anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demonstrations in Los Angeles as “absolutely shocking.” Indeed, at least one protester called for genocidal war against Israelis.

This has got to stop.

History | History

The Youngest Holocaust Survivor

Erika Nissanoff was born on October 17, 1944 in a Nazi hospital in Austria. Her miraculous birth and survival is a harrowing story that everyone should hear.

News | Jewish Community

Believe all women ... except for Israeli Oct. 7 survivors

In their June 7 article in The Times, Catherine Philp and Gabrielle Weiniger chose to whitewash horrific crimes committed against innocent women, effectively further dehumanizing them. 

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The Jewish People, And Their Supporters, Who Are Fighting Back - Melanie Phillips

Examples of courage, decency and sanity at a time of madness

This is such a great article. I have been waiting, since Oct 7, to see evidence that we have had enough. Finally, there is good news. B”H it will continue, and grow, until the enemy is vanquished, and Jews feel safe at home in Israel, and the Diaspora. As I say at the end of every article I write: Never give in. Never give up. Am Yisrael chai!

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Pakistani Tries to Run Over Jewish Students in NYC: 'Gonna Kill All the Jews!'

A Pakistani migrant is now accused of attempting to murder a group of Orthodox Jewish students outside of a Brooklyn school this week.

I’m sick of these maniacs. They all need to be deported.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The Jewish Story of the UNC Frat Boys Who Held up the American Flag

Images of a small group of students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill holding up an American flag amid violent anti-Israel protests last week captured the attention of the nation. The boys were caught on camera struggling to keep the Stars and Stripes from falling onto the ground after the protesters sought to replace it with a Palestinian flag.

Young Jewish American heroes. Their story needs to be known.

News | Articles By Me

We Deserve Better. Much better. - Joshua Namm

The post 10/7 Jewish world cannot be business as usual.

My latest. We need better leadership. A recent email I received shows just how weak, cowardly, and pointless so many mainstream Jewish organizations are. I wrote about it in my latest Substack article. Please subscribe. It’s totally free!

News | News

Principal Lied To Punish Jewish Teacher Who Reported Muslim Student For Praising Hitler

A Maryland school system knowingly used false information to discipline a Jewish teacher in response to her reporting to her principal that at a pro-Palestinian walkout — which the principal called “fantastic” — students praised Adolph Hitler and called for the death of Jews.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

‘We Should Salute Them’: Hezbollah Leader Expresses Gratitude for American Anti-Israel Activists

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday praised Americans who are putting pressure on US President Joe Biden to limit support for Israel because they are helping the Lebanese terrorist group's cause. "Today, what many people demonstrating in Americ

These people ARE the enemy within. They are domestic terrorists who need to be fought in every way possible.

News | Jewish Community

The west’s abandonment of the Jews - Melanie Phillips

With every day that passes, it becomes ever clearer that western civilisation is no longer civilised.

Politics | Politics

Trump Beating Biden By 9 Points Among New York Jewish Voters

Biden has grown increasingly hostile toward Israel's efforts to use force to defend itself and unwilling to combat antisemitism on his side.  

Are people finally waking up? G-d willing.

News | Jewish Community

Fighting Antisemitism at Berkeley

Ilana Pearlman’s black Jewish son thought he was safe. He wasn’t.

News | Jewish Community

'Middle Eastern' man murders Jewish dentist — but police insist suspect is just a 'disgruntled ... customer'

A young Jewish dentist in California was gunned down in cold blood, and a "Middle Eastern" man stands accused of the crime. However, police caution that the shooting was likely not "racially or politically motivated."Just after 4 p.m. last Thursday, polic

Of course they did. They haven’t admitted that ANY of the murders of Jews in the United a states since 10/7 by Muslims were because of antisemitism. It’s clear that we are getting very close to the point where we aren’t safe here.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

From Seinfeld to Ben-Gvir, Antisemites Attack Jews | The Caroline Glick Show In-Focus

Jewish businesses or anybody who supports Israel in any way are being attacked across the world by far-left and Islamist mobs. Is this causing an awakening a...

Caroline Glick nails it again.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Are American Jews Prepared for the Return of History?

Probably the most famous line from the HBO series True Detective is: “Time is a flat circle.” The line, spoken by Det. Rust Cohle (played by Matthew McConaughey) in the

Great article.