Orli Peter

1 month ago | jewishjournal.com | Orli Peter |Asra Nomani

This Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley will pound his gavel in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 to convene the Senate Judiciary Committee for a pivotal hearing, “Never To Be Silent: Stemming the Tide of Antisemitism in America.” During the previous Congress, Democratic leadership didn’t hold a single dedicated hearing on the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Orli Peter |Jake Wallis Simons |Gavin Schaffer |Howard Jacobson

When Syrian rebels captured Damascus earlier this month, CNN described their jihadi leader, Mohamed al-Jolani, as a “blazer-wearing revolutionary”. Other journalists praised his “rebranding” with values of “tolerance” and “pluralism”, while the Council on American-Islamic Relations cast his win as a victory for “justice and freedom”. What is going on? Can’t the media see what is in front of their faces? As a neuropsychologist, I was intrigued.