The UN’s Day to End Violence Against Women and the UN’s women’s envoy who looks away

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From the President’s DeskThe Anti-Semite Corner of the Week Few institutions stage their conscience as theatrically as the United Nations By: Anat Vidor, WIZO President On November 25, UN headquarters and landmarks worldwide glow orange for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. There are hashtags, solemn statements and perfectly lit buildings … Read more

Fall 2025 on the NYC Runway: The ‘Care for Jews’ Capsule

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From the President’s DeskThe Anti-Semite Corner of the Week All the right words plus a label you’re not meant to read By: Anat Vidor, WIZO President New York’s main runway just unveiled Fall 2025’s must-have: the “We’ll protect the Jews” coat. On the hanger it looks reassuring tailored, modern, even compassionate. But turn the garment … Read more

Fighting antisemitism? There is no such thing

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From the President’s DeskThe Anti-Semite Corner of the Week When an American public intellectual, in an interview, calls for the murder of “Zionist” diplomats and is not met by a single police officer — it only proves that the “fight against antisemitism” is no more than a façade and pretty words. By: Anat Vidor, WIZO … Read more

So what is the so-called “political criticism”? Apparently—our existence.

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From the President’s DeskThe Anti-Semite Corner of the Week The ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to delight all those who had spent months shouting “genocide” and “starvation.” Yet instead of relief, it sparked a new wave of outrage. Almost as if all those moral slogans were never about human rights at all—but simply about hating … Read more

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