Tag Archives: Expert Analysis

Opinion: Broken by Greta Thunberg (DC Journal, InsideSources) – B’nai B’rith International

Inside Sources published an op-ed by B’nai B’rith International Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels about Greta Thunberg’s disappointing, one-sided activism that fails to even mention Israel or Jewish people, or acknowledge rising anti-Semitism. Read on Inside Sources. Read more » »

Newsweek Op-ed: Hamas Is Evil. Hezbollah Is Just as Evil and Better Equipped – B’nai B’rith International

In a Newsweek op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin and Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels urgently warn that Hezbollah, another Iranian terrorist proxy, poses an even greater threat to Israel and the Middle East than Hamas. Read the op-ed in Newsweek. Since the Hamas invasion of Israel on Oct. Read more » »

Op-ed: The ferocious attack against Israel shows us the true face of Hamas (Iton Gadol in Spanish) – B’nai B’rith International

In an op-ed for Spanish speaking outlet Iton Gadol, B’nai B’rith Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Read more » »

The Retirement Savings Gender Gap – B’nai B’rith International

Recently, the Senate lost a giant, Senator Dianne Feinstein. I had the privilege of meeting with her office numerous times to discuss issues important to older Americans, in particular Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) senior housing. Read more » »

Op-Ed: This week’s terror in Israel is not the moral equivalent to war (RNS) – B’nai B’rith International

B’nai B’rith Director of U.N. and Intercommunal Affairs David Michaels, wrote an op-ed in Religion News Service (RNS) on Hamas’s evil onslaught of terror against Israeli civilians. Read more » »

Israel has a missionary problem – B’nai B’rith International

“The war against the Mission – The Lodge initiated activities against the damaging effect of the Mission by establishing evening classes for youngsters and adults, to teach them knowledge and understanding and to prevent them from attending the Mission classes. Read more » »

Medical Debt Weighing on the Backs of Seniors – B’nai B’rith International

Have you ever received a surprise medical bill? I feel like everyone has received a bill from their healthcare provider at some point, that made their eyebrows raise. Before my daughter was born my wife and I called our insurance company to find out our out-of-pocket responsibilities. Read more » »

CEO Op-ed in JNS: The Yom Kippur War remembered – B’nai B’rith International

In a JNS op-ed, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin reflects on the Yom Kippur War 50 years on, and why peace between Israel and its neighbors – long thought to be unachievable – is within reach. Read the op-ed on JNS.org. Read more » »

A Win for Workplace Religious Freedom at the Supreme Court – B’nai B’rith International

When Gerald Groff, an Evangelical Christian, began working for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in 2012, he saw little conflict between his employment duties and his religious beliefs.  Rarely was he required to work on a Sunday, which was his Sabbath day of rest. Soon, however, USPS began delivering Amazon packages on Sundays. Read more » »

Serving Your Country in the Face of Discrimination – B’nai B’rith International

Every June, I find myself coming across news articles about the anniversary of D-Day. This year, one article really got my attention regarding Richard Stewart; a 102-year-old veteran who, after almost 80 years, returned to Normandy to commemorate the anniversary. Read more » »