Rashida Tlaib’s Comments Weren’t Anti-Semitic - They Were Philosemitic
We Jews should pray for Palestinian advocates as sensitive to our histories and needs as Tlaib is.
Michael Oren’s Trainwreck Interview Shows Israelis No Longer Care What We Think
Michael Oren may sound confused and vacuous, but he doesn’t think he has to care what you think.
Robert Alter And The Art Of Biblical Disappointment
Alter was cool. His books came out, not in the faux-gilt, bombastic volumes of frummy publishers but with the cultural cachet of New York brand names.
A Thrilling Israeli Spy Story, But Is It Accurate? Or Moral?
Matti Friedman tells a thrilling tale of post-Holocaust derring-do. Maybe he should have skipped the hasbarah.
In Defense Of Education, Against Hucksters And Sorcery
American culture lies to us about teachers. Educator Ilana Blumberg tries to give us some truth.
Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic. She’s An Anti-Imperialist.
The twitter controversy denouncing Ilhan Omar as anti-Semitic can be better understood when looking at her other liberal foreign policy views.
Where Did The Myth Of ‘Jewish Success’ Come From Anyway?
Zionists used to care about everyone’s liberation, not just our own; and leftists used to admit that Jews are distinctive.
Birthright Is Chasing Away Engaged Jews To Please Pro-Israel Hardliners
Birthright’s directors and staff may not realize it, but there’s a real choice here: Are proud, boisterous, passionate Jews a failure or a success?
The Ugly Reason Naftali Bennett Is Minimizing Anti-Semitism
Naftali Bennett’s debating points are written in the blood of Diaspora Jews. Shame on him.
Of Course We Have To ‘Politicize’ The Pittsburgh Bloodbath. That’s What Jews Do.
We Jews have always politicized tragedy; politicization is the engine of Jewish survival.
