Newsletter

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

Shmita Means Total Destroy

A manifesto from the threatened Atlanta forest

Fayer Collective January 30, 2023

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

How a Giant of Responsible Investing Agreed to an Israel Exception

After a multi-year campaign by Jewish groups, Morningstar—a major firm known for socially responsible investing—is softening its approach to Israeli human rights abuses.

Mari Cohen January 25, 2023

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

Song of the Scent of the Beloved

“No one sensory mode sufficed. No / one / sense was enough.”

Nathaniel Mackey January 20, 2023

The State of Antisemitism Reporting

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

Mari Cohen January 19, 2023

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