BDS, but Not as You Know It: Sally Rooney Now Knows How to Identify a ‘Good Israeli’
Sally Rooney has agreed to publish her latest novel ‘Intermezzo’ in Hebrew by publishers deemed BDS-compliant. But the…
Israel, Zionism and American Jews
The central Jewish ritual of my childhood in the late 1960s took place not in the sanctuary of…
The Blogs: Standing at Sinai, Building in the Negev | Saul Singer
Following my previous piece, “From Exodus to Leviticus: Community Building in the Negev”, I find myself continuing to…
Reckless accusations against Israel undermine real accountability
Two exposés of Middle Eastern sexual violence appeared last week. The Civil Commission on Oct. 7 Crimes by…
The Blogs: Why Israel Is Treated Differently | Ivan Bassov
Israel Is Not Unique — The Standards Applied to It Are There is something strangely revealing about the…
The Blogs: What Ceasefire in Lebanon? | Tuvia Book
Last night, my IDF Palmar medical evacuation team and I were treating and extracting two soldiers from Lebanon. …
The Blogs: Zionism and the Question ‘For What?’ (Bemidbar) | Menachem Creditor
Let me begin with a teaching from a few years ago by one of my teachers, Arnold Eisen,…
The Blogs: A silence still heard | Sarah Kendis
By now, one has either heard of the extensive sexual violence committed against women in Israel by Hamas,…
The Blogs: Educating on Israel: The Power of Nuanced Teaching | Uri Pilichowski
In too many Jewish classrooms, Israel is taught like a cause that demands blind loyalty. Wave the flag,…
Israel’s law of return and the fight over who is Jewish enough
Having taught the story of Israel for years, I’ve watched students grapple with a question that cuts to…
The Blogs: F#ck the New York Times. And Yet. | Brad Goverman
Last night I read Nicholas Kristof’s latest opinion piece on alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli detention…
Supporting the ‘Nation-state Law’ Means Ceding Israel to Ben-Gvir and His Ilk
In late January, the far-right activist Mordechai David blocked the car of retired Supreme Court President Aharon Barak…