By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 6-28-11 The recent bouts of ‘confessions’ from ex-Zionists dehumanize Israelis and delegitimize Israel. Confessional testimonies of the latest Jewish, anti-Zionist poster children recall Puritan Americans’ “captivity narratives.” Virtuous seventeenth-century women kidnapped by Indians described their brutal incarceration, then, their redemption. The new captivity narrative, modern-spoiled-American-Jewish-suburban style, recounts a young Jew’s [...]
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All posts for the month June, 2011
The Court Jews of the 21st Century: ‘Confessions’ of ex-Zionists dehumanize Israelis and delegitimize Israel
Posted by giltroy on June 28, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/confessions-ex-zionists-dehumanize-israelis-delegitimize-israel/
Yale Learns that scholars should study anti-Semitism
By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 6-21-11 After abruptly cancelling the Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Antisemitism – and enduring two weeks of criticism – Yale University is now launching the new Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA). Ignoring the last two weeks’ absurdities — the hysterics who called Yale “anti-Semitic” because [...]
Posted by giltroy on June 21, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/yale-learns-scholars-should-study-anti-semitism/
Birthright Israel is pro-fun and profound
By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 6-19-11 Inherent in the title of Brian Schaefer’s op-ed on Dorot and Birthright “10 days, 10 months,” is the problem with the comparison he is making. Dorot offers an exclusive ten-month fellowship to “a small cohort of passionate and curious American Jews.” Taglit-Birthright Israel provides free ten-day Israel experiences for [...]
Posted by giltroy on June 19, 2011
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We love you, Charles Bronfman (In Honor of his 80th Birthday)
By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 6-16-11 At an intimate birthday dinner in Jerusalem at the end of May, the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, had a formidable task. The golden-tongued Peres had to honour a personal friend of 60 years, a man who is a cherished friend to Israel, the Jewish People, and citizens [...]
Posted by giltroy on June 16, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/we-love-you-charles-bronfman/
Is Israel bright enough to become a renewable Light unto the Nations?
By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 6-14-11 Last week, inaugurating Ketura Sun, Israel’s first solar field, Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau praised the visionaries who spent five years making this miracle happen. “You are injecting new and renewable energy into Zionism,” Landau proclaimed. “These projects prove Zionism’s enduring power.” The story of Arava Power, which just planted [...]
Posted by giltroy on June 14, 2011
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