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The End of Aid to Israel Isn’t a Win For the Pro-Palestine Left
As the US and Israel trade military aid for military integration, the pro-Palestine left loses one of its most potent political weapons.
Josh Nathan-Kazis June 16, 2026
Analysis
“The War to Bring Democracy to Iran”
The American press has long covered the US’s wars not as criminal invasions but as well-intentioned, if reckless, efforts to spread freedom—a pattern that continues with Iran.
Zachary Jablow June 15, 2026
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The Phantom Boycott
The Anti-Defamation League says BDS would cost New Yorkers billions. It’s overstating the demands of divestment campaigners.
Josh Nathan-Kazis June 11, 2026
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An Anti-AIPAC Insurgent Tests Her Message in a Working-Class Stronghold
Darializa Avila Chevalier is in an uphill battle to expand the field for the pro-Palestine left.
Alex Kane June 11, 2026
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Scenes from an Anti-Anti-Zionist Symposium
The biggest names in pro-Israel apologetics gathered last month to attack immigrants and the left.
Josh Nathan-Kazis June 4, 2026
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A Baffling Congressional Report Threatens the Jewish Establishment
A House Republican attack on mainstream Jewish funders reads like a political favor to Netanyahu.
Josh Nathan-Kazis June 2, 2026
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A Litmus Test Backfires
The pro-Israel parade down Fifth Avenue on Sunday was a political disaster for the Jewish establishment.
Josh Nathan-Kazis June 2, 2026
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With “Fighting Factions,” IfNotNow Zeroes in on Mainstream Synagogues
As the left gives up on conventional Jewish institutions, IfNotNow still sees members to mobilize.
Josh Nathan-Kazis May 26, 2026
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Despite Anti-AIPAC Rhetoric, Congressional Progressives Rally Behind AIPAC-Backed Incumbent
In endorsing Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the Congressional Progressive Caucus protects its own.
Alex Kane May 21, 2026
Review
Wallace Shawn’s Moral Cliffs
While his latest show, What We Did Before Our Moth Days, trades political violence for marital strife, it is still an exercise in audience complicity.
Alisa Solomon May 20, 2026
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Backed by North American Dollars, A Yeshiva Could Push Palestinians Out of Sheikh Jarrah
An Orthodox yeshiva for non-observant diaspora Jews received long-sought approval to bring hundreds of Jewish students into the Palestinian neighborhood
Charlotte Ritz-Jack May 19, 2026
Conversation
Criminal Governance
Political scientist As’ad Ghanem argues that the rise of crime in Palestinian communities inside Israel is not a policy failure, but the result of decades of state efforts to weaken Palestinian collective life.
Eliyahu Freedman May 15, 2026
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A Test Run for the Anti-AIPAC Super PAC
In New Jersey, a pro-Palestine group is trying out the AIPAC playbook.
Alex Kane May 14, 2026
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Abe Foxman Made Jewish Politics Worse
The former ADL leader outlived the relevance of his politics—but helped cement the crisis that followed.
Mari Cohen May 12, 2026
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Synagogue Protesters Would Get Jail Time Under California Bill
The proposal is yet another effort by legislatures and Jewish establishment groups to crack down on protests at US synagogue events marketing land in West Bank settlements.
Alex Kane May 7, 2026
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A Liberal Zionist Lobby Faces an Anti-Israel Moment
As the Democratic base turns on Israel, J Street struggles to find its footing.
Josh Nathan-Kazis May 5, 2026
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In New York, a Rift in Jewish Politics
In two of the most Jewish Congressional districts, the debate over Israel is diverging.
Alex Kane April 30, 2026
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Israel and Lebanon’s Bloody Ceasefire
Middle East expert Thanassis Cambanis says that excluding Hezbollah from negotiations to end fighting in Lebanon is a mistake.
Alex Kane April 27, 2026
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Isaac Herzog, Accused by UN Panel of Inciting Genocide, to Deliver JTS Commencement Address
New York’s Jewish Theological Seminary will honor Herzog and pro-Israel advocate Debra Messing next month.
Josh Nathan-Kazis April 24, 2026
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No School in Umm al-Khair
In a Palestinian village cut off from its schoolhouse, children ask for education.
Maya Rosen April 22, 2026
Report
The Land Registration Campaign Remaking East Jerusalem
Using a revived colonial-era legal process, the Jewish National Fund is quietly transferring long-inhabited Palestinian property into Israeli hands.
Charlotte Ritz-Jack April 21, 2026
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Jewish Leaders Who Benefited from Les Wexner’s Munificence Donate to Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims
A new fund solicits donations from Wexner Foundation alumni for sexual violence survivors.
Josh Nathan-Kazis April 20, 2026
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How Israel Smothered a Palestinian Watchdog
Khaled Quzmar, former head of Defense for Children International-Palestine, discusses his organization’s decision to close after a five-year harassment campaign by the Israeli government.
Josh Nathan-Kazis April 20, 2026
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In Democratic Primaries, Leading Candidates Oppose Selling Iron Dome Interceptors to Israel
Weeks after Ocasio-Cortez’s dramatic turnabout, the politics of the US-Israel military relationship are transforming.
Alex Kane April 17, 2026