There is a tendency to use Holocaust terminology in describing antisemitism in the US and Europe today. The use of the term Kristallnacht is often used and misunderstood. Below is what happened and how the German public responded to it. AG German … [Read more...] about What was the German public’s reaction Kristallnacht November 9-10, 1938?
Contributor: Alex Grobman, PhD
The Two State Pipe Dream
From the very beginning of the return of Jews to Palestine, a confrontation between the Jews and the Arabs was inevitable because of the insurmountable differences between the two competing national movements. As Colonel Frederick H. Kisch, a British … [Read more...] about The Two State Pipe Dream
How Muslims Transformed Jerusalem into a Sacred City for Islam*
President Donald Trump’s historic decision on December 6, 2017, to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city has elicited a torrent of negative and positive responses. The essential point in Trump’s statement is: “Today, we finally acknowledge … [Read more...] about How Muslims Transformed Jerusalem into a Sacred City for Islam*