Category Archives: Essays

Dr. Raphael Israeli reviews The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism in The Jerusalem Post.   And on Wednesday May 21st I will be giving a public lecture at The Hudson Institute on   the themes developed in this book.   Below … Continue reading →

Reviewed today (Friday 5/16/08) at FrontPage by Bill Warner, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism is now available online at amazon.com.   I anticipate one or two more reviews will be published over the weekend.

  A remarkably brave and noble woman, Irena Sendlerowa left us yesterday, at the age of 98. Although recognized by Yad Vashem in 1965, Sendlerowa’s heroic story only became widely known when re-told and popularized 9-years ago by Kansas schoolgirls. … Continue reading →

  Lawrence Wright: His “germ theory” so wrong on Islamic Antisemitism The American Thinker has posted an essay of mine today (Sunday 5/11/08) which records the fascinating responses to two queries I posed that reflect the pervasive misunderstanding of the phenomenon … Continue reading →

    I proudly celebrate the 60-year miracle of Israel. The continued survival of this still vibrant, Western-oriented Jewish homeland hinges upon understanding and combating the genocidal Islamic institution of jihad.   At the height of so-called “secular nationalism” in … Continue reading →

The John Batchelor interview will discuss my essay on the Antisemitic motifs in the hadith, and will air between 8:30 and 9:30 PM, tonight, Sunday May 4, 2008.   The audio stream is here. Update: Here is the interview audio … Continue reading →

  “ Naturally, the wise men of Helm never dreamed that the world looked upon them as fools until one day Berel the Beadle left the town to journey to Shedlitz. There, for the first time, a Helmite learned what … Continue reading →

  Re: Khald bin Mahfouz, picture aboved—“The t’ings dat yo’ li’ble /To read in his libel tourism lawsuits/Dey ain’t necessarily so!” (Apologies to George Gershwin)   Update: Governor David Patterson did in fact sign Rachel’s Law, as blogged by Jerry … Continue reading →

    Pope Benedict XVI and Holocaust Survivor Rabbi Arthur Schneier   Today, Wednesday April 23, 2008, National Review Online has published my comparison of Pope Benedict XVI and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University Sheikh Muhammad Tanatwi, vis a vis … Continue reading →

Although succeeded at present by a cadre of pseudo-academic pipsqueaks, UCLA’s Near Eastern Center still bears the name of its founder, historian G.E. von Grunebaum.   Just over 50-years ago, von Grunebaum contributed an essay entitled “Problems of Muslim Nationalism,” … Continue reading →