Newsletter

Netanyahu’s Salami Method

Using a classic authoritarian strategy, the Israeli right has quashed dissent and entrenched the occupation slice by slice.

Joshua Leifer June 6, 2023

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 June 1, 2023

Why Are Progressive Legislators Opposing New York’s First Anti-Settlement Bill?

The “Not on our dime” act would ban tax-deductible donations to Israeli settlements, but centrists and progressives alike say the proposed law is “a ploy to demonize” Jewish nonprofits.

Alex Kane and Mari Cohen May 31, 2023

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 May 30, 2023

Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System

The Iron Dome cannot meaningfully be considered “life-saving” in any value system that recognizes Palestinian humanity.

Dylan Saba May 25, 2023

The Palestinian Village in Smotrich’s Sights

Destroying the hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar has become a priority for Israel’s settler right, which aims to “cut the West Bank into two.”

Elisheva Goldberg May 23, 2023

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Fred Moten May 19, 2023

Even the Survivors Are Poisoned

A diary of wartime in Gaza

Anonymous May 18, 2023