Steven Davidson
By Steven Davidson
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Opinion Why This Druze Israeli Identifies As A Zionist
Identifying himself as a “white Zionist,” alt-right figure Richard Spencer recently told Israeli television, “I want us to have a secure homeland for us and ourselves, just like you want a secure homeland in Israel.” Spencer’s statement ignited debate over the nature of Israel and whether its framework as a Jewish state parallels the goals…
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Fast Forward Eric Foner: Confederate Statues Celebrate Only One Side Of History
Columbia University Prof. Eric Foner says Confederate statues only celebrate one side of Southern history — and taking them down does not amount to a whitewash of history as President Trump has suggested. In a New York Times op-ed, the noted scholar of American history addresses the tweet by Trump that removing Confederate statues tears…
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The Schmooze 5 Things About Vice’s Charlottesville Documentary That Shocked Me (But Shouldn’t Have)
Rarely have I seen or heard the Daily Stormers, the Jew conspiracists in the flesh. They were only usernames commenting on low-tech websites which contained images of white guys with aesthetically tragic facial hair alongside cartoons of monkeys and hooked noses. “Jews will not replace us!” said Shitler69 in the comment board. “Blood And Soil!”…
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Opinion 19 People Jews Should Worry About More Than Linda Sarsour
You may be familiar with Linda Sarsour, an activist who rose to prominence as one of the leaders of the Women’s March. Sarsour has a lot of supporters. But she also has her fair share of detractors. Sarsour has been repeatedly isolated as a harbinger of hate and violence, most recently in a New York…
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Opinion 8 Jewish Lesbians Who Should Run For Office
A recent New York Times column by Frank Bruni discussed a surprising finding: lesbian women have surprising electoral success in the United States. The Victory Fund, which supports L.G.B.T. candidates, crunched the numbers and found that lesbians win 70 percent of their races. With the gay future ever so bright, here are several Jewish lesbians…
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The Schmooze Rabbi Jonathan Sacks On How To Face The Future Without Fear
Commenting on the fraught and divided times we live in, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s Chief Rabbi from 1991 to 2013, recently gave a TED Talk where he discussed how we can best move forward as individuals in a greater society. Rabbi Sacks pinpoints what it is today that we worship: the “selfie,” or as…
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The Schmooze Palestinian Rappers Sing ‘Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew’
“Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew” — the words your mother always wanted to hear, right? Not if you’re a Palestinian, most likely. Tamer Nafar and Mahmood Jrere of the Palestinian rap group DAM recently released a music video of their song, “Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew.” Though humorous, the…
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Opinion When Is It Okay To Call Someone A Nazi?
The question isn’t really who has called someone else a Nazi, but who hasn’t. After decades of work educating young people about the awful history of the Nazi regime, we now reside in a world where every 7th grader (including myself, once upon a time) calls their teacher a Nazi, and where literally thousands of…
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