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Antisemitism without Antisemites? Leftists on ‘Zionism’
This is my reflection on three recent British books about antisemitism and the Left, which I was originally commissioned to review for Jewish Currents. But I dawdled until the editorial regime suddenly changed at Jewish Currents, and the new editor was not receptive. The following is drawn from the publishers’ blurbs: Robert Fine and Philip […]
Ocasio-Cortez Supports 2 States
This may be considered a postscript to “Is Dem/Socialist Candidate Anti-Israel?” Margaret Hoover, a great granddaughter of Pres. Herbert Hoover, has renewed the legacy of William Buckley’s “Firing Line” TV franchise on PBS. Unlike Buckley, however, her hosting style is to politely question and discuss issues rather than to aggressively debate guests with opposing political […]
Eurovision to Gaza: From Best to Bad
This should be entirely a good news story for lovers of Israel; sadly, it cannot be. Two days after Israel’s Netta Barzilai’s first-place finish in the Eurovision songfest, there’s the double whammy of the worst day of carnage at the Gaza-Israel border, as oblivious Israelis and Americans celebrate the official transfer of the US embassy […]
BDS and DSA: the American Left Loses its Way
The Struggle for the Heart of the Left: Israel, Palestine and BDS It’s no surprise that the Democratic Socialists of America, endorsed a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) policy at its recent membership convention. Disheartening, yes, but today’s DSA, though calling itself the ‘largest socialist organization in America’ is not the DSA that was founded […]
Blaming Israel for 9/11
Today, Sept. 11, we remember this day of infamy, sixteen years ago. Last night, Jewish Currents put this day in context with the following: Notwithstanding widespread rumors in the Arab world that the Israeli Mossad was responsible for the 9/11 attacks and that Jews had received “advance warning,” between 300 and 400 Jews were among […]
Warmbier’s Murder & Leibovitz’s Rage
A surprise to me about the outrageous case of Otto Warmbier’s murder by the North Korean regime is that the 22 year-old college student was Jewish, and proudly so. The organized Jewish community was likely surprised as well. We do not know if North Korea knew he was Jewish, nor if he was victimized specifically […]
The Third Narrative engages with people on the left who suspect that it is wrong to lay all blame for the Arab-Israeli conflict at the feet of Israeli Jews but feel that too many Israel supporters reflexively support –or passively accept—the Israeli occupation. When it comes to this conflict, the truth is rarely black or white; it resides in a gray area where advocates on either side typically don’t like to venture.. 