Category Archives: anti-semitism

Tears for lives and an ideal lost

Posted on 30 October 2018 by Steve Caplan

Mindlessly meandering down Dodge Tears flowing like blood oozing from an arterial wound Lies and lunatics, spiraling out of control And all decency unmoored, with no captain at the moral helm  

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On moving on from The Lancet’s egregious error

Posted on 14 December 2014 by Steve Caplan

In the midst of the terrible summer war between the Hamas movement in Gaza and Israel, The Lancet published a rabidly anti-Israel letter entitled “An Open Letter for the People of Gaza” that accused Israel of intentional genocide and Israeli … Continue reading →

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Cultural and academic boycotts: why the BDS movement is an embarrassment and a failure

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Steve Caplan

Recently, Pink Floyd founder and (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) BDS supporter Roger Waters publicly called on musician Neil Young not to perform in Tel Aviv, Israel. In his letter to Young, Waters wrote: “That you would lend support to, and … Continue reading →

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Women of the Wall: fighting inequality and discrimination at every opportunity

Posted on 20 April 2013 by Steve Caplan

Two of the most heated topics that are avidly discussed by OT members in recent blogs are gender equality and anti-Semitism—both worthy of serious consideration—and not mutually exclusive. As those who know me will attest, I am not a big … Continue reading →

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And for those serial denials, there’s always science…

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Steve Caplan

A short time ago, I wasted some time watching excerpts from an interview of the Iranian president by Piers Morgan on CNN. Even the pause in answer due to the translations couldn’t mask the embarrassment that I felt watching the … Continue reading →

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We don’t need no education–at least not like this…

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Steve Caplan

Anti-semitism is on the rise in Europe. Strictly speaking, this may not be true, as Jews have traditionally had a difficult time in the “old world,” to say the least. Why? Good question!

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