Newsletter

Internal ADL Memo Recommended Ending Police Delegations to Israel Amid Backlash

The controversial program, now on pause, was characterized by senior staff as high cost and low reward.

Alex Kane and Sam Levin March 17, 2022

Knesset Renews Permanent Residency Ban for Palestinian Spouses of Israeli Citizens

The controversial law is intended to protect a Jewish demographic majority.

Alex Kane March 16, 2022

An American Talisman

What kinds of Jewish stories would suit the Tennessee school board?

Eli Valley March 15, 2022

Fables of Finitude

In Pure Colour, Sheila Heti asks what it would mean to love the stories that link us to the past without imagining that they will carry us into the future.

Nora Caplan-Bricker March 14, 2022

Prayer of a Man in Snow

“Today there is no bloodstain / on the snow; no one was shot; there’s just snow and snow”

Israel Emiot March 11, 2022

The Jewish World’s Ambivalence About Russian Oligarchs

As Western governments sanction Putin’s inner circle, Israel and various Jewish organizations are more hesitant.

David Klion March 10, 2022

What a BDS-Supporting President Means for Chile’s Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas

In Chile, home to a significant Palestinian community as well as a smaller Jewish enclave, the election of leftist Gabriel Boric may galvanize a shift in the politics of Israel/Palestine.

Jess Schwalb March 10, 2022

A Judicial Reprieve for Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that four families slated for eviction can remain in their homes—for now.

Elisheva Goldberg March 8, 2022