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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

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Israeli Settler Violence Surges as Palestinians Turn to Armed Resistance

The increase in settler violence is part of an intensification of Israeli repression—which also includes a closure on Shuafat, preventing Palestinians from leaving for work or study.

Joshua Leifer and Activestills October 18, 2022

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The PA’s Faltering Authority

Palestinian opposition to the PA’s security coordination with Israel has risen to a level of intensity unseen since the Second Intifada.

Alex Kane October 11, 2022

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Jewish Studies Draws a Line on Tablet

The field’s largest scholarly association says it has “paused” its advertising relationship with the online magazine after receiving complaints from members.

Mari Cohen October 6, 2022

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How Social Media Companies Silence Palestinians

A new report shows how Facebook and Instagram harm Palestinian freedom of expression—but leaves out the role of Israel’s Cyber Unit.

Alex Kane October 4, 2022

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The Desperate Ones

Ezra Furman on anger, making songs for movements, and her messianic Jewish album about the end of empire.

Jael Goldfine September 29, 2022

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A Lingering Division

More than three decades after the Crown Heights riot, the neighborhood’s Hasidic and Caribbean communities are still haunted.

Vinson Cunningham September 22, 2022

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Israel’s Repressive Toolkit Ensnares a Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer

Salah Hammouri has been jailed without trial for six months. If he’s ever released, he also faces deportation.

Alex Kane September 20, 2022