Tag: ISRAEL

Watching My Cultural Icons’ Moral Collapse in their Stand With Terrorism

December 5, 2025

Cheering for the Brutal, while Silent for the Dead and Brutalized,  By Melanie Nathan, Dec 05, 2025 More than 200 “cultural icons” have now put their names to a letter demanding the release of Marwan Barghouti , a man serving five life sentences plus 40 years in Israel, for orchestrating attacks during the Second Intifada … More Watching My Cultural Icons’ Moral Collapse in their Stand With Terrorism

TRUMPS DUMP OF AFRICA ENDANGERS ISRAEL

November 27, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Nov 27, 2025. Why Trump’s Retreat From Africa Endangers Israel’s Future: “Power vacuums in Africa become power blocs at the U.N.- rarely in Israel’s favor.” During the last presidential election I warned fellow Jews, often to uncomfortable silence, unfriending, or cancellation, that Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy, democratic norms, and global … More TRUMPS DUMP OF AFRICA ENDANGERS ISRAEL

Courage After Emily

November 11, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Nov 11, 2025. I sat only feet away from Emily Damari as she spoke, her voice steady, her truth unflinching. I watched her courage, so raw, it pierced. And in that moment, I felt something shift inside me. I realized that for all my years of advocacy, all the times I’ve raised … More Courage After Emily

The Accordion of Extremes: Squeezes Jews in the Middle

October 15, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, Oct 15, 2025. I feel compelled to give voice to the broad sentiment I’m hearing daily: that Jews are being squeezed by the twin pressures of far-right and far-left extremism, each exploiting us for its own narrative. This piece channels our community’s alarm, resolve, and insistence on moral clarity—not to inflame polarization, … More The Accordion of Extremes: Squeezes Jews in the Middle

The Socialist Mirage: Cuomo’s Clarity vs. Mamdani’s Dangerous Evasions

September 7, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, September 07, 2025. In a City on Edge, Only One Candidate Confronts Hate with Unflinching Clarity … See the Jews Guide to Voting for NYC Mayor at the end. In a city as kaleidoscopic and politically combustible as New York, the mayoral showdown between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani transcends electoral rivalry. … More The Socialist Mirage: Cuomo’s Clarity vs. Mamdani’s Dangerous Evasions

Horrific Murder of Jews in D.C. Calls for San Diego Pride to Stop Fostering Intifada

May 22, 2025

The report by African Human Rights Coalition says it all: Calling for INTIFADA incites violence and hence is not FREE SPEECH. It is time to stop and for all to take responsibility for the harm their words can cause. AHRC Condemns the Horrific Murder of Jews in D.C. while Calling for Cancellation of Kehlani at … More Horrific Murder of Jews in D.C. Calls for San Diego Pride to Stop Fostering Intifada

From NEVER AGAIN to Kristi Noem, Trump’s Secretary for DHS, Posing Nazi Style

March 28, 2025

With Dear Leader DRUMPF, an Emissary  By Melanie Nathan, March 28, 2025. Shirtless, stacked high, one on top of the other, humans! Reminiscent perhaps of that to which we said “never again?” Krtisti Noem, in El Salvador, U.S. Secretary for DHS, who carried out the command of the Chief orchestrator of this scene,  Donald trump … More From NEVER AGAIN to Kristi Noem, Trump’s Secretary for DHS, Posing Nazi Style

Jew Hate Online: Licensing Free Graphic Art may associate you with Jew Hate or any Hate

March 27, 2025

Jews have had to face extraordinary anti-semitism since Oct 07. People have become emboldened to insult and threaten, as the case may be. and social media is fertile soil. According to a 2023 study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 52% of Americans have experienced harassment on social media. Perhaps even more troubling, we know that children … More Jew Hate Online: Licensing Free Graphic Art may associate you with Jew Hate or any Hate

The Media Awakes to the SINWAR Martyr Strategy

October 18, 2024

Joint Statement of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Yahya Sinwar Israel killed the monster! The architect of one of the most depraved massacres the world has ever known! Yet another Holocaust against the Jews, a spark for the intended genocide by Palestinians of Jews, through the leadership … More The Media Awakes to the SINWAR Martyr Strategy

To my Fellow Jews who have yet to get it: Trump Unlocked this Surge in Antisemitism and what it means for Israel

August 31, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, August 31, 2024 I will not ask you to pardon this scurrilous analogy, noting while unsavory, it is metaphorically sound.   A SIMPLE TRUTH that no Jew can escape acknowledging: We saw it with our own eyes: In 2016 Trump launched this current SURGE in antisemitism. While this does NOT deny the severity … More To my Fellow Jews who have yet to get it: Trump Unlocked this Surge in Antisemitism and what it means for Israel

