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General Mills Avoids Anti-BDS Backlash for Pulling Out of Settlements

By making no explicit political comment, the company has been spared the penalties Ben & Jerry’s faced.

Mari Cohen June 22, 2022

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The Hijacking of Atonement

In Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust is used to silence critics of Israel.

Peter Beinart June 16, 2022

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The Knesset Pulls Back the Curtain on the Occupation

Thanks to political infighting, regulations allowing West Bank settlers to enjoy the rights of Israeli citizenship are on the verge of expiring.

Elisheva Goldberg June 14, 2022

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After Chesa Boudin

James King, a criminal justice reform activist in the Bay Area, discusses the progressive San Francisco district attorney in the wake of a successful recall campaign.

David Klion June 9, 2022

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Israel Moves to Ban the Palestinian Flag

New legislation would criminalize the display of the colors of “any enemy state” at public institutions.

Isaac Scher June 7, 2022

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A Historic Jewish Wedding in a New Jersey Women’s Prison

Two brides tie the knot with human volunteers acting as chuppah poles

Aviva Stahl June 2, 2022

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Balancing the Scales

How much did AIPAC affect a close Democratic primary in Texas?

Isaac Scher June 1, 2022

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What the Popular History of the Soviet Jewry Movement Leaves Out

An interview with Tova Benjamin, the curator of the Jewish Currents Soviet Issue’s centerpiece section.

David Klion May 26, 2022

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“Israel Knows It Will Have Impunity”

Two weeks after Shireen Abu Akleh was killed—by Israeli soldiers, according to eyewitnesses—no independent body is investigating her death.

Isaac Scher May 24, 2022

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Shared Grief Is Not Enough

After the Buffalo massacre, Jewish institutions must confront their own complicity with white supremacy.

Rebecca Pierce May 19, 2022

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The Voice of a Generation, Silenced

Three Palestinian writers remember the legendary journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Tareq Baconi, Zaha Hassan, and Mezna Qato May 17, 2022

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Remembering Kathy Boudin

Three comrades on the life and legacy of a radical activist

Laura Whitehorn, Roslyn D. Smith, and Bill Ayers May 12, 2022

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Israel’s High Court Rules in Favor of Forced Population Transfer

Over 1,000 Palestinians could now be expelled from their homes in Masafer Yatta.

Elisheva Goldberg May 10, 2022

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Rehearsing Defeat

Rallies won’t save abortion rights. What will?

Arielle Angel May 5, 2022

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New Israeli Border Policies Track, Trace, and Restrict Palestinian Visitors to the West Bank

A new border ordinance, which has not yet taken effect, radically revises Israel’s policies for foreign visits to the occupied territories.

Isaac Scher May 3, 2022

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The Numbers Game

An interview with sociologist Matt Boxer on what we can and can’t learn from new statistics from the ADL and AJC.

Mari Cohen April 28, 2022

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Three States Push to Curb Pro-Palestine Activism

Arizona, Tennessee, and Iowa are moving to codify a definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel.

Isaac Scher April 26, 2022

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Princeton Students Voted to Boycott Machinery Used by Israel. Proponents of Israel Are Countering with Misinformation.

On and off campus, advocates for Israel have publicized falsehoods about the vote.

Isaac Scher April 19, 2022

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The Failure of Subway Policing

Eric Adams’s cop-centric approach isn’t likely to make New Yorkers safer

David Klion April 14, 2022

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The End of Nonviolent Resistance

The recent wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis come as other options have been delegitimized.

Isaac Scher April 12, 2022

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“The Right of Return is Landback”

In a new report, the Indigenous group NDN Collective links Palestinian and Native American struggles against settler colonialism.

Isaac Scher April 5, 2022

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On Ukraine, Israel’s Communists Choose Not to Choose

Some left-wing politicians are reluctant to condemn Russia’s invasion because of deep historic links between the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Israel.

Joshua Leifer March 31, 2022

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How the War in Ukraine Is Changing Israel’s Refugee Policies

Rules are changing in a hurry for non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees, but refugees from other regions haven’t yet benefited.

Alex Kane March 29, 2022

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The Dangers of a “New Cold War” with Russia

A conversation with the historian and foreign policy expert Stephen Wertheim.

David Klion March 24, 2022