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“My Body Lives in History”

The author Aleksandar Hemon on writing the body at war and his Sarajevan Jewish protagonist.

Sasha Senderovich February 2, 2023

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Planting a Palestinian Flag at Israel’s Anti-Government Protests

A group of activists are pushing weekly pro-democracy protesters to stop ignoring the occupation.

Alex Kane January 31, 2023

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The Harvard Kennedy School’s Anti-Palestinian Bias

The elite institution reversed course on refusing a fellowship to a prominent Israel critic, but for students, its suppression of Palestine speech is ongoing.

Joseph Leone January 26, 2023

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Biden’s Education Department Delays Defining Campus Antisemitism

To the relief of Palestinian-rights advocates, the department’s Office for Civil Rights did not adopt the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism this past December.

Alex Kane January 24, 2023

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The State of Antisemitism Reporting

How America’s major newspapers have stumbled in covering a serious phenomenon

Mari Cohen January 19, 2023

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The Nationalist Heresy of Temple Mount Activism

For Israel’s right-wing religious Zionists, ethnonationalism has overwhelmed the commitment to Jewish law.

Joshua Leifer January 18, 2023

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“We Don’t Want Bad. We Don’t Want Worse.”

Historian Lior Sternfeld discusses the Iranian Jewish community’s response to the ongoing political protests in Iran.

Sophie Levy January 12, 2023

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Israel’s Populist Judicial Revolution

A series of reforms proposed by Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin will effectively neutralize the judiciary, eliminating the only backstop to legislative overreach.

Elisheva Goldberg January 10, 2023

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Yiddishland at the Venice Biennale

Yevgeniy Fiks and Maria Veits discuss the Yiddishland Pavilion, which brought transnational diasporic Jewish art—and anti-nationalist politics—to the Venice Biennale.

Stanislaw Welbel January 5, 2023

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The International Court of Last Resort

Human rights groups are pressuring the International Criminal Court to prosecute war crimes in Israel/Palestine.

Alex Kane January 4, 2023

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The Israeli #Resistance Demands a Return to Normal

Domestic backlash to the incoming far-right government ignores its plans to further entrench the occupation.

Joshua Leifer December 20, 2022

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De-Normalizing Israeli Normalization at the World Cup

At the international soccer tournament, Qatari anti-normalization activists as well as ordinary spectators have put Palestinian solidarity in the spotlight.

Dana El Kurd December 13, 2022

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The Unbearable Ignorance of the ADL

The organization uses its moral authority to shield Israel from criticism while spreading misleading information about contemporary antisemitism.

Noah Kulwin December 8, 2022

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Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Militia

An IDF assault on left-wing activists in Hebron reveals an emboldened security force—and signals a step toward annexation.

Elisheva Goldberg December 6, 2022

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Black Hebrew Israelites in the Spotlight

The journalist Sam Kestenbaum on the history of the religious tradition embraced by Kyrie Irving and Kanye West.

Mari Cohen December 1, 2022

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What the FBI’s Investigation of Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing Won’t Resolve

The probe is the first by a US agency into the death of the Palestinian American journalist.

Alex Kane November 29, 2022

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“Twitter Has Been a Lifeline”

Elon Musk’s takeover of the site could destroy a valuable avenue for Palestinian activism.

Mari Cohen November 22, 2022

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AIPAC Spent Big to Defeat Progressives This Election Cycle

The lobbying group’s $28.5 million blitz could make Democrats think twice about criticizing Israel.

Alex Kane November 15, 2022

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Four Takeaways From the 2022 Midterms

What do election results mean for Israel/Palestine policy, youth politics, policing, and reproductive justice?

Alex Kane, Matthew Miles Goodrich, Akela Lacy, and Amy Littlefield November 10, 2022

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The Power and Limits of Israeli Dissident Cinema

The Other Israel Film Festival highlights state violence past and present, but can films funded by the government ever truly hold it to account?

Mitchell Abidor November 3, 2022

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ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Right to Boycott

If the top court does hear the case, it would lead to an unprecedented ruling on whether anti-boycott laws violate the First Amendment.

Alex Kane November 1, 2022

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“They’re Destroying Our Support Networks”

Under the guise of Covid protections, prisoners are denied family visits, yet forced to work through outbreaks.

Christopher Blackwell October 27, 2022

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When Is Violence “Terrorism”?

The use of the term to condemn Palestinian armed struggle raises questions about who gets to define it.

Alex Kane October 25, 2022

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The Legal Offensive on the Right to Strike

With a new Supreme Court case, employers are seeking to curb labor’s growing assertiveness on the shop floor.

Aparna Gopalan October 20, 2022