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Registration deadlines have passed in most states but California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming — have some form of same-day registration (in North Carolina, same-day registration is only available during early voting.
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Voter registration check and more (polling place lookup, ID requirements, etc).
Info for US citizens residing or posted abroad: for civilians; for military & families.
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The Authors Guild say they want to hear from authors whose books have been challenged or banned. There's a detailed reporting form.
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See more about Weiming Chen and his sculptures.
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Their message for Jews is “We have already done October 7th and there is October 8th and October 9th and October 10th …”
There are Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip who want the war to continue:
We eat animal food - we have a message for Hamas: don't give up. All the (Palestinian) prisoners were released. No food, we will eat sand. Don't give up on anything.
And we have a message for the… pic.twitter.com/JHai2Toswb
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1 Feb: StopAntisemitism shared a recording of a Palo Alto city council meeting in which audience members (including a child) were denying Hamas’s October 7 atrocities and claiming that Israel had done these to its own citizens.
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27 Nov 2023
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The statistics quoted are documented in Chapter 6 of BP and the Redline Agreement. The $180 billion is 1918 dollars, or about $3.6 trillion as of June 2023.
Notes from Woodrow Wilson’s speech after the League of Nations treaty failed ratification.
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UN Watch have compiled a report that includes Telegram messages showing that “UNRWA teachers in a 3,000-member UNRWA staff Telegram group cheered and celebrated Hamas's October 7th massacre … The UNRWA staff in the group shared photos and video footage of those events and prayed for the terrorists’ success and for Israel’s destruction, in clear violation of UN rules.”
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This graphic and disturbing video records atrocities committed by Hamas early in the course of their attack. We chose to display the video separately, rather than incorporating it into the edited version of the episode. Please exercise viewer discretion.
This website documents Hamas atrocities since October 7. As with the video linked above, please exercise viewer discretion.
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This website documents Hamas atrocities since October 7. Please exercise viewer discretion.
The Morning Rattle has ongoing coverage, as does Brothers In Arms - Protecting Israel Democracy.
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“Why don’t they just get in line?”
An answer from America’s Voice; an answer from the Cato Institute (Apr 2021 House testimony).
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Zman Tikun lays out arguments on the pro side.
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Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security and author of Turning Oil into Salt, released this statement via the NY Post, detailing accusations about Hunter Biden and President Joe Biden.
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Measures intended to correct past inequities are still needed. When the US has gotten closer to a level playing field, the need for those measures can then be re-examined.
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The Louis D. Brandeis center factsheet, “International Humanitarian Law in Asymmetric Warfare.”
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Edwin introduces Max Wallace’s new book: After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller.
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In late January 2023, there were Nazi shouts and salutes on display outside Chabad of Orlando. There was a similar hate rally near an Orlando shopping center, following which three men were arrested.
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Alan Dershowitz makes the case that the Allies struck the wrong balance of mercy vs punishment of Nazis after WWII.
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11 Jan 2023Antisemitism at George Washington University: StandWithUs have filed a Title VI complaint “alleging a pervasive, hostile, and discriminatory environment for Jewish and Israeli students” in GWU’s Professional Psychology Program based on discriminatory and retaliatory actions by a professor in the Program’s mandatory diversity course.
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Edwin Black relates the “Inside Story of Yom HaGirush” for JNS, the Israeli Community of Uruguay (en Español) and the Israeli Consulate of Ecuador (en Español).
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Before we get to the nuts and bolts of the midterms, Yael Lerman of StandWithUs will be spotlighting antisemitism in the legal profession and Ken Abramowitz will have a few words to say about the 2022 edition of The Multifront War.
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On Sep 28, 2022, The Wellesley News editorial board published an article calling for “the liberation of Palestine” and extending support for the BDS movement. The Wellesley News is Wellesley College's student newspaper.
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Josh Block has prepared a detailed analysis of Iranian nuclear weapons development sites requiring IAEA inspections.
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Today’s introductory topic concerns the July 14 joint US–Israel declaration that includes a commitment to ongoing cooperation and to "never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.”
This episode is based on Chapter 8, "Blinded."
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Today's special topic is the PA's detention—arguably torture—center in Jericho. While torture is illegal under Palestinian law, that has not stopped them from using torture techniques on prisoners, including on journalists.
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Avi Bell and his colleague Dov Shefi dissected the so-called “occupation” in depth in a 2010 article for Israel Affairs.
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Read the ICRC FAQ on Occupation and International Humanitarian Law.
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Edwin Black detailed the history and fallout of the Farhud in his book The Farhud: Roots of the Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust. He was also the driving force behind the establishment of International Farhud Day, first observed on June 1, 2015.
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In July 2023, another avenue for reparations was foreclosed by the dismissal of a survivors’ lawsuit.
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Images from the 1939 Petit Larousse Illustré (encyclopedia) showing the flags of the world, including that of Mandatory Palestine.
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Since the development of the Bomb, this terror weapon has been deployed in warheads of varying sizes. On the smaller side, while a nuclear hand grenade remains in the realm of speculative fiction, the US did develop the human-portable SADM (Special Atomic Demolition Munition), 12" x 18" (305mm x 457mm) and weighing in at 70 lb (32 kg), with an estimated yield of up to 1 kT.
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Ben & Jerry's announcement that they were discontinuing selling ice cream in Judea and Samaria—driving this lawsuit—was discussed in "Ben & Jerry’s Excellent Boycott Backlash," S2 E28, aired on Jul 29, 2021.
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1994 Budapest agreement: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=0800000280401fbb
Explainer: https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Ukraine-Nuclear-Weapons
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The UN Human Rights Council has mandated a "United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel" following Resolution S-30/1, adopted by the Human Rights Council on 27 May 2021. If one wishes to anonymously respond to this resolution, one may upload documents to the COI Cloud.
