Black Lives and Jewish Lives Deserve Empathy, Not Enmity
Few causes are as naturally resonant with Jews as the never-ending quest to protect the very lives of people of color. The Torah teaches that all human beings are born in God’s image, and...
Tag: Public Policy and Advocacy
July 21, 2020
To Truly Address Anti-Semitism, We Must Face Inconvenient Truths About Its Roots
There’s a popular tweet going around shared by many in my Millennials generation by “The Conscious Kid” which is an organization dedicated to “parenting and education through...
July 13, 2020
“Cancel Culture” Fast-Forwards Past Anti-Semitism
Meet Grant Napear. The basketball broadcaster was fired after tweeting “All Lives Matter” following the killing of George Floyd. Meet James Bennet, the former New York Times editorial...
June 26, 2020
Latin American Countries in the UNHRC
In the last days of June, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decided to discuss and vote on “issues linked to human rights violations”. However, the council did not say a word about...
June 4, 2020
“A Secure Europe In A Better World”
With Hezbollah Unchecked, the EU Falls Short of its Own Security Aspirations Much like most things in the European Union, the question of designating Hezbollah in its entirety as a...
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus Does Not Stop Violation of Human Rights
The United Nations is warning countries to undertake all possible efforts to protect civilian populations, cautioning that the spread of coronavirus must not be wielded as a weapon to abuse power....
April 24, 2020
Iran’s Spiral Toward Chaos and Aggression
The U.S. killing of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s subsequent mishandling of its Covid-19 response have left the country in political and economic disarray as its...
April 3, 2020
A Look Backward and Forward to Carnival Season
As millions worldwide are in lockdown due to the current health crisis, it seems hard to believe it was only a month ago that Carnival season was in full swing everywhere from Europe and Asia...
March 24, 2020
The Importance of the WHO
The world is learning, in a truly frightening fashion, just why the World Health Organization (WHO) is so vital to the health of humanity. The WHO is the United Nations agency that works on...