Let Gunter Grass visit Israel – and encounter democracy

OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 4-10-12 “Let Gunter Grass visit Israel – and encounter democracy” A popular YouTube parody at www.collegehumor.com, which my kids love, has a youngGerman named Gunter Granz working in an American office, refusing to shake his Jewish co-workers’ hands, assuming all their fathers are rich bankers, and humiliated by Germany’s World War [...]

The Blame Israel First Game Insults Palestinians and Prolongs the Conflict

OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-11-11 It remains one of the Israeli-Arab conflict’s great mysteries and irritants – with numerous occurrences this September. Israel is trapped in an asymmetrical blame game, not just an asymmetrical war.  The Arabs, particularly the Palestinians, are like the obnoxious younger sisters on those awful “tween” TV [...]

End Price Tag Terrorism – and their Culture of Lawlessness

OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-4-11 During these ten days of repentance, when Jews should reflect on past sins to avoid future ones, some extremist hooligans chose instead to sin anew.  “Price tag” terrorists burned a mosque in the northern Israeli village of Tuba Zangria, graffiting the messages “price tag” and “revenge” [...]

A decade after 9/11 – and still proud

OP-EDS & REVIEWS Despite all my lingering post-9/11 anger, I also hold on to overwhelming feelings of pride, gratitude, hope from that day and its aftermath. By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 9-6-11 Ten years ago this week, 19 terrorists hijacked four airplanes, murdered nearly three thousand people, destroyed the World Trade Center’s twin towers, and [...]

Remember the Victims of Terror at the Seder 5771

REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF TERROR AT THE SEDER: LEAVE ONE EMPTY CHAIR AT THE TABLE Note: Unfortunately, this is the tenth year in a row that I feel compelled to circulate this call (the text is updated…) By GIL TROY Once again, during this year’s seders, we will celebrate our joyous holiday of liberation with [...]

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