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  Social Media Is The New Frontier Of Anti-Semitism

  The 892 anti-Semitic incidents recorded by Britain’s Community Security Trust (CST) between January and June of this year set another unfortunate record. A rise of 10% compared to the same period in 2018, the uptick indicates not only that anti-Semitism in Britain is becoming evermore pervasive, but also that inside the Jewish community there is…

  By Liam Hoare

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  The Dayton Murderer Is Proof We Need To Take Left-Wing Violence Seriously

  Amidst the disturbing trend of political conflict in the United States escalating into violence, it has been a staple of conventional wisdom that the real danger comes almost entirely from the far right. Thus, after journalist Andy Ngo was beaten up by activists from the militant left-wing “Antifascist” movement at a protest in late June,…

  By Cathy Young Aug 6, 2019 | 5 min read
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  White nationalist terrorism only ends when we end it. Will you do your part?

  The ‘replacement’ conspiracy theory underlies not only domestic terrorism but also immigration policy.

  By Tae Phoenix Aug 5, 2019 | 4 min read

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  It’s Time To Call Trump And His Team By Their True Name: Idolators.

  On July 25th, Attorney General William Barr directed the federal Bureau of Prisons to reinstate the death penalty. The next day, former White House counsel and witness in Nixon’s impeachment trial John Dean posted a tweet critical of Barr. He wrote that Barr must be an “Old Testament kind of guy” to do such a…

  By Rachel Eskin Fisher Aug 5, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Jewish Education Must Include Sexual Ethics

  The Jewish Theological Seminary, one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, recently dismissed a Title IX sexual assault complaint on the grounds that the student’s misconduct happened before he was a student there. It may be that the Title IX process does not cover the sexual assault in this case. But JTS’s…

  By Jennifer Thompson Aug 5, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Letter | No, AOC’s Support For IfNotNow Isn’t ‘Fringe.’ Most American Jews Oppose The Occupation.

  In a recent piece titled “Why Is AOC Tokenizing A Fringe Jewish Group?” Seffi Kogen, the Global Director of Young Leadership for the American Jewish Committee, argued that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez committed the “cardinal sin of progressivism” when she voiced support for IfNotNow, the anti-occupation group; the group is not “representative of American Jews,” wrote…

  By Jonah Nelson Aug 5, 2019 | 3 min read
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  The El Paso Killer Loved Trump. Do You? Then You’re Responsible, Too.

  At least 20 people were shot dead by a Trump-loving white supremacist in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, placing the 21-year-old suspect’s rampage among the top ten deadliest mass shootings in US history. The shooter’s motive quickly appeared in the form of a manifesto, which two federal law enforcement officers told CNN they were investigating…

  By CJ Werleman Aug 3, 2019 | 3 min read
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  ‘Delegitimizing Israel’ Is Code For Pointing Out Truths Israel Doesn’t Want To Admit

  The Anti-Defamation League’s Ken Jacobson wants you to believe that I called Israel racist in my recent article “The Real Reason So Many Republicans Love Israel. Their Own White Supremacy.” “Characterizing Israel as fundamentally racist,” he claims, constitutes one of my “arguments.” But he has a problem. I didn’t call Israel racist because that’s not…

  By Peter Beinart Aug 2, 2019 | 3 min read
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  AOC’s Criticism Of Israel And Fight For Refugees Proves She’s The Leader Young Jews Waited For

  In a radio interview this week, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broke a self-imposed silence about Israel. In addition to comparing the Trump Administration to the Netanyahu Administration, AOC said that it’s not anti-Semitic to criticize Israel. “We don’t engage in any other country like that. We don’t talk about the U.K. like that, we don’t talk…

  By Abe Silberstein Aug 2, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Why Is AOC Tokenizing A Fringe Jewish Group?

  For the most part, American Jews aren’t very religiously observant. Per the 2013 Pew study of American Jews, the single most widely adhered to Jewish practice in this country is the Passover seder. 70% of Jews reported taking part in the year the study focused on. That old saw about two Jews having three different…

  By Seffi Kogen Aug 1, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Think Israel Is A White Supremacy? Congratulations: Richard Spencer Taught You Well.

  In recent years, we have seen two lines of argument used with increasing frequency to mainstream the delegitimization of Israel. The first is characterizing Israel as fundamentally racist because it is a Jewish state. The second is identifying right-wing support for Israel in the United States with nationalist, white supremacist views. Peter Beinart impressively managed…

  By Ken Jacobson Aug 1, 2019 | 4 min read