Is Harris really Better for Israel than Trump – Clarity for the Voter and Influencer

August 5, 2024

The following analysis is attributed to Alex גדעון בן װעלװל @JewishWonk VIA X (Twitter)  thread,  I have taken the thread directly from X, to extrapolate as a read for those who are not on X (formerly twitter) and to be of use to our Private Facebook Group, Jewish Woman for Kamala Harris (#JW4KH- 18,000 member … More Is Harris really Better for Israel than Trump – Clarity for the Voter and Influencer

Queers for Palestine weaponized while Palestinian Hamas orders LGBTQ Kill List

July 22, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, July 22, 2024. While Pro Palestinian and Pro Hamas agitators, and organizations such as Jewish Voice for Peace, JVP, continued to enlist U.S. College students, promoting the notion that Israel’s only interest in providing same-sex and LGBTQI+ equality was to “PINK WASH” alleged human rights abuses, they succeeded in creating a climate … More Queers for Palestine weaponized while Palestinian Hamas orders LGBTQ Kill List

I ask Sinead MacLochlainn – What should I do if my Nurse is Antisemitic

May 27, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, May 27, 2024. I posted a picture comment and some verbiage about the seven young Israeli women who were  kidnapped by Palestinian Hamas terrorists from their military post on October 07, 2023. It was so hard to wrap my head around such barbarism, the 8 months of ongoing torture and pain, and … More I ask Sinead MacLochlainn – What should I do if my Nurse is Antisemitic

Famed Author Refuses Question on Israel – A Must Read

May 23, 2024

UK Publishing House ‘Caught with Pants Down’ while “Academics” made Fools  May 23, 2024. Dina Roubina, a Russian and Israeli writer, sent a response to the Pushkin House in London, inviting her to a conference but first asking her to clarify her position on Israel: Dear friends and colleagues: Recently, the Pushkin House in London, … More Famed Author Refuses Question on Israel – A Must Read

Beit Kaplan Statement Supporting Pro-Israel Students who withdrew from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College:

May 19, 2024

Posted by Melanie Nathan, May 18, 2024. This is the Statement issued by Beit Kaplan supporting the pro-Israel students who recently withdrew from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College: We are a rabbinic partnership dedicated to advancing the ideas of Mordecai Kaplan and the historic Reconstructionist movement. We are deeply distressed by the revelations from former students … More Beit Kaplan Statement Supporting Pro-Israel Students who withdrew from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College:

Jewish Voices for Peace JVP does NOT Define, Represent or Speak for Jewish Students

May 8, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, May 08, 2024, “Do not be fooled by the misappropriation of  Jewish values, religion, culture or the pretense at asserting Jewish values. You cannot expound or purport to be following Jewish values when your work props up those who support and commit genocide against Jews!”   Jewish Voices for Peace do not represent … More Jewish Voices for Peace JVP does NOT Define, Represent or Speak for Jewish Students

An Open Letter to Student Protesters

April 28, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, April 28, 2024 My introduction to Rabbi Daniel Levin’s letter (below): As graduation and the end of this school year barrels toward us, American Jewish parents may find themselves in quandary. Their student children have been “got to” by the agenda-wielding anti-Zionists, anti-Israel BDS promotors, all of whom, knowingly or ignorantly, intent … More An Open Letter to Student Protesters

How Pro Palestinian Students Fail on Global Human Rights

April 27, 2024

During this time that pro Palestinian and pro Hamas students have taken over University campuses around the United States, spewing genocidal chants and signage, that in essence call for the eradication of Israel and Jews, while promoting violence against Jewish students,  a Columbia student was asked: – “Why has your pro-Palestinian student movement never given … More How Pro Palestinian Students Fail on Global Human Rights

Campus Protests Reveal Jewish Voice for Peace Anti-Israel Mission Not So Peaceful

April 23, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, April 23, 2024 “Change course while you still have a good excuse – because after you read THIS there is NONE!”  REPORTER TALKING TO A STUDENT AT EMERSON COLLEGE in BOSTON: Reporter: People say these encampments and protests are anti- Jewish” Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Hamas Student answers: “NO! How can the encampments at … More Campus Protests Reveal Jewish Voice for Peace Anti-Israel Mission Not So Peaceful

Proof that Jewish Voice for Peace JVP Leadership is Actually an Anti-Semitic Muslim

