Musings
My latest: Belleville’s problem is everyone’s problem
BELLEVILLE – Brian Orford is a Belleville native, age 44. He looks a lot older than that. He looks profoundly sad, like he’s seen it all. He probably has. Brian…
Stay and fight it – together
I know Joe and respect him a great deal. My heart sank when I read, midway, that he and his family might leave Canada because of rampant anti-Semitism. He gave…
My latest: the cancellers
Cancelled: there’s much talk about cancel culture, since October 7. It’s everywhere. So, too, one of the oldest anti-Semitic tropes – which is that Jews control Hollywood and the media.…
The worst photo op in history
Fascinating debate between Jewish and Palestinian historians in the new New York Times magazine. The only point they really agreed on was that the Holocaust accelerated the migration of surviving…
My latest: the Jew-haters plan
Young people are anti-Semitic. Not all of them, of course. But, these days, too many. Polling done since the massacres of October 7 tell a deeply disturbing story: vast swaths…
What happened on October 7
Here is a portion of the video I saw a few weeks ago. It’s what Israel presented at the ICJ. I assume it was released because the victims’ families agreed.…
My latest: boycott the BDSers, maaaan
“You f**king Jew.” That is what the big skinhead wearing the DROWN THE BOAT PEOPLE T-shirt had just called the lead singer of the Calgary punk band called the Hot…
My latest: Hamas’ friends
“Temporarily paused.” That’s what the Trudeau government said it has done with funding it gives to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that supposedly helps Palestinians – but, it is alleged,…
My latest: the rough Beast, awake
October 7, 2023 is a day that will live in infamy. It is also a day that has caused a massive shift, everywhere – culturally, politically, militarily, strategically. Even on…
My latest: the death of the United Nations
Most Canadians believe – or believed – in the idea of the United Nations. On paper, it all made sense. An international body that would promote peace and security. One…
My latest: Israel wins by not losing
Israel won. Israel won, in particular, by not losing. On Friday morning, the International Court of Justice declined to rule that Israel was committing genocide in its war against Hamas…
My latest: bring them home
Sadder than anything you can think of. That’s how sad Michael Levy looks, when he tries to marshal a smile. It’s been a long day for him, telling his story…
My latest: the new deniers
It’s a deadly cancer. And it’s the new Holocaust denial. Denying the horrors of October 7, that is. The sexual violence committed against Israeli women and girls, as well as…