U.S. Jewish groups condemn anti-African violence in Tel Aviv May 24, 2012 WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jewish groups called on Israel to protect African migrants in Israel after riots in Tel Aviv. "We hope and expect that the authorities will take effective measures to protect this population from further violence and that legitimate requests by refugees to remain in Israel based on fear of persecution in their home countries will be considered humanely and with due process taking into account internationally accepted norms," Rabbi Steve Gutow, the president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the community's public policy umbrella, said in a statement on Thursday. Wednesday night's violent riots in south Tel Aviv's Hatikvah neighborhood ended with 17 arrests. The violence followed a rally against ... Continue reading →

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Hustler founder Larry Flynt at the LA Times festival of books in 2011. Flickr/waltarrrrConservative writer S.E. Cupp was recently the target of a sexist "parody" in Hustler magazine that I won't describe here because it's a family blog. Feminists, in response, have denounced Hustler for essentially telling Cupp that her proper role is as the object of sexual exploitation rather than a source of political commentary. Notably, Sandra Fluke, who was called a "slut" by Rush Limbaugh, tweeted that Hustler was trying to "limit [women] 2 being sexual figures & not more." Zerlina Maxwell at Feministing writes: While Hustler claims the picture is intended to be funny "satire," it simply is not funny. It's out of line, it's sexist, and it's an unacceptable form of ... Continue reading →

God knows, Israel is not the first country struggling to deal with unwanted immigrants. I doubt there’s a single first world nation where an influx of migrants from the global south has not sparked public hatred. Anti-Zionists love suggesting that there is something in Zionism itself that leads residents of south Tel Aviv to revile the Sudanese and Eritreans who have arrived in their midst. But last I checked, neither Jean-Marie Le Pen, Filip Dewinter nor Joe Arpaio learned their nativism from reading Jabotinsky. So yes, what happened yesterday in the Hatikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv has happened in other countries with swelling immigrant populations, some of which don’t get as much international flak as does Israel, which is unfair. And yes, what happened yesterday ... Continue reading →