Sharon Nazarian is Senior Vice President, International Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League.
Sharon Nazarian
By Sharon Nazarian
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Opinion Amnesty’s Israel report has dangerous implications — for Jews and Palestinians alike
There is much to dispute in the laundry list of accusations against Israel in Amnesty International’s report released Tuesday as well as critiques that are worthy of fair-minded concern and attention. But why all the fierce reaction to one more critical report on Israel? What makes this document different from prior reports is that it…
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Opinion The world faces new antisemitic threats, and Biden must adopt new tools to fight them
As seditionists attacked our Capitol building with antisemitic symbols adorned to their tactical vests, emblazoned on their shirts and scrawled on flags they waved, America witnessed the latest results of a growing global crisis of antisemitism our nation can no longer afford to ignore. In the past five years, we have observed a dramatic change…
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Opinion Holocaust education is essential — but we have to reimagine it
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, exists as an annual opportunity for the global community to commemorate the victims of the horrific crimes committed by the Nazis and their supporters — and to learn about them. Remembrance means little without education, and this year, as far-right extremism has reached new peaks both domestically with the…
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Opinion We Jews know what happens in concentration camps. We cannot be silent about China’s abuses.
As Jews and Americans, we need to stand up to China’s efforts to explain away the true nature of its actions
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Opinion With Rising Anti-Semitism, Jews Need Israel More Than Ever.
As Israel celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut, its 71st anniversary, it is ironic that the major item on the agenda of the Jewish people at this time is the resurgence of anti-Semitism. Ironic, because the overriding theme of Theodore Herzl in initiating the Zionist movement more than 120 years ago was that a Jewish homeland in the…
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Opinion Is Polish Nationalism Inherently Anti-Semitic?
The Polish government’s new law criminalizing certain types of Holocaust speech may give comfort to nationalists in Poland, but it is having serious negative repercussions for the local Jewish community and for national memory. The Polish Jewish community released an open letter, saying “Polish Jews do not feel safe in Poland” due to “the current…
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Opinion By Rejecting Jews, Intersectionality Betrays Itself
Last week, American Zionists were told they could not be part of the feminist movement — again. A number of pro-Palestinian groups, most notably the Palestinian American Women’s Association, boycotted Saturday’s L.A. Women’s March. They wouldn’t attend due to the fact that actress Scarlett Johansson, known to be a proud Zionist, was one of the…
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