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Ep. 218: How to regulate synagogue protests? Marginalize anti-Israel blood libels

If Jewish houses of worship are now as controversial as abortion clinics, then antisemitism has reached a tipping point that requires a stronger response than mere buffer zones.

12-07
11:00

Ep. 217: Israel needs an end to lawfare, not a presidential pardon

There are reasons to oppose the push to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that originated with President Donald Trump. But his farcical trial should still end.

12-03
13:49

Ep. 216: Does it matter that they’re lying about Israel?

The blood libels against Israel keep being repeated, even as evidence that the charges of genocide and starvation were untrue continues to pile up.

11-27
09:45

Ep. 215: Can’t fight the Muslim Brotherhood while groveling to Qatar

The Trump administration’s move toward designating the Islamist group as terrorists is long overdue. But it makes no sense to treat the Brotherhood’s sponsor as an ally.

11-26
13:51

Ep. 214: The siege of Park East Synagogue and cooperating with Mamdani

Some leaders think they must make nice with the mayor-elect. But how can you work with a hostile mayor who openly sympathizes with those attacking Jewish houses of worship?

11-23
11:12

Ep. 213: Defending the Judeo-Christian tradition 60 years after ‘Nostra Aetate’

Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and their enablers aren’t really arguing about foreign policy or “gatekeeping.” Their focus is on splitting Jews from their Christian allies.

11-21
14:01

Ep. 212: Trump’s UN victory is a path to a stalemate in Gaza

Though Palestinian statehood remains a non-starter, the U.S. scheme is likely to result in part of the coastal enclave remaining in the hands of Hamas, not usher in an era of peace.

11-21
12:55

Ep 211: Trump’s defense of Carlson: Free speech doesn’t come without judgment

The liberal establishment stifled debate and smeared its foes, discrediting “gatekeeping.” But that’s no excuse for being neutral about real neo-Nazis and antisemites.

11-18
13:44

Ep. 210: Begin reducing US aid to Israel, not extending it

Reports about a 20-year plan of assistance make sense since most of it is spent in and strengthens America. But dependence on Washington is also a long-term liability.

11-16
13:21

Ep. 209: Can the ADL go back to defending the Jews?

Under fire from the left for speaking up against Mamdani and resented by the right for a decade of partisanship and woke betrayal, the organization stands at a crossroads.

11-13
12:20

Ep. 208: Republicans need JD Vance to debunk the ‘Israel First’ smear

A failure to stop the antisemitic effort to slander supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance allows extremists to thrive and diverts attention from Qatar’s influence operation.

11-12
15:32

Ep. 207: ‘Nuremberg’ and the failure of international law

A new film about the trial of Nazi war criminals tries to argue that we’re all capable of such crimes. But justice for atrocities still depends on who is doing the judging.

11-09
12:59

Ep. 206: Tucker Carlson and Zohran Mamdani have a lot in common

Antisemites on the right are reading from the same anti-Israel playbook as their left-wing foes. Is this the future of the Republican and Democratic parties?

11-07
11:06

Ep. 205: Note to JD Vance: Catering to extremism is a losing political strategy

Democrats have largely surrendered to the antisemitic left that many on the right pushed back against, including the lunatic fringe in the GOP tent.

11-05
12:56

Ep. 204: What made a Mamdani win possible? Demography and normalizing antisemitism

The media and a Democratic Party that moved the Overton Window to treat the call for Jewish genocide as an idea worthy of debate helped elect a Marxist mayor of New York.

11-05
11:24

Ep. 203: A season of bipartisan betrayal on antisemitism

As Democrats embraced Zohran Mamdani, the Heritage Foundation stood by Tucker Carlson and his platforming of Jew-hatred. There’s a crisis on both sides of the aisle.

11-02
14:18

Ep. 202: There’s no room for neutrality when it comes to antisemitism

Jews for Mamdani are blind and shameful. Jewish leaders who won’t take a stand about an antisemite becoming mayor of New York City may be worse.

11-02
14:45

Ep. 201: Is Tucker Carlson normalizing antisemitism on the right?

If the White House and conservative thought leaders don’t condemn the former “Fox News” host’s platforming of Jew-hatred, a tipping point may soon be reached.

10-30
13:53

Ep. 200: Don’t fall for Mamdani’s Islamophobia gaslighting

The mainstream media is trying to help the Democrats’ mayoral candidate silence criticism of his antisemitism and attempts to rewrite the narrative of the 9/11 attacks.

10-29
11:04

Ep. 199: Hamas, not Israel, is bound to blow up Trump’s plan

Dubious comments expressing moral equivalence and trust in an international force to demilitarize Gaza are at odds with the president’s tough talk about the terrorists.

10-26
12:44

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