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Progressive Voices Question BDS: A Compendium

Many activists and scholars who staunchly oppose the Israeli occupation—even some ardent critics of Zionism—are against the BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, including its strictures

Tough Questions

Here are progressive answers to some of the far left’s challenging critiques of Israel.

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…