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Can AIPAC Save America From Itself?
If you walk the halls of the cavernous Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual three-day conference, you might encounter Theodore Herzl, Golda Meir, and David Ben Gurion, or at least, people dressed as them, replete with enormous, grinning mascot heads of the iconic characters of Israel’s history. If…
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Opinion AIPAC Is Playing The Victim, But It’s Palestinians Who Are Being Silenced
So far, the theme of AIPAC’s 2019 Policy Conference has been peril, not just to Israel, but to AIPAC itself. AIPAC’s CEO accused unnamed critics of “trying to silence each of us.” AIPAC President Mort Fridman declared that, “none of us are willing to be silenced.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warned of forces that…
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Opinion 7 Good News Stories About How Jews Repaired The World This Week
Just days after the horrific terror attack against Muslims during prayer at mosques in New Zealand left fifty dead, it’s not possible to call this a good week. But it’s also the week of Purim, when Jews traditionally find reasons to be happy even when happiness feels illusive. Beautiful things did happen this week, many…
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Opinion Democrats: Don’t Boycott AIPAC. Go – And Confront Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take center stage next week at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington. Against a backdrop of 20,000 cheering attendees, including scores of members of Congress and other dignitaries, Netanyahu is no doubt hoping that his recent embrace of the violent, extremist and unabashedly racist Jewish Power Party will…
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Opinion LISTEN: Peter Beinart and Deborah Lipstadt Discuss Anti-Semitism In America Today
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial remarks catalyzed a national conversation about anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and the overlap between them. The questions raised by the brouhaha included how does one define anti-Semitism? Can one talk about AIPAC in a non-anti-Semitic way? What does it mean to be “loyal” to the Jewish people or Israel? Can you oppose the…
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Opinion Democrats Just Introduced Their Own Anti-BDS Resolution
House Democrats have introduced a new bi-partisan resolution opposing the boycott of Israel, known as BDS, and reaffirming their support for a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On Thursday afternoon, Republican Representatives Lee Zeldin and Ann Wagner joined Representatives Brad Schneider and Jerrold Nadler in support of a resolution “opposing efforts to delegitimize…
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Opinion Fiction | Yonah’s Adventures In Hasbara: Chapter 1
Author’s Note: The following is the first of an eight-part series. It is a work of thinly-veiled fiction. Which means that it is more true than most of what you’ll read on the subject, even if it’s not always, you know, totally technically factual. There’s a good chance you know him. If you’ve been to…
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Opinion Inspiring Women | Creating Cross-Cultural Community
“People are people. Human beings are human beings.” For Varda Gil, this idea is more than just words; it’s a way of life, and she has devoted hers to cross-cultural efforts that force Jews and Arabs in Israel to recognize each others’ humanity. Gil grew up in Masuot Yitzchak, in a Moshav Shitufi — a…
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Opinion How To Criticize AIPAC Without Being Anti-Semitic
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as AIPAC, recently made headlines when Congresswoman Ilhan Omar tweeted that they used “Benjamins” to influence U.S. politicians. Omar subsequently apologized, acknowledging that she had veered into the territory of anti-Semitic tropes. But the episode left lingering questions about how to talk about money in politics and U.S.-Israel…
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Opinion Trump Stoked The Islamophobia That Led To The New Zealand Mass Murder
“If you find yourself using the tragedy in New Zealand to take backhanded swipes at conservatives in America,” tweeted Congressman, and rising GOP star, Dan Crenshaw on Friday, “then you really have no shame and you are part of the problem.” If you find yourself using the tragedy in New Zealand to take backhanded swipes…
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Letters BDS Is Anti-Semitic, Because All Calls For Israel’s Destruction Are
In a recent op-ed in these pages, Peter Beinart argued that anti-Zionism — the ideology that posits that Israel does not have a right to exist as a Jewish state — is not inherently anti-Semitic. Beinart’s claim stands in stark contrast to what polling has shown, namely, that anti-Semitic beliefs and anti-Zionism are positively correlated….
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