March 21, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 21, 2024. The source is The Judean: “Jewish Voice For Peace” Exposed By Errant Tweet From A Muslim Extremist” – and actual tweets! During the “Shield and Arrow” operation, CNN anchor Jake Tapper spoke about Israel’s right to defend itself. In an attempt to condemn Tapper, Dr. Hatem Bazian, an anti-Zionist … More Proof that Jewish Voice for Peace JVP Leadership is Actually an Anti-Semitic Muslim

San Francisco Pride Gaza Statement where Fluff Fails Truth

February 8, 2024

by Melanie Nathan, February 08, 2024. “Now my disappointment and sense of exclusion, based on the imbalance reflecting sentiment, and despite the statement’s insistence that through 2024’s theme, Pride as a Beacon of Love, forces me to resign from my many years of San Francisco Pride support, love and membership.” I have a long and … More San Francisco Pride Gaza Statement where Fluff Fails Truth

INVESTIGATIONS LOOM AS UNRWA EMPLOYS TERRORISTS

January 29, 2024

by Melanie Nathan, January 30, 2024. HAVE YOUR HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS TO UNRWA FUNDED TERRORISM? Details are emerging via a NY Times Report,  on U.N. workers accused of aiding the Hamas massacre on October 07 in Israel.  Israeli officials have presented evidence they say ties workers at a Palestinian aid agency in Gaza to violence during … More INVESTIGATIONS LOOM AS UNRWA EMPLOYS TERRORISTS

Israel Good News for Sudanese Asylum Seekers

January 28, 2022

The Israeli interior ministry has acceded to a court ruling and is beginning to grant temporary residence status to 2,445 Sudanese asylum seekers this year. HIAS reports that it represents hundreds of such asylum seekers, the majority of whom live without social services or health benefits. About 435 HIAS clients were included in the Sudanese … More Israel Good News for Sudanese Asylum Seekers

World Zionist Congress Embraces LGBTQ Initiatives

July 6, 2020

The 37th World Zionist Congress currently taking place in Jerusalem for the first time is setting up a unit to work with the LGBTQ Jewish community. Within the framework of Pride Month, the World Zionist Organization (WZO )has established a Unit for Activities with the LGBT community that will operate in three spheres: The central one will … More World Zionist Congress Embraces LGBTQ Initiatives

Filmmakers Try to Shut Down LGBTQI Israel Film Festival

March 7, 2020

Over 100 LGBT Filmmakers Abroad Call for Boycott of Tel Aviv LGBTQI  Film Festival Haaretz is reporting that more than 100 LGBT filmmakers abroad have signed a petition calling for a boycott of the annual LGBT film festival in Tel Aviv, TLVFest, out of solidarity with the struggle by the Palestinian queer community. What a … More Filmmakers Try to Shut Down LGBTQI Israel Film Festival

Jan Falk Therapist – Is this Anti Semitism Within our Ranks

December 21, 2019

QUESTION:  what if she were asked as an expert witness in her family law custody mediation expert testimony practice to testify in court for or against an Israeli Plaintiff or Defendant? Facebook, the social media platform is that oddity that brings us humans together in cause, kinship, and opinions. Often opinions differ. Often we fail … More Jan Falk Therapist – Is this Anti Semitism Within our Ranks

250,000 March in Largest Gay Pride Parade in the Middle East

June 14, 2019

* Tel Aviv-Yafo Mayor: “We will continue to support and celebrate our local LGBTQ culture and act as a welcoming destination for the International gay community.” *International Ambassador for Tel Aviv pride 2019, Neil Patrick Harris: “Tel Aviv Pride has become an important symbol of LGBTQ visibility and acceptance on the world stage. June 14, 2019, … More 250,000 March in Largest Gay Pride Parade in the Middle East

Anti-Semitism at Creating Change 2019 Calls for Immediate Public Apology by National LGBTQ Task Force

January 26, 2019

“From the River to the Sea…..” is a chant calling for the genocide and destruction of Jews!  When LGBTQ platforms are usurped for an agenda that serves to promote anti-semitism:  Creating Change, a preeminent annual LGBTQ conference which took place in Chicago in 2016 spiraled out of control outside a reception held by the Jewish … More Anti-Semitism at Creating Change 2019 Calls for Immediate Public Apology by National LGBTQ Task Force

A Reflective Mothers Day – Five Generations in My Maternal Line on Five Separate Continents Mothers

May 13, 2018

Standing with refugees, asylum seekers immigrants, and orphans because it is persecutory and tragic to separate families… This Mother’s day as we stand with refugee and asylum seeking mothers and the orphans who do not have mothers, I reflect on the tragedy of my own family and how the Trump Administration is working policy to … More A Reflective Mothers Day – Five Generations in My Maternal Line on Five Separate Continents Mothers