Letters
Blame Palestinian Leaders For The Plight Of Their People
The descendants of Arabs who fled the 1948 war have suffered mightily at the hands of their own leaders and those of the broader Muslim world.
Why Holocaust Remembrance Remains So Important
The challenge of assuring that ‘never again’ has meaning is to fight back and shine a light on the dark forces that bully minorities.
The Kushner Theory of Relativity
Is claiming to be related to famous people just because we have the same last name ethical?
Letter To The Editor: Why Sean Spicer’s Holocaust Gaffe Should So Worry Jews
Spicer’s statement reinforced Hitler’s narrative that the German Jews were not, in fact, “his own people,” that their citizenship mattered less than their ethnicity.
The Sisterhood
Stephanie Burt, Harvard English Scholar, Discusses Her Transition. Read Her Letter Here.
Stephanie Burt, a Jewish professor of English, is one of the first openly transgender people to serve on the faculty of Harvard University.
Letter To The Editor: Don’t Forget Trump’s Attacks Against An “International Elite”
Like other professed conservative writers, Bethany Mandel has joined a campaign to vilify liberals by attacking claims of right-wing anti-Semitism.
Letter To The Editor: Why JVP Invited Rasmea Odeh To Speak
That Rasmea Odeh was convicted — and therefore labeled a “terrorist” — evades the awful truths and broader context of what military rule does to people.
Letter To The Editor: Tell Kids The Hard Truth About Israel
When my children grow up will they love Israel? I don’t know – but that’s not my goal. It’s too simplistic.
Letter To The Editor: It’s Time For Synagogues To Get ‘Politicalized’
Why rabbis should break laws to protect undocumented immigrants.
Letter To The Editor: Recognize Continuing Dangers Of Iran Nuclear Deal
In his recent column (“How Bibi Played Us On The Iran Deal — And We Let Him”) Peter Beinart claims Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu duped us by hyping the threat posed by the Iran nuclear deal. But who does Beinart mean by “us”? It doesn’t take a Bibi Netanyahu to recognize the dangers the accord poses to Israel and American interests, something Beinart is somehow not even willing to concede. So let “us” review.
Letter to the Editor: Liberals Should Support a One State Solution
As liberals, we should be calling for this recognition of de facto annexation. That doesn’t mean acceptance, but it would force the issue and forestall the continued slow motion annexation and ethnic cleansing which are the reality of the expanded settlement project.
