Kamala Harris is still hiding her policies, more than 3 weeks after entering the presidential race. But she is making some hires, which provide a clue to her policies.
She appointed an anti-Israel "liaison" to the Jewish community, Ilan Goldenberg. He's been pushing for sanctions against Israelis in wartime.
She appointed an anti-Israel "liaison" to the Muslim community, Nasrina Bargzie. She led anti-Israel protests against Jews on campus.
So... I think we know what Kamala Harris's positions will be on Israel and antisemitism.
Meanwhile... on Tuesday, a Trump-appointed judge Mark Scarsi, slammed UCLA for allowing anti-Jewish discrimination in the "encampments."
This issue is one among many, but it is emblematic of the differences between personnel -- and therefore policy -- between the candidates.
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This week's Torah portion includes several laws about conduct in civic and personal life, the common theme of which is boundaries -- setting bounds to what one may do at home, at work, and even in the battlefield.
One noteworthy passage concerns Amalek, the evil nation that attacked the Children of Israel as they made their Exodus from slavery to freedom. Deuteronomy 25:17-19 commands Jews to obliterate Amalek's memory.
The South African government accused Israel of genocide on the basis of a story about Amalek in the Book of Samuel, in which King Saul was commanded to wipe out the entire evil Amalekite nation.
Because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quoted this week's portion -- "Remember what Amalek did to you" (25:17), the South African government claimed he was commanding soldiers to commit genocide.
It was an absurd and malevolent misreading of the Bible and of Jewish tradition. The commandment, as observed by Jews today, is to remember the evil of Amalek and fight ...