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Jun 16, 2018, 3:16 PM

Succoring Your Enemy

Imagine that Mexico was one of America’s worst enemies. Imagine that Mexico was an undemocratic country that was ruled by terrorists who adhered to a 1-man, 1-vote, 1-time policy and refused to allow new elections. Imagine that Mexico’s rulers...

Jun 11, 2018, 10:31 PM

Endangered American Jewry

Many American Jews are unaware of the extent of antisemitism on college campuses, or the destructive force of the BDS movement. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is the most well-known tool of the delegitimization campaign. It is composed of a loosely organized...

May 21, 2018, 1:30 PM

Newsweek Downplays Israel’s Success

In the May 10, 2018 issue of Newsweek, this article by Yardena Schwartz appeared: MORE ISRAELIS ARE MOVING TO THE US —AND STAYING FOR GOOD. Ms Schwartz is a well known, respected journalist, but this article seems to have...

May 13, 2018, 5:59 PM

It’s done. President Donald Trump announced (5/8/18) that the US is withdrawing from the JCPOA (aka Iran deal) and that drastic sanctions on Iran will be reimposed. In the run up to the inauguration of the deal in 2015, President...

May 1, 2018, 11:26 AM

Deja vu in Europe

“Will Europe’s Jews stop wearing kippahs ? Most already have,” was the lead article in the Times of Israel internet newspaper on April 26. Unfortunately, it’s not hard to believe the above statement. Times have certainly changed since the 1950s,...

Apr 21, 2018, 6:48 PM

PC comes to Israel

One thing Michal and I love about Israel is the relative lack of political correctness. Yet, it exists. A perfect example is the timely question asked by a young girl to her mother, blogger Sarah Tuttle-Singer: “Is ‘Hatikvah’ a...

Apr 14, 2018, 1:27 PM

Florida: A nice place to visit…

My wife Michal and I recently returned from a “vacation” to Florida, mainly to visit friends and relatives. It was a whirlwind trip, with many opportunities to check out the “Florida living.” After several weeks, we were happy to...

Feb 27, 2018, 8:22 PM

Peace? Fugedaboudit!

If you expect peace to break out any time soon in the Middle East, you’re bound to be disappointed. First, Arabs don’t get along among themselves, partly due to the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims. About 85% of...

Feb 1, 2018, 1:07 PM

Wanted/Unwanted Refugees

Refugees aren’t too popular these days in most countries. Israel has some unwanted refugees of its own. These refugees, commonly called “infiltrators” here, number about 30-40,000, down from a much larger contingent several years ago. What happened? Israel’s policy has...

Jan 23, 2018, 3:39 PM

That’s a Rabbi! (R. Yitzhak Herzog)

The Rabbinate in Stormy Days by Shaul Mayzlish Published by Gefen Publishing House Also available at amazon.com As a Masorti (Conservative) Jew living in Israel, there’s a lot to be learned from this history of the modern State of Israel’s first chief...

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About Me

Steve Kramer was born and raised in Atlantic City. He is an opinion journalist and author who made Aliya in 1991. Prior to that, Steve was in business in New Jersey after graduating from Johns Hopkins University.