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Where is American Jewish outrage over Iran? - opinion

It’s time for a gut check. See what issues enraged you this January. Compare any of your recent political activism with the Iranian people’s compelling need for our support – now.

|ByGIL TROY
A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in London, Britain, January 18, 2026.

Iran’s mullahs prove how antisemitism is a despot’s best friend - opinion

Americans and Israelis shouldn’t need haters to remind us how closely our two countries are interconnected – with aligned values, overlapping liberal-democratic ideologies, and intertwined fates.

|ByGIL TROY
THE WRITER addresses the Conference on Informal Education and Leadership, sponsored by the World Zionist Organization’s Dept. of Pioneering Youth and Future Generations, run in parallel with the World Zionist Congress.

Idealism at the WZC: The future of Zionism looks bright - opinion

I left the conversation soaring – confident that within this broad yet focused movement filled with so many caring, committed, capable people, we agree far more than we disagree.

|ByGIL TROY
ANDREW CUOMO speaks at a news conference. ‘I’ve never endorsed an American political candidate from these pages... but these are not normal times,’ says the writer.

No to Mamdani: Vote for Andrew Cuomo rather than antisemitism and anti-Zionism - opinion

Not voting for Cuomo – the only realistic alternative to Mamdani – is voting against every innocent slaughtered, raped, maimed, and traumatized on October 7.

|ByGIL TROY

The DIY ally: Israel’s victory is America’s too - opinion

Once again, Israel’s decisive win has boosted America too.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByGIL TROY
US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner clasp hands while being recognized at the Knesset last week during the special session marking the hostage and ceasefire agreement. Once again, Israel’s decisive win has boosted America too, the writer asserts.

Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism, and Jew-hatred - opinion

Why we need an essential guide

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByGIL TROY
DAVID BEN-GURION declares Israel a state on May 14, 1948. Says the writer: ‘For years, I refused to be a post-Holocaust Jew. Now, I don’t want October 7 Jews. Let’s be 1948 Jews – or 3,500-year-old Jews!’

Gil Troy's award-winning essay confronts ‘Silent Boycott’ against Jewish voices in publishing

This win for Troy followed his 2017 Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary win for “Excellence in Single Commentary.”

JULY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gil Troy

Avatar of Zionism and Americanism: Gil Troy on his father - opinion

My father, Bernard Dov Troy, of blessed memory

MAY 7, 2024ByGIL TROY
BERNARD DOV Troy never stopped celebrating life and the great achievements of Israel and American Jewry

Center Field: The Yair Netanyahu scandal has left us besmirched

It’s depressing that we are so familiar with Yair Netanyahu’s behaviors.

JANUARY 11, 2018ByGIL TROY
Yair Netanyahu

Red Jews, Blue Jews become blue-and-white Jews

Liberals think Trump voters are bad people; Jewish conservatives think liberals are bad Jews.

DECEMBER 6, 2016ByGIL TROY
Supporters of US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton react at her election night rally in Manhattan, New York, US, November 8, 2016.

Berniacs' ‘antisemitish’ bullying shows the ‘anonymotry’ of the ‘alt-left’

Ultimately, bigotry is bigotry, be it tweeted, retweeted, or delivered personally. This coarsening of our culture normalizes the abnormal, mainstreams hatred, detoxifies bigotry.

NOVEMBER 22, 2016ByGIL TROY
A delegate holds a Bernie Sanders sign during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US July 25, 2016