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The Edwin Black Show is seeking more information on the Watkins Elementary School Holocaust incident. All messages, including those from police officers, parents, students, and school staff, will be treated with assured journalistic confidentiality. Contact watkins@theedwinblackshow.com to provide information in confidence on this incident to Edwin Black.
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11 Nov 2021
Duke's student newspaper, The Chronicle, reported that SSI's charter had been approved and that updated rules had been read.
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Edwin Black relates the “Inside Story of Yom HaGirush” for JNS and others.
Iraq in particular discovered the consequences of kicking out its Jewish citizens.
Read more at the Yom HaGirush resource page.
Watch “The Untold Exodus of Jews from Arab Lands.”
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See the budding protest movement at Stop the Consulate and its petition.
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28 Aug 2023
This discussion, from October 21, 2021, revolves around the John Durham investigation. US Attorney Durham secured a conviction of Kevin Clinesmith. Durham also indicted and tried Attorney Michael Sussmann and analyst Igor Danchenko. Subsequent to this report, both Sussmann and Danchenko were found not guilty by juries. There were no other indictments or trials of any other individuals, named or unnamed.
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A boycott of Vermont goods and destinations has been called for in response to the Burlington City Council's action.
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US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry appears prepared to accept China’s genocidal actions toward the Uyghurs and other minorities in exchange for cooperation on climate issues.
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Henry Ford received the Nazis’ highest honor that could be awarded to a non-German, The Grand Cross of the German Eagle,in Detroit on July, 30, 1938 from Karl Kapp, German consul in Cleveland and Fritz Heiler, left, German consul in Detroit.
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Values That Shape the World is available now in hardcover and paperback from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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CNN reports on the progress of the evacuation of Afghani civilians. (video)
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Available now in paperback and hardcover from Barnes & Noble.
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Available now from Amazon-US, Amazon-CA, Amazon-UK, Amazon-DE, Amazon-ES, Amazon-FR, and Amazon-IT.
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How Iran Developed the Bomb, read it here.
The Shape and Design of Iran's Nuclear Warhead, read it here.
Times of Israel: "The face of Iran’s new terror government" explained here.
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Ben & Jerry's sources much of its sugar from Belize. The US Department of Labor currently states: "Children in Belize engage in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Children also perform dangerous tasks in agriculture and construction. (1-3) Table 1 provides key indicators on children's work and education in Belize." See it here.
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Edwin Black's Nazi Nexus provides abundant detail on GM’s assistance to the Third Reich (as well as that of IBM, Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller).
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The village of Kfar HaShiloach at it was in 1891. It was built on an empty hillside on Jewish purchased and registered property to provide housing for Yemeni Jews; it was seized in 1948 by Jordanians and is now known as Silwan.
ZOA demanded president of Yale University condemn resolution falsely accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Read it here.
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A letter signed by 73 The Democrats in the US House Floor calls on Joe Biden to "reverse" the Trump administration's pro-Israel policies, including his peace plan to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
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Autographed copies of The Farhud: Roots of The Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust are available from Edwin Black; paperbacks and ebooks are available from Amazon and B&N.
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Guerilla video maker Ami Horowitz went to Portland State University to openly ask for student contributions to finance Hamas efforts to kill Jewish children. See the video here.
The No Fear rally in Washington DC can be seen here. The key remarks by Alyza Lewin can be seen here.
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International Farhud Day was first recognized at a special event held at UN HQ and streamed across the world on 1 June 2015.
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View Film Clip of a typical Hamas Rocket Barrage Against Israel here
View Impact of Palestinian Violence and Threats Against London Jews here
View senior Hamas leader at 4:30 to 5:30 saying he is "not sure" if Hamas had offices in al-Jalal tower housing AP and al-Jazeera here
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Purchase the Hardcover Edition at Barnes & Noble here.
In the years since its publication, a few reviewers have falsely accused IBM and the Holocaust of being factually inaccurate. Here are some of their retractions, many of which were accompanied by donations to USHMM or Yad Vashem.
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Raphael Lemkin coined and began the process of defining the term “genocide” in 1944, while the outcome of WWII was not yet certain.
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More than two dozens attempts were made to secure a Democratic appearance, response, or statement. All failed. This space is reserved for any Democratic response if it ever comes.
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1 Jul 2023Qadri Abu Bakr was killed in a car crash.
Terrorist salaries paid by the Palestinian Authority were first journalistically investigated by Edwin Black in his November 2013 bestselling book Financing the Flames.
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In September 2023, the ADL, the Brandeis Center, the AJC, and others filed suit against the Santa Ana school board, asserting that it had adopted an ethnic studies curriculum that is antisemitic and anti-Israel and had gone against transparency standards in doing so.
StandWithUs posted their objections to the current Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) in March 2021.
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This episode mainly addressed issues at UC-Irvine, but there are many instances of antisemitism on many campuses.
7 Nov 2023
We have witnessed widespread antisemitic and anti-Israel speech and acts on many campuses in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack. Alex Sternberg recounts his mother's 1930s experience of being pushed out of university and (ultimately sent to Auschwitz) and reminds us that never again is now.
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The Abraham Accordshttps://www.state.gov/the-abraham-accords/
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A GoFundMe has been set up to get aid to Lebanese citizens in need.
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Robin Washington, editor at The Forward, points out that General Granger’s announcement of the Proclamation was less to inform the enslaved, many of whom already knew, but to make sure that slaveholders knew—and that the Federal Government was willing to enforce the order, at bayonet point if necessary.
