I had the pleasure this week of interviewing America’s former ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, on the JNS Top Story podcast where I was standing in for Jonathan Tobin who is away.
This was a fascinating and sharply illuminating conversation, in which we dealt with the visit to the Middle East by US President Joe Biden before considering the parlous state of the American Jewish community. Among other things, we discussed Biden’s troubling itinerary in Jerusalem, his administration’s animus against Israel and its lethally mistaken approach to Iran. To every issue, Amb. Friedman brought refreshing clarity and insight — and he didn’t mince his words.
You can watch the podcast here.
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My most recent exclusive post for my premium subscribers argues that the Nazi roots of Palestinianism and Islamism have been camouflaged to create an axis of “progressive” Jew-hatred. This is how the piece begins:
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