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'Political Correctness' about Islam Causing Abandonment of ISIS Sex Slaves

Western "political correctness" about Islam has not only led to terrorist attacks in European, Israeli, and American citiesbut it has now also led to the cruel abandonment of the Yazidi and Christian sex slaves still being tortured by ISIS. In 2014,

Europe is on fire

Islamists have just massacred hundreds of civilians in Paris. This horrendous deed is being celebrated by ISIS. The President of France has announced that these six separate but coordinated attacks were perpetrated by ISIS. Whether it was planned by

What it's like to talk to a Jewish anti-Zionist troll

I was tricked into an interview about ant-Semitism by a pro-BDS troll. I was thoroughly blindsided. He told me that he was "a teacher of Jewish Studies" and was writing a book on anti-Semitism. He "thanked" me for my book. In the course of our

Installing Jew-Hatred on America's Campuses

Editor's note: See Part I of this 2-Part Series HERE. Professor Denise Nussbaum is a strong believer in objective truth and a lover of Zion. She is also the Chair of the Sociology Department, an author, and an expert in "bias, diversity, race, ethnicity,

Jewish Professor Hounded at California Riverside Campus For Holding Pro-Israel Views

Dr. Denise Dalaimo Nussbaum, Chair of the Sociology Department, distinguished author and professor, is suing the Governing Board of Mount San Jacinto Community College for 9.5 million dollars for "assault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional

The Jewish Future, Part 1

Phyllis Chesler Those who still believe that Jewish history can never again repeat itself must dispense with that illusion. Jewish history has always repeated itself and may continue to do so until the coming of the Messiah. Fifty years from now, despite

Hard-hearted Jews

I have begun receiving angry and insulting mail from Polish readers who take strong issue with my article in these pages about the 1941 massacre of Jews by Poles in Jewabne. They write that I am stupid and prejudiced because I refuse to understand that

The Great American Custody Wars

I have been battling the Great American Custody Wars ever since the mid-1970s. I could not believe what was happening to mothers thenand when I broke the news, in the 1980s, few people believed me. The prevailing myths were that women had an unfair

The Noose Grows Tighter, the Left's Denial Deepens

Tomorrow, in Paris, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will vote on whether Israel has "endangered" the "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls." Dread. I am feeling dread--but more than that, I am feeling both determined and furious. The noose grows

My Big Beautiful Birthday Party

My son, Ariel, and my daughter-in-law Shannon organized a very beautiful and a very meaningful birthday party for me. They chose an exquisite location and, with the help of my dearest friends, Susan L. Bender and Merle Hoffman, hired the best kosher