Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Remembering Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld: Pitting truth against myth

Anyone who encountered Gerstenfeld knew that he was never the sort of person to make concessions to the political dogma of any stripe.Op-ed.

The need to batter the ICC verbally

If the ICC would see that Israel fights the propaganda against it forcefully, it would interfere elsewhere in more logical places.Op-ed.

Dutch preoccupation with the Holocaust

Benali is not the first bad choice of speaker, but at least protests made him cancel. The Dutch wrestle with restitution and guilt Op-ed.

The Shoah's impact on survivor's post-war children

Prof. S. Juni, researcher of patterns among 2nd generation survivors: We often find it easier to treat survivors than their children. Op-ed

Israel's enemies attack its vaccination program

The Palestinian Authority was not interested in Israel's vaccine program. They are responsible for the Arab population in the area. Op-ed.

How to fight Pro-BDS Academics more effectively

If signing a BDS declaration leads to a possible risk to one's future as an academic, that may bring about change. Op-ed,

The ignorant antisemitism of Europe's top judges

The EU shechita ban indicates that its judges can place themselves in the mind of a cow more easily than in that of a religious Jew. Op-ed.

2020 achievements in the battle against anti-Semitism

While the number of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide increased in 2020, there were positive developments in the fight against it. Op-ed.

The antisemitic hate fest against female UK Labour MPs

Four female Labour MPs have been hounded and sent countless social media hate messages. They happen to be pro-Israel. Opinion

Should Jews be proud of American Jews in high positions?

Are appointments of Jews in high-ranking political positions by nature positive? Are they necessarily good for Jews? Opinion.

Do not give Diaspora Jews a formal voice in Israel

Israel's inexperienced Diaspora Affairs Minister and a freshman MK push a bill that wll give a voice to anti-Zionist Diaspora Jews. Op-ed

What's missing from the EU Declaration on Fighting Antisemitism

The EU Declaration is like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic, missing crucial issues concerning antisemitism. Here they are. Opinion.

Will the EU really combat Antisemitism?

The EU has finally decided to fight antisemitism in 2021, but if it does not admit to the antisemitism in Europe's DNA, it will fail. Op-ed.

Antisemitism implodes Dutch Right Wing party

When antisemitism in the party youth was revealed, the whistleblowers were expelled, not the antisemites. The party head resigned. Op-ed.

How should UK Jews deal with the confusion in the Labour Party?

The Jewish community finds itself in limbo - not knowing if Corbyn will find his way back to the party. Opinion.

Malaysian hatemonger Mahathir curses French even more than Jews

The Malaysian PM called Jews 'hooked nose people' and is a Holocaust denier, but he also said Muslims can kill millions of French. Op-ed.

Israel's Erekat blunders

There was nothing ethical about letting Erekat into hospital here, since there are other places that could have treated him. Op-ed.

Assessing the future of the Palestinian Arabs

Kamala Harris talks of "humanitarian" asistance to the PA - translated to 'pay for slay," but there are other scenarios in the works. Op-ed.

Bizarre developments at the Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry

Israel’s current oversized government leads to some bizarre phenomena. One of these concerns the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Op-ed.

George Soros’s negative interactions with the Jewish world

Prof, Ruth Wisse: This is one of the most difficult situations one can be in: when you have a Jewish anti-Jew attacked by antisemites,Op-ed.

Verbal agression against Israel

Calling Israel a "pariah state" while ignoring its growing acceptance in the Arab world, is evidence of blind antisemitism.Op-ed.

On meeting Israeli officials to discuss world antisemitism

Israeli diplomats are interested in learning from experts on antisemitism, but MKs seem to think they know all there is to know. Op-ed.

Arab voices criticize Palestinian rejectionism

Supporters of the Accords cannot tell the full truth, or they might say: If a PA state emerges, that's fine, but it is not a priority.Op-ed.

Merkel's malevolent advice to Netanyahu

Merkel's advice? Peace needs a 2 state-solution. Our advice? Germany has many problems, one is antisemitism, so solve them first.. Op-ed.

Holocaust Compensation claims against national railways

Over 100 billion dollars at current value has not been returned to Jewish owners or their heirs-and railways profited from transports.Op-ed.

Germans and others: The various allies of antisemitism

A substantial number of people are not antisemites, but can be considered their allies.Some Germans, for example. And some Israelis. Op-ed.

Labour may win the UK elections

Labour under Starmer’s leadership has closed most of the 20% gap in support between the two parties, say the polls. Opinion.

Campaign journalism, or how to hide Palestinian Arab atrocities

Two things are not allowed in the Dutch mainstream media: Don't touch the Palestinian Arabs and don't criticize the media. Op-ed.

Spreading the truth about the Palestinian Arab death ethos

Israel must ask: Is it just that people in an entity which promotes genocide get an upgrade to a state as a reward?Op-ed.

Cancel culture - and the Jewish experience

Jews were targets of cancel culture for centuries, long before anyone formulated the expression. Now others are at risk. Op-ed.

Hebrew U's manipulated symposium on antisemite Achille Mbembe

Mbembe has said the Holocaust and Apartheid differ only numerically, but Hebrew U chose to hide that and other antisemitic actions. Op-ed.

Who in the West shuts their eyes to the Palestinian death ethos?

Take the US Presbyterians who voted on a resolution on Gaza violence from which Hamas crimes were removed. Op-ed.

Palestinian Arabs cultivate a culture that glorifies death

Mr. Kushner, the creation of a Palestinian state will not eliminate their glorification of death ethos; instead it will flourish. Op-ed.

Dutch Holocaust theft of Jewish assets has finally been revealed

Most agents, lawyers and notaries who dealt with stolen Jewish assets were not prosecuted. Pre-war Jewish owners were fined for back taxes.

'The LA political elite threw law enforcement under the bus'

Simon Wiesenthal Center's Rabbi Cooper on mayors abandoning the police, Jewish self-defense and keeping shuls safe over the High Holydays..

A chance for [Benny] Gantz

What does Blue and White stand for now that its ministers serve under the man whose ouster was their only policy? How about this idea? Op-ed

1080 hypocritical European parliamentarians against Sovereignty

While individually any parliamentarians have the right to oppose Israel's policies, banding with 1,079 others is unprecedented. Op-ed.

Antisemitism in Germany in the past decade: a case study

On German antisemitism, I have over 200,000 words of notes covering less than two years. Hatred has permeated the German mainstream. .Op-ed.

'Zionism is Racism,' underpinned Israel's delegitimization

After the resolution’s 1975 adoption, Zionism assumed mythical proportions as a cause of most world problems. Op-ed.

Where there's Antifa there is antisemitism

Palestinian Arabs and antisemites did not miss the opportunity to piggyback on the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd. Op-ed.

Antisemitism finds its way into every mass protest

The demonstrations may have no relation to Israel or Jews, but there's always an inventive way to blame and attack them. Op-ed.

The myth of the Good Dutchman

Do the Dutch preserve a self-image as a nation with a high level of morality by lying, obfuscating and hiding things that don't fit? Op-ed

The way to fight antisemitism and anti-Israelism

When under attack, societies behaving normally look for the best defense. That is also what Israel has done in other key areas. Opinion.

Bishops: The Catholic Church aided Nazis and helped them escape

The German Conference of Catholic Bishops has now admitted Church complicity in Nazism. What took 75 years? And Pope Pius XII? Op-ed.

Jews and the UK Labour Party - what lies ahead?

British Board of Deputies presented requests to Labour candidates on stoping antisemitism in the party, there are unresolved issues. Opinion