Steven Davidson
By Steven Davidson
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Life What This Anti-Occupation Jew Learned Celebrating Rosh Hashanah With Orthodox Settlers
Hours before sunset on Rosh Hashanah, I sat in a bulletproof bus pondering the little I knew about my destination. The Zionist-Orthodox settlement of Gvaot was an outpost built without permission by the Israeli government that nevertheless receives security and economic support from the state, as all recognized settlements do. Previously a Nahal outpost, the…
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The Schmooze Diego Schwartzman’s Magical U.S. Open Run Comes To An End
Diego Schwartzman — no, that’s not just some 13 year-old Jewish kid’s adopted name for his 8th grade Spanish class. It’s the name of the greatest Jewish tennis player in the world right now. Though carrying a reputation as a clay court specialist, Argentinian tennis player Diego Schwartzman made his deepest run yet in a…
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The Schmooze Are People Shocked By Amy Schumer’s Big Tips Because She’s Jewish?
Amy Schumer has a thing for tipping really well. And the media has a thing for expressing astonishment about it: Seriously. It seems like every time Amy Schumer leaves a whopping tip for some hard-working college student, the media goes crazy. Most recently, Schumer gave a $500 tip for an $80 tab in Boston. According…
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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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