William Daroff

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family. What happened next honestly caught me off guard. By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes. I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name. But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten. After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too. Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen. This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for. And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

Watch: @calevbd and I break down the latest developments in the Jerusalem Dispatch podcast…. For @Jerusalem_Post

Ambassador @yechielleiter sat down with @wolfblitzer to deliver a message the world needs to hear - hateful libels against Israel and the Jewish people are not abstract or victimless. They have consequences. They have already cost lives. Without accountability, we will only see more violence. 🎥 @CNNSitRoom @CNN

Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd of party supporters and officials gathered outside the gates. cnn.it/49fgI8e

Jews received the Torah at Mount Sinai over 3,338 years ago. We’ve outlasted every hater. We will outlast the current ones. Shavuot Sameach to those who celebrate. And thank you to those of all faiths who support and defend us. May Hashem bless you.

The sanctions today are important as so far as they underline the basic problem with the LAF: it often looks like a Hezbollah auxiliary force. washingtonreporter.news/op-ed-boris-zi…

For months we were told Kamala Harris lost because she wasn't hostile enough to Israel, that the party’s autopsy report proved it, and that the report was being hidden to protect the U.S.-Israel relationship. The report is now public, and it doesn't even mention Israel or Gaza once. That’s quite a disconnect from the media narrative.

See on-the-mark @davidfrum: “American Jewish organizations spend an estimated 14 percent of their budgets on security, or about $765 million a year… North American Jews of the 1960s and ’70s imagined that they had left the ghetto walls behind forever. Now new walls are rising around them, to protect against the violence stirred by campaigns of defamation.”

I condemn in the strongest terms Minister Mai Golan’s verbal attack on MK Gilad Kariv and on Reform Judaism in general. As an Orthodox Jew and as Israel’s representative to the United States I find her words disgusting and reprehensible, worthy of excoriation and rebuke. Theological, political, and ideological differences are fine, even necessary for a healthy people. But there is a line that cannot be crossed, it is a line that divides debate from hate and separates altruism from populism. Too many are crossing the line. Mai Golan’s statement is one of them. I will visit with leaders of the Reform movement soon, in person, to apologize on Israel’s behalf.

"The question we must now confront is an uncomfortable reality: what if the resurgence of antisemitism is not merely a failure of liberal democracies, but ­evidence of deeper moral and intellectual decay within them?" ✍️ 🗞️ My article in today's @australian.

100% there is no genocide in Gaza. No eradication project. People confused about what the word means is culturally appalling and dangerous for the future of western society. The confusion has indeed been engineered by people know what they are doing. No genocide does not mean simply too much death and destruction in war. It is about intent and action to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part. Sam Harris @MakingSenseHQ is spot on.

🏅 We’re honored to present our Upstander Award to CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin—and to say, on behalf of the entire B’nai B’rith family, thank you. For 38 years—27 as CEO—Dan has been an unwavering voice against anti-Semitism, a steadfast defender of Israel and a tireless champion of Jewish communities around the world. He has brought B’nai B’rith’s mission to presidents, prime ministers and the halls of power, and never backed down from what was right. As he prepares to retire in June, he leaves behind an organization he has shaped and strengthened over nearly four decades—and we are so proud to call that legacy ours together. He is, in every sense of the word, an Upstander. With gratitude and admiration, Mazal tov, Dan Mariaschin!

Frank “represented a generation of public servants who combined sharp intellect, moral conviction, and an unmistakable voice,” William Daroff, the CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said in a statement. “He broke barriers as one of the first openly gay members of Congress, shaped financial policy for decades, and remained proudly and unapologetically Jewish throughout his public life.”

Yesterday, IDF troops clashed with a terrorist who opened fire out of a church in the small Christian village of Al-Qouzeh, nestled among Hezbollah strongholds. A place of worship turned cynically into a killing site by terrorists and criminals, who took the life of an IDF officer. The village was evacuated and civilian casualties were prevented. The IDF continues its work to protect civilians as it dismantles terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon. Soldiers fight in complex and difficult conditions, against enemies who see to maximize collateral damage.

As @IsraeliPM Netanyahu and FM @gidonsaar have made clear, Itamar Ben Gvir’s reckless grandstanding is not representative of government policy. I am Israel’s top diplomat in the U.S., at the heart of our most important alliance. Ben Gvir’s antics take a sledgehammer to our diplomatic efforts while Israel’s enemies gleefully jump on every unfortunate nonsense to discredit and demonize. The provocateurs of the Flotilla charade were properly detained in accordance with international law and will be deported to their home countries. End of story.

Frank “approached Israel as a liberal Zionist: engaged, critical and deeply committed,” @Daroff told JNS. “He spoke with real pride about Israel’s leadership on LGBTQ rights, often pointing to it as a reflection of the country’s democratic character in a difficult region.”

Barney Frank, z”l, represented a generation of public servants who combined sharp intellect, moral conviction, and an unmistakable voice. He broke barriers as one of the first openly gay members of Congress, shaped financial policy for decades, and remained proudly and unapologetically Jewish throughout his public life. I appreciated the opportunity to spend time with him over the years. May his memory be for a blessing.

@TheAdam027 Amen!

UPDATE: no surgery. I was given oral contrast and a CT scan a while later to see where the contrast goes. Fortunately, the contrast didn’t leak before it went through. The air is now suspected to be extra gas that can’t be released until the stoma starts “burping” again. And with that, Baruch Hashem ✡️ #RedWhiteAndJew

Congratulations to US Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein for defeating anti-Israel incumbent Thomas Massie! Pro-Israel Americans are proud to back candidates who support a strong 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance and help defeat those who work to undermine it. Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics!

It was good to speak with @wolfblitzer on @CNNSitRoom. We discussed how hateful ideas become violent actions, and lead to the spilling of innocent blood. I also previewed my new booklet, “Manufactung a Modern Blood Libel,” which exposes the extent of lies against Israel in the media and elsewhere. Stay tuned for more on the book soon!