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  Trump Is Using Israel To Shield His Racism

  When someone uses racist and incendiary language to accuse American Jews of undermining the U.S. and being foreign implants in service of Israel, we waste no time in condemning that language as anti-Semitic. But what do we do when someone uses racist and incendiary language to accuse other Americans of undermining the U.S. and being…

  By Michael Koplow

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  We Palestinians Condemned A Leader’s Anti-Semitism. Will It Matter?

  Last Friday, the controversial Hamas leader Fathi Hammad made some particularly vile comments during the weekly Gazan Return March protests. In the context of calling on Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, Hammad promised, in the most extreme terms, to pressure Israel with all possible means. He then called on all Palestinians to “slaughter…

  By Muhammad Shehada Jul 15, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Trump Has Resurrected “Go Back To Africa” And It’s Uglier Than Ever

  Resorting to fresh new lows, President Trump threw a remix on what is arguably the angry white lynch mob’s greatest racist hit: “go back to Africa.” He didn’t say that, verbatim. But in a burst of callous tweet aimed at Congress’ only Somalia-born Member – “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally…

  By Charles D. Ellison Jul 15, 2019 | 5 min read

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  Caving To Trump On Racist Tweets, American Jewish Institutions Lost All Moral Credibility

  Donald Trump’s vulgar racism is not incidental to his political character. It’s not a latent undercurrent revealed in some unguarded moment, but rather the force through which his political career was launched and continues to perpetuate his hold over the Republican Party. This has been obvious for quite some time, indeed since he announced his…

  By Abe Silberstein Jul 15, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Letter | If Israel Controls Gaza, Is My Own Government Bombing Me?

  To the Editor, I have to laugh at Peter Beinart’s parenthetical remark, “Yes, Israel still rules Gaza,” maliciously inserted into his latest, “Joe Biden’s Moral Cowardice On Israel,” and wish to consider its implications. Just a few months ago, I made sure I could quickly get into my miklat (bomb shelter) as Gaza’s rulers decided…

  By Alan Stein Jul 14, 2019 | < 1 min read
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  Actually Mr. President, Unlike You, Immigrants Are Deeply Patriotic

  On Sunday morning, President Trump wrote a series of Tweets targeting progressive Democratic congresswomen. “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe… now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our…

  By Zaid Jilani Jul 14, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Letter | No One Is Forcing You To Go On A Free Trip To Israel

  Dear Editor, I disagree with Scott Boxer in his piece “These Hasbara Tours Bribe Jews To Be Pro-Israel And Make Birthright Seem Lefty”. No one is forced to go on a free trip to Israel. Students can choose from a wide range of programs, either exploring new views or hoping to have their own views…

  By Toby F. Block Jul 14, 2019 | < 1 min read
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  Joe Biden’s Moral Cowardice On israel

  What politicians don’t say is often as important as what they do. In his foreign policy speech on Thursday at The City University of New York, Joe Biden warned about the “Rapid advance of authoritarianism, nationalism and illiberal tendencies around the world — not just in Russia and China but among our allies, in places…

  By Peter Beinart Jul 12, 2019 | 3 min read
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  Jeremy Corbyn Can’t Fix Labour’s Anti-Semitism Because He Caused It

  Louise Withers Green joined the British Labour Party’s Complaints and Disputes Office in February 2017, handling cases of anti-Semitism among the party’s membership. “I wanted to work for the party for the same reason I joined as a member,” she told the Guardian. “I believe and still believe the Labour Party can be the greatest…

  By Liam Hoare Jul 11, 2019 | 4 min read
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  These Hasbara Tours Bribe Jews To Be Pro-Israel And Make Birthright Seem Lefty

  Last week, J Street U, the campus arm of J Street, wrapped up its inaugural free trip to Israel for Jewish college students. The “Let My People Know” trip was conceived as a response to protests against Birthright, which does not include meetings with Palestinians on its trips, or discussions about the occupation. While the…

  By Scott Boxer Jul 10, 2019 | 4 min read
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  Does The Palestinian Authority ‘Pay To Slay’ Jews? Here’s How We Palestinians See It

  Trump’s envoy for Mideast Peace, Jason Greenblatt, has a peculiar habit. He likes to troll Palestinians on Twitter. He mostly tweets out unsubstantiated claims that reiterate right-wing Israeli propaganda, or insensitive statements glorifying Netanyahu’s rightwing government, whitewashing its systematic assault on the peace process. And of course, there’s Greenblatt’s repeated claim that the Palestinian Authority…

  By Muhammad Shehada Jul 10, 2019 | 3 min read