Van Morrison’s lyrical anti-Semitism
Van Morrison, crooning about conspiracies (Vulture.com). Van Morrison’s latest song comes complete with its own eyebrow-raising title: “They Own the Media.” But who exactly is “they”? The song doesn’t specify, and Van Morrison hasn’t issued a public statement to clarify, in spite of numerous articles flagging the song’s anti-Semitic language. If we look back 16 years, though, it’s reasonable to think Morrison has Jews on the … Continue reading
Jews are under attack across the world
It’s time to speak out against rising antisemitism (nytimes.com). While Israelis hunkered down in bomb shelters to avoid Hamas’s missiles, Diaspora Jews encountered an antisemitic storm. The sort of antisemitic chants, threats, and attacks Jews have become accustomed to seeing in Europe went global. Anti-Zionist fueled antisemitism has very clearly migrated to the New World. … Continue reading
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