Review
Trick of the Light
Adrienne Brown
Conversation
For the Sake of Truth
Poet and activist Mohammed El-Kurd discusses his debut collection, the vexed meanings of visibility, and the long history of Palestinian freedom struggles.
Claire Schwartz
Report
How Israel Advocates Shut Down a Union’s Motion to Endorse BDS
Isaac Scher
Poetry
Ode to the Security Woman
Mona Kareem
Photo Essay
Portraits of Resistance in Masafer Yatta
Emily Glick
Office Hours
Office Hours: Vitaly
“If I can’t come into the classroom ready to listen, it’s not an abolitionist space.”
Richie Reseda
Feature
Ritchie Torres Is the Future of “Pro-Israel” Politics
Alex Kane
Essay
From Minneapolis to Jerusalem
Hannah Black
From the Archives
The Israeli Far Right’s Man in Princeton
How did Im Tirtzu founder Ronen Shoval end up promoting Israel’s judicial overhaul at one of the US’s most prestigious universities?
Dahlia Krutkovich and Sarah Rosen
National Plan Reflects the Debate Over Antisemitism
While generally promising more of the same, the Biden plan signaled in multiple ways that progressive groups have succeeded in making Jewish politics a contested space.
Mari Cohen
Reform Judaism Needs an Identity Beyond Israel
A major conference proposes to “re-charge” the movement by strengthening ties to the Jewish state, neglecting an opportunity to develop its unique religious vision.
David Regenspan
The Strange Hours
Finding a new relationship with rest in early motherhood
Maryam Ivette Parhizkar
Essay
To Grieve the World Like a Dying Friend
Cynthia Friedman
Essay
Looking for a Lineage in the Lusk Archive
The records of a New York surveillance committee from the time of the First Red Scare document a radical world—and its demise.
Ben Nadler and Oksana Mironova
Editor‘s Picks
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The Hindu Nationalists Using the Pro-Israel Playbook
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The Trap of Palestinian Participation
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How a Giant of Responsible Investing Agreed to an Israel Exception
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Attention Must Be Paid
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Under the Hood
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Understanding Apartheid
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The Right to Grieve
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The Fight for the Future of Israel Studies
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Beyond Grievance
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What Is Debt and When Can We Refuse to Pay?
West Bank
A Prison Break Liberates the Palestinian Political Imagination
Six detainees’ dramatic escape from a maximum-security Israeli prison has sparked demonstrations across the occupied territories and shifted Palestinians’ sense of what is possible.
Dalia Hatuqa
“They Want To Kick Us Out of This Land”
An interview with journalist and activist Basil al-Adraa about covering settler violence
Mari Cohen
Shabbat Terror in the West Bank
For religious Zionist settlers in the South Hebron Hills, attacks on Palestinians have become a Shabbat afternoon pastime.
Maya Rosen
Book Launch: A Day In The Life of Abed Salama with Nathan Thrall and Masha Gessen
Wednesday
October 4, 2023
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
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On the Nose is our biweekly podcast. The editorial staff discusses the politics, culture, and questions that animate today’s Jewish left.
Conversation
Archives of Israeli Oppression
Mitchell Abidor
Office Hours
Kathy Ottersten
Hannah Gold
Feature
After the Hit-and-Run
Mari Cohen
Art
Porzellan Manufaktur Allach
Rotem Rozental
Comic
Jenin
Eli Valley
Conversation
A Strangeness Inside Your Self
Claire Schwartz
Letters from Our Readers
On “The Hindu Nationalists Using the Pro-Israel Playbook”
I wish to thank Aparna Gopalan for writing this very timely piece on the Hindu right’s use and abuse of the term “Hinduphobia.” I’m a practicing Hindu of the non-Hindutva [Hindu nationalist] sort, and I’m writing this letter anonymously because of safety concerns. (Like many members of the diaspora, my... more
Anonymous
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
On “Bad Memory”
Too bad. With only a little research the authors would have known that much of contemporary German memory culture was painfully fought for by Jews who stayed in Germany after the war, and who kept disturbing the peace of a country all too eager to forget the crimes of its... more
Joel Kohen
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
