There is nothing wrong with criticizing Israeli policies. But those who choose to mis-characterize Israel's self-defense as "Nazi" are factually and historically wrong and morally repugnant.

Pope Benedict XVI's pilgrimage to the Holy Land presents an opportunity for Jews to acknowledge that today, this Church openly recognizes our people's right to pursue its unique historic and spiritual destiny.

When Obama expands the limits of dialogue, the first red line he must draw is against the poison of state-sanctioned bigotry that is spawning not only hatred but criminal violence.

Remember that we Jews have learned the hard way that unthinkable evil can quickly become a reality; that those who call for Israel's destruction have to be taken seriously.