Jewish Journal

08/27/2026

Proud to have convened the largest pro-Israel student conference in the country 💪🇺🇸🇮🇱

“There were 800 students representing more than 200 college campuses in attendance. The Summit theme was “American. Zionist. Proud.”

08/02/2026

Why do you think Boy George's song has triggered such a backlash among the “Israel rhymes with genocide” crowd? Because it demolishes their case.

Why do you think the song has triggered such a backlash among the “Israel rhymes with genocide” crowd? Because it demolishes their case.

05/08/2026

Morton Schapiro was set to address Georgetown Law graduates after the university reviewed his Jewish Journal columns. Then students objected to his writings on Israel after Oct. 7, and Schapiro withdrew rather than let commencement become a protest target.

The speech he planned to give was was a call for dialogue, humility, gratitude and the rule of law.

Read “The Commencement Address I Was Supposed to Give at Georgetown Law”

Georgetown asked for my talk in advance, and I was about to send it to them on the day I discussed the petition with the dean. It draws on several of my JJ columns about humility, gratitude, and, ironically, the urgent need for dialogue in our polarized society.