Tough Questions
Here are progressive answers to some of the far left’s challenging critiques of Israel.
February 13, 2023
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TTN Staff
“Anti-Normalization:” Opposition to Cooperation for Peace and Justice
Opposition to “normalization” of relationships with Israeli Jews is a central credo of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement. Within that movement, the influential
February 12, 2023
Rethinking Intersectionality: Toward Expanding the Progressive Tent
“Intersectionality” is a term that “refers to the way social identities and forms of oppression overlap and intersect,” as Jay Michaelson — a journalist, rabbi and gay activist — explains. Intersectionality is now “front and center in the way campus communities are engaging with Israel/Palestine…
February 7, 2023
American Jews Alarmed Over New Israeli Government
This is a sampling of statements from progressive Jewish organizations that support self-determination, democracy, and pluralism for all Israeli citizens and Palestinians.
February 6, 2023
Is Israel the product of ethnic cleansing?
One oft-made charge is that Zionists relied on systematic “ethnic cleansing” in order to create Israel. We are told that European Jews came to Palestine
January 20, 2023
Is Israel an apartheid state?
“Israeli apartheid” has become a meme, an all-inclusive term that Israel’s critics on the far left use to tarnish everything connected with the Jewish state. Many
January 20, 2023
Are there alternatives to BDS?
We don’t think supporting the BDS movement will help end the Israeli occupation, protect human rights and foster a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
January 20, 2023
Should BDS be supported?
The BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanctions) movement targeting Israel is understandably appealing to people who are frustrated with Israeli policies and want to help end
January 20, 2023
Does Zionism=racism?
In 1975, the United Nations passed a resolution equating Zionism with racism. The UN did the right thing when it voted overwhelmingly to rescind the
January 20, 2023
Is it possible to be progressive and pro-Israel?
“Pro-Israel” is a term that is too often linked to reflexive support for Israeli policies. People who are committed to Israel’s survival and security as
January 20, 2023