Once a Jew Always a Jew – Jewish Self-Hate
Ryan Bellerose, Meti Canadian, put on a kippa for a week and saw what it is like to walk around town as if he was an easily identifiable Jew. In contrast, I left Toronto...
Israel Diaries Blog
Situation in Palestine is Normal – No Need for BDS
Well, I wonder if it will comfort proponents of academic boycott of Israel to learn that the situation in Palestine is normal – according to someone with whom I communicated at An-Najah University in...
Hebrews, Israelites, Modern Jews – We Haven’t Changed
Some things and some people never change. I guess. Seems we Jews have always been the same as we are now. Read the following quote from a book published in 1831. I dare...
Oslo II: What Did Peres and Abbas Expect?
This is my summary and critique of an article from 1996 that included reviews of two books (one by Peres and the other by Abbas) (citation below). I bring this here now because we...
Coming Home/Missing Home: Toronto and Israel
My body is sitting in Starbucks at Christie and Dupont, freezing somewhat because they keep the heat low; I suppose that’s to try to prevent people like me from parking here for hours on...
Dear Ayman Odeh: What Have You Done With Ayman Odeh?
Oh! Ayman Odeh! I was so impressed with you during the TV debate preceding our last elections less than a year ago. You spoke so calmly and with such apparent sincerity. If my memory...
Naomi Friedman: Understanding New Symbols of Antisemitism
Confronting antisemitism today is more difficult than in the past because antisemites are becoming increasingly devious and antisemitic events are less “in-your-face” than the mass protests and violence characterizing earlier years. I want to...
Antisemitic Mural At York University: Protest or Acquiesce?
The Jewish Defence League (JDL) of Toronto is planning a protest against the antisemitic mural at York University. And a week ago, I was asked by a group fighting defamation of Israel on North...
