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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Meet the ‘Bronze Age Zionists’ — Far-Right Jews Embracing Fascism in the Wake of October 7
The US online hard-right isn’t exactly known as the friendliest place for Jews. It’s the…
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Why Antisemitism is an Insufficient (and Risky) Explanation for Hamas’s October 7 Attack on Israel
Amidst a recent layover, my phone pinged to indicate I’d been “mentioned” on Twitter, which…
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How 95% of Jewish Israelis Support a ‘Plausible’ Genocide
The recent International Court of Justice ruling confirms what experts have been saying for months:…
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Despite Conflation of Israel with Judaism, Anti-Zionism is More Kosher Than You Think
Do Israel’s actions in Gaza—the bombing of hospitals, apartments, and entire towns; policies of forced…
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