Trump’s EO to ‘Combat Antisemitism’ Wields Jewish Safety as a Weapon to Crush Palestine Solidarity
Last week, Trump released an executive order pledging to combat antisemitism by ordering a draconian…
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Trump’s Fervent Christian Zionists Poised to Lead the Military — And US-Israel Relations
With Trump’s second presidency, Christian Zionism may be returning to the White House stronger than…
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The ADL is Correct that Antisemitism is Rising — But the Main (and Most Dangerous) Source Isn’t the Left, It’s Always Been the Right
When the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual Antisemitism Audit was released in April, its claim of…
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Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement?
After listening to a 90-minute comprehensive webinar on campus protests and antisemitism, led by a…
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The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing
Often referred to as an “open-air prison,” Gaza has been turned into, in the words…
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The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence
Should it gain Senate support, the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) just passed by the House…
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‘Do You Want Columbia to be Cursed by God?’ — Alarming Exchanges in Congress and Beyond Highlight the Desperate Need for Religious Literacy
At the April 17th House Education Committee hearing on Columbia University’s response to antisemitism on…
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To One Early 20th Century Rabbi Skeptical of Zionism, Passover Isn’t Simply A Celebration Of Freedom — It’s Also A Warning
For Jews, Passover is a time of liberation. The Exodus story tells the tale of…
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What’s The Matter With Joe Biden? As Disgust Builds Over Calamity in Gaza the President Offers Only Toothless Criticism
Lately I’ve been wondering if Joe Biden is an Islamophobe. I don’t use the word…
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Innocent Until Proven Muslim — A Q&A with Dr. Maha Hilal
To fight a War on Terror, the state needs terrorists. Indeed, it creates them. As…
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