OP-ED: As an African Israeli, I find claims of state racism against Falash Mura outrageous

September 09, 2016

By SHIMON MERCER-WOOD

NEW YORK (JTA) — “We are committed to helping ensure that the State of Israel welcomes Jews of all colors.”

“We say, we have black lives that matter in Africa.”

“In America, race has been a central...

OP-ED: Jewish pride on campus is under siege. Here’s what your kids can do to fight back

September 06, 2016

By ARNOLD M. EISEN

NEW YORK (JTA) — Over 300,000 Jewish college students have arrived or will arrive shortly on American campuses — and what they experience there is likely not only to broaden their minds and uproot long-held assumptions, but...

OP-ED: Quit the failed attempts to paint Democrats as weak on Israel

September 02, 2016

(Editor’s note: This is the second of two opinion columns contrasting U.S. political parties.)

By MICHAEL M. ADLER

MIAMI (JTA) — Every four years the same movie plays at the Jewish Political Film Festival: It’s the one where the Democrats pass...

OP-ED: It’s indisputable: The GOP is the pro-Israel party

August 29, 2016

(Editor’s note: The following is the first of two contrasting opinion columns on U.S. political parties)

By JEFF BALLABON and BRUCE ABRAMSON

WASHINGTON (JTA) — For years, the leaders of America’s most established Jewish organizations – AIPAC chief among them...

OP-ED: On World Humanitarian Day, Jews don’t have to choose between ‘us’ and ‘them’

August 25, 2016

By ALAN H. GILL

NEW YORK (JTA) — Earlier this week, a tiny but thriving Jewish community in the Balkans – the 250-person remnant of a majority Sephardic community nearly decimated by the Holocaust – reached out to its neighbors...

OP-ED: 2 opinions on VP picks

August 18, 2016

(Editor’s note: As we move into full presidential election mode, there will be opportunity for many different voices advocating selections for president. The following two opinion columns focus on the vice-presidential candidates.)