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
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
There is a massive difference between calling for the eradication of Jews and their ancestral home versus calling for peace in the region. Whether you like it or not, and no matter how you choose to define it – if you are participating or supporting any so-called resistance through marching, social media sharing, commentary, etc. … More Call for Peace and Unity Among LGBTQI+ as we Head into Pride Month
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
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
Please read this before reading the attached article to understand: This morning I woke at 6.30 am to an email that got me right up out of my bed, albeit an intended late morning, and to my desk. I admittedly subscribe to the AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION emails. For my work I have kept an eye … More Thanksgiving for a Christian Nation Revisiting Thanks
A Call to Action for Humanity: By Melanie Nathan, November 26, 2024. Today we stand today at a crossroads in history. It is a time when America cannot turn its back on established refugee resettlement protocols. It is a time when the numbers of forcibly displaced people is at a record high, and anticipated to … More Jews during the Pogroms and the Plight of Persecuted Refugees today
Jews voting for Trump hate the comparison to Hitler. See the screenshot from Stop Antisemitism @StopAntisemitism, below and the post that introduced it by a member of a Private Facebook Group whose name shall remain anonymous*. The spread of this ridiculous notion on social media is repugnant to all I have been taught about NEVER … More Jews for Trump Fail NEVER AGAIN as do those who Refuse the Hitler-Comparison
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
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
By Melanie Nathan, June 29, 2024 CAIR, Council on American-Islamic Relations, has also drawn controversy for its stances on LGBTQ+ issues, including its opposition to pro-LGBTQ+ materials in public school classrooms. Damn I got sidetracked again! G-d forbid – right, especially when I had designated my limited hours this morning to preparation for an asylum … More CAIR Crosses the Red Line against Mayor Karen Bass
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
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
By Melanie Nathan, April 09, 2024. Bryn Mawr Film Institute (BMFI), operating in a largely Jewish township, has reset its illustrious path in one foul antisemitic swoop! That is how many in the Lower Merion networks see the BMFI decision to cancel Israel! For me, I see the pulling of an Israeli documentary, “A Child … More Bryn Mawr Film Institute Cancellation of Jews reflects a path to Kristallnacht
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
By Melanie Nathan January 17, 2024. Creating Change, a preeminent LGBTQI+ conference, put on by the Task Force has a long history of making Jewish people feel unwelcome. Today they did it again at the 2024 plenary opening. There is a history of pro Palestinian led protests against Jewish events at the conference that has … More Jews NOT Welcome at Creating Change 2024
Passover is the Jewish people’s original story of becoming strangers in a strange land. It is the story that reminds us that we, too, have stood in the shoes of refugees and asylum seekers in search of safety and liberty. The HIAS Haggadah, available to all for free at HIAS.org (or in paperback from Amazon), … More Prepare for Passover With The HIAS Haggadah
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
Rosh Hashanah Walking Together in the New Year By Congressman Jerrold Nadler As we join with family and friends and prepare for the Jewish New Year, let us allow the shofar to call us to unity—and to action. Let the call of the shofar remind us that we must hold fast to our Jewish values … More Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s Jewish New Year Message
“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
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Antisemitism and Refugees and Jews helping refugees mixed with trump Anti Refugee dicta and lies is the perfect storm! Today the Pittsburgh Jewish community was attacked by a terrorist, killing at least 4 people and possible as many as 8, with reports of numerous injuries. While some may suggest we wait to get more information … More Trump Refugee Lies Perfect Storm for Antisemitic Massacre
Just last week, a block down from my home here in San Anselmo, Marin County, an enclave for liberal America, a place where every Jew ought to feel safe, a swastika appeared in the parking lot of Drake High School: One of many such incidents here in Marin County, since Trump became president of the … More Teen’s Account of Attending Trial of Nazi War Criminal
In honor of Mom – by Melanie Nathan, October 09, 2017. (20 Tishrei 5778) The last time I wrote about my late mom, Professor Carmen Nathan was 5 years ago. On this night of her Yartzheit,* as I memorialize her extraordinary life again, two of my Facebook posts meet eye to eye: Mom was ahead … More Harvey Weinstein Triggers A Yartzheit Pact
Trump speaks on Capitol Hill during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Days of Remembrance ceremony Today, I watched Donald Trump speak at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in the Capital Rotunda. My reaction was visceral and I could not control the surge of anger. It was as if I had just seen, at that very microphone, … More Jews Disgusted by TRUMP Speaking at Holocaust Remembrance
Earlier this month an influential body of rabbis passed a resolution calling for synagogues to be “explicitly welcoming” of transgender people. As the country debates which bathrooms transgender people can use, the rabbis of Conservative Judaism officially declared their support of transgender rights. The Conservative movement is comprised of institutions including congregations, schools, camps and seminaries worldwide. The Rabbinical … More Conservative Rabbis Pass Transgender Welcoming Resolution
On the third day of Passover in downtown Los Angeles, 35 Rabbis, Priests, and Muslim activists — in a coalition of local faith-based groups were arrested for an act of civil disobedience. In protest of the Trump administration’s inhumane efforts to tear immigrant families apart, these leaders physically blocked the entrance to the local detention … More On Passover LA Police Arrest Rabbis Protesting Immigration Persecution
The World Congress of GLBT Jews, with Bet Mishpachah and GLOE as co-hosts are holding a Shabbaton in Washington DC, at the DC Jewish Community Center, next month from April 8th to April 10th. The Program and contact information is detailed below. The World Congress is a networking resource for LGBTQ Jews from around the … More World Congress of GLBT Jews to hold Shabbaton in D.C.
When I heard Trump was going to be speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference (AIPAC ) I was mad as hell. I could not understand why Jews, conservative or liberal, would allow the venom spewing monster, who has mostly attracted low life KKK Nazi types as supporters, to speak at their annual … More Jews to Stage A Trump Walk Out at AIPAC
By Melanie Nathan January 28, 2016. I am proud to be a signatory to this letter addressed to the LGBTQ Task Force. I am also proud to stand with noted and admired leaders in our community. The letter speaks for itself. Thank you to Roberta Kaplan and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum for leading the effort on … More LGBT Leaders Call on Task Force for Independent Review of Creating Change Debacle
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