Martin Saps
By Martin Saps
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Opinion As a Latin American Jew, I’m hesitant to write off Israel
For Jews outside the United States, Israel is often the only place to develop a secular Jewish identity.
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Opinion The JVP antisemitism panel was problematic for what wasn’t said
“Tell everybody I don’t hate you. I absolutely love you,” Palestinian Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said last at Jewish Voices for Peace’s “Dismantling Antisemitism, Winning Justice” webinar. JVP’s event featured Tlaib and Temple University Professor Mark Lamont Hill, both of whom have advocated for boycotting Israel in the past and both of whom have been accused…
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Opinion The Democrats’ New Strategy On Israel: Blame Bibi
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made waves this week when she said that cutting aid to Israel should be on the table. Explaining her position on Yahoo’s Skullduggery podcast, Ocasio-Cortez described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “Trump-like figure,” calling him part of the “ascent of authoritarianism across the world.” Whether knowingly or not, Ocasio-Cortez was…
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