Washington Views

YouTube video by Terry Turle This year JERUSALEM 1968

JERUSALEM….Fascinating 1968 Video: In the immediate aftermath of the 1967 "Six Day War and Israel’s "Reunification” of Jerusalem youtu.be/2OiQfcDWVvc?... #Israel #Jerusalem #Muslim #Christian #Jewish

2025 Bernard Lewis Prize Ceremony The 2025 Bernard Lewis Prize was awarded to scholars or practitioners engaged in the study of issues on antisemitism that were of great importance to our founding…

At the recent Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) conference: Awarding the 2025 "Bernard Lewis Prize" (a prize awarded to scholars or practitioners engaged in the study of issues on antisemitism) to Prof. Steinberg and Prof. Salameh www.asmeascholars.org/2025-bernard...

YouTube video by Kyle Orton Bernard Lewis and Leon Wieseltier vs. Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens

#OnThisDay in 1986 Flashback: As the Middle East Studies Association ( #MESA) Annual Meeting opens today in Washington DC...At the 20th (MESA) Conference held in Boston BERNARD LEWIS and LEON WIESELTIER "debated" EDWARD SAID and CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVH...

Of course I don’t always agree with the ADL; but as a general rule of thumb I don’t have too-many problems with the ADL “doing the talking” for me!

AIPAC's Leadership met today in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu israelnationalnews.com/flashes/670843 #Israel #Netanyahu #AIPAC @aipac1.bsky.social

YouTube video by AP Archive RR7748A MIDDLE EAST SADAT'S VISIT TO ISRAEL

"ON THIS DAY" in 1977: The amazing Sadat Visit to Israel begins - Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat landing in Israel in the evening after the end of Shabbat before addressing the Knesset in Jerusalem the following day www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf9Y... #Israel #Egypt #SadatVisit #AnwarSadat

Some 72+ Hours of Hate from Susan Abulhawa A partial compilation of Susan Abulhawa's posts on X (Twitter!) over the past 72+ hours

Some 72+ Hours of Hate from Susan Abulhawa
A partial compilation of Susan Abulhawa's posts on X (Twitter!) over the past 72+ hours - Disappointing for those of us who hope a peaceful solution can somehow be achieved open.substack.com/pub/michaell... #AntiZionism #AntiIsrael

ON THIS DAY" - NOVEMBER 18

1977: Eve of Anwar Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem. (Arrived in Israel November 19) www.nytimes.com/.../sadat-go....

- Pres. Carter Nov 18, Letter to President Sadat history.state.gov/historicald....

- Carter Nov 18, Letter to PM Begin - history.state.gov/historicald....

J Street's Jeremy Ben-Ami- "The Greatest Threat to American Jewish Life Isn’t Criticism of Israel - It’s time for American Jewish leadership to center the fight that actually safeguards our future: defending the liberal democratic system" jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/the-greate... - My Response ..

YouTube video by INA Histoire Conférence à Londres pour la création de l'UNESCO

#OnThisDay in 1945: The founding of UNESCO. Shame it became so-political and so anti-Israel... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYLA... #UNESCO @unesco.org

#OnThisDay in 1977: An amazing moment! Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat is coming to Israel. The formal invitation from Israeli PM, Menachem Begin to Sadat is announced. 4 days later Sadat lands in Israel. VIDEO: Begin talking about the invitation www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngkk... #israel #egypt

Israel's Critics and Detractors...Other Views - Responses - On This Day Highlights-Nov 14, 2025 The perspective of a former, almost 40-year AIPAC Staffer!

My weekly compilation...."Israel's Critics and Detractors...Other Views - Responses - On This Day Highlights-Nov 14, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/michaell... #Israel #AntiIsrael #Zionism #AntiZionism #OnThisDay

Thousands from across the country gather at "March for Israel" rally in DC National Mall YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA

#OnThisDay in 2023: The Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations organized "March For Israel" Mass Rally on the Washington DC Mall attended by approaching 300,000 people www.youtube.com/live/Q1VRFRq... #Israel #Hamas #October7 #Jews

Flashback Half-a-Century: "On This Day" in 1975: Hate at the United Nations as the UN General Assembly Proclaims "Zionism is Racism" 1991: The UN revoked its Anti-Zionism Resolution - but the hatred goes on

Flashback Half-a-Century: "On This Day" in 1975: Hate at the United Nations as the UN General Assembly Proclaims "Zionism is Racism" (Note: Resolution revoked in 1991) open.substack.com/pub/michaell... #Zionism #AntiZionism #Israel #UN

The New John Cleese? John Cleese's Recent social media posts and reposts regarding Israel and its supporters

The New John Cleese? John Cleese's Recent social media posts and reposts regarding Israel and its supporters open.substack.com/pub/michaell...

