It’s a mistake to conflate a historic grassroots movement, attempting to defend Jews against oppression, with the policies of specific governing coalitions in Israel, however deplorable they may be.
Will the lessons learned from the battle to salvage Israeli democracy generate more support for Palestinian democratic rights?
A J Street U leader shares her insights into the obstacles to “change-making discourse” on campus and how to overcome them.
Paul Scham examines how Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews interpret specific historical events differently.
Alon Liel contends that the new party he helped create is necessary for Israel’s democratic future.
Israel’s new government threatens to weaken Israel’s democracy and fray U.S.-Israel relations on two fronts: Its proposed overhaul of Israel’s judicial system and its refusal to refrain from settlement expansion.
This is a sampling of statements from progressive Jewish organizations that support self-determination, democracy, and pluralism for all Israeli citizens and Palestinians.
TTN colleagues are anguished over Netanyahu’s proposed new governing coalition, as are many stalwart supporters of Israel. One striking example is Abe Foxman, the retired head of the Anti-Defamation League, featured in a recent Jerusalem Post news article (and in a JTA article), declaring that he will not support a “non-democratic Israel”.
In results analogous to how Donald Trump won in the U.S. Electoral College, despite a popular vote deficit of 2.8 million in 2016, Benjamin Netanyahu is returning to power due to an artifact of Israel’s electoral system — the 3.25% minimum threshold required of competing lists to be elected to the Knesset (raised from 2% in 2015).
Ameinu Joins Other U.S. Jewish Organizations in Urging Secretary Blinken to Address Suppression of Palestinian Civil Rights Groups Dear Secretary Blinken:We are writing to express
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