Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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(JNS) — It’s easy to be cynical about congressional hearings. They often seem political and ideological. They encourage grandstanding. But hearing rooms aren’t courtrooms and they aren’t meant to be. Public hearings are forums where lawmakers are able to expose real problems in ways invaluable to American democracy. In an era when the most pedigreed brands in journalism have abandoned their duty to report facts honestly in favor of extremist advocacy, hearings can also be an essential corrective, allowing citizens to bypass the legacy media f...
(JNS) — When America’s largest teachers’ union severs ties with the Anti-Defamation League, it’s tempting to reach for the popcorn. After all, few organizations have done more to undermine Jewish security and moral clarity in recent years than the ADL — and few institutions have been more responsible for indoctrinating children with radical, antisemitic ideologies than the National Education Association. But the spectacle is no cause for amusement. It is, in fact, a grim warning — another signpost on the road to civilizational hell. Becau...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—For years, the leaders of America’s most established Jewish organizations—AIPAC chief among them - have assured their members that when it came to Israel, there wasn’t much difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. Even suggesting that control of the White House or Congress might matter to the U.S.-Israel relationship was taboo, often decried as “anti-Israel” if not “anti-Semitic.” The 2016 platform debates and conventions have shattered this outlandish insistence that in our hyperpartisan era, Israel policy s... Full story