#OnThisDay - November 9...

1923: Adolf Hitler's attempted "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

1938: Kristallnacht: The "Night of Broken Glass" Holocaust Museum encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCP...

Flashback 30 Years today... #OnThisDay in 1995: The "Jerusalem Embassy Act" becomes US law. (It just took another almost-25 years before President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo actually moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem) www.congress.gov/104/plaws/pu... #Jerusalem #Israel

Israel's Critics, Detractors and Others: Some of my Responses to Various Posts -November 7, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/michaell... #Israel #AntiZionism

Congratulations to the winners of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) "Bernard Lewis Prize:" NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg & Franck Salameh and the "Fouad Ajami Prize" Masih Alinejad & Peter Theroux. Thanks Asaf Romirowsky, ASMEA & Michelle Ajami

YouTube video by clintonlibrary42 Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's State Funeral Service (Full Service)

Flashback 30 years…”ON THIS DAY” in 1995: The Funeral in Jerusalem of murdered Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin - Eulogies from among others, President Clinton, Jordan's King Hussein and Acting PM, Shimon Peres VIDEO www.youtube.com/watch?v=41iG... #Israel #YitzhakRabin #RabinAssassination

My weekly selective/eclectic compilation of "Critics and Responses" - "Israel's Critics, Detractors and Others: Some Responses to them. Some #OnThisDayFlashbacks." Offering the personal perspective of a former, almost 40-year-long, #AIPAC researcher open.substack.com/pub/michaell...

Wrong for them to do. Of course

AIPAC #OnThisDay (Oct 28)...2025: AIPAC Delegation in Taiwan...1981: The AWACS Vote: The "transformational" point for AIPAC: ..2024: Former @aipac1.bsky.social Senior Staffer Steve Rosen dies at age 82...2024: #AIPAC launches its online store! michaellewisonline.substack.com/p/noting-the...

Some Bizarre Demands being made of the New York Times from Numerous "Critics" of Israel A Joint Statement "Genocide is Not a Matter of Opinion"

Some Bizarre Demands being made of the New York Times from Numerous "Critics" of Israel open.substack.com/pub/michaell...?

YouTube video by clintonlibrary42 President Clinton at Signing of the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty (1994)

#OnThisDay in 1994: #Israel and #Jordan sign a peace treaty at a signing ceremony in Jordan. Witnessed by Pres. Clinton. Addresses by among others, Jordan's King Hussein, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres and President Clinton VIDEO www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTYr...

One would have to be blind not to have noticed the increasing and intense "Denigration, demonization and Delegitimization" efforts against AIPAC these last few years, with of course, some success! Flashback 6 years... #OnThisDay in 2019 from #AIPAC @aipac1.bsky.social x.com/AIPAC/status... #USIsrael

Israel's Critics, Detractors and Others...Some Responses to them...Some "On This Day" Flashbacks - October 24, 2025 The personal perspective of a former - almost 40-year-long - AIPAC Staffer!

Israel's Critics, Detractors and Others...Some Responses to them...Some "On This Day" Flashbacks - Oct 24, 2025 -
My (almost) weekly selective look at some of this week’s “developments” I’ve come across and some of my comments over the past week - Shabbat Shalom open.substack.com/pub/michaell...

Flashback 80 years... #OnThisDay in 1945: @jta.org on a new magazine #Commentary published by @ajcglobal.bsky.social "'[C]ommentary', New Monthly Magazine, Published; Incorporates “contemporary Jewish Record." Issue 1 included George Orwell & Editor, Elliot Cohen www.commentary.org/issues/novem...

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News King Charles Visits Manchester Synagogue After Terrorist Attack On Yom Kippur

King Charles III visiting today the site of the Manchester "Heaton Park" Synagogue terror attack of a couple of weeks ago. Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis among those meeting with HRH King Charles www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-z-...

#OnThisDay - OCT 17

1994: Jordan's King Hussein & Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin initial peace deal

2000: Failed Sharm El-Sheikh summit

2001: PFLP assassinate Israeli Cabinet Minister

1933: Albert Einstein arrives in US/Institute for Advanced Study

1973: OPEC Oil Embargo +Price Surge