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Jews of color in Israel present an inconvenient truth for anti-Zionists, since more than half of Israel’s Jewish population is Mizrachi (from Middle Eastern Arab countries) or Sephardi (from North Africa). Anti-Semites often claim that Israeli Jews are white Europeans. Many readers may not know that November 30th commemorates Jewish […]

By Diliman Abdulkader, AFK Co-Founder and Spokesperson We realize the Middle East is rapidly changing, old alliances are no longer viable, and new relationships are developing. We, American Friends of Kurdistan (AFK), strongly believe the Kurds are critical components in this transformation. We provide a rational and tailored approach to […]

By Rene’ Paul de la Varre. In 1986, my father asked me if I would like to visit Israel as a photographer for our slide presentation commissioned by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and Hadassah. “No, thanks, religious countries bore me, not enough action.” My father’s jaw dropped. “That’s where […]

The bunker was damp, and a sudden explosion startled some twenty fighters huddled together under a building in the Warsaw Ghetto. These brave souls, the final remnants of a once proud Jewish community faced the German attack with a resolute bravery that has become legendary. My father was one of […]

We all know the famous Edmund Burke quote “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Given the tearing down of statues in America, the challenge to learn history will become greater. In this environment we hear too many false Holocaust comparisons. Those who don’t know history will […]