Simone Zimmerman
IfNotNow Founder Detained For Hours At Israeli Border
Shin Bet agents asked Zimmerman which places she had visited in the West Bank and what she thought of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she said.
ZOA Boss Calls Young Jewish Activist A ‘Mindless Idiot’ On Twitter
ZOA’s Morton Klein attacked two young Jewish left-wing activists, calling one a “mindless idiot” and another a “pathetic frightened Jew.”
WATCH: Former Sanders Staffer Simone Zimmerman “Outraged” At Israel Travel Ban
Simone Zimmerman, briefly the Jewish outreach coordinator to Bernie Sanders, blasted Israel’s new travel ban targeting supporters of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement.
Simone Zimmerman Breaks Silence on Bernie Sanders, the Democrats — and Israel
For a five days in April, Simone Zimmerman was the most controversial figure in Jewish politics.
You Hate the Jewish Establishment — But Do You Know What It Is?
The establishment is not only embracing more diversity, David Bernstein writes. It is diverse.
I’m Seeking Freedom From the Organized Jewish Community This Passover
Refusing to let his Seders be embittered, Jay Michaelson finds himself with an unusual wish as we approach the season of liberation.
17 Jewish Activists Protesting Israeli Occupation Arrested at ADL Headquarters
If Not Now activists celebrated a Passover meal in the lobby of the Anti-Defamation League to protest the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Why It Was Right To Suspend Simone Zimmerman from Bernie Sanders Campaign
The logic behind suspending Simone Zimmerman is sound, writes Michael Rothbaum. But it’s the same logic that should end the Israeli occupation.
This Passover, We’re Joining Simone Zimmerman To Fight for Freedom for All
The Bernie Sanders campaign may have caved to regressive voices, two IfNotNow leaders write, but young Jews will voice a different opinion at actions all across the country this week.
Is Simone Zimmerman an ‘Anti-Israel’ Martyr — or Poster Child for Bernie Sanders Bungling?
The hashtag #IStandWithSimone took off shortly after the Sanders campaign abruptly suspended its Jewish outreach coordinator April 13. Within hours, hundreds of tweets were posted in support of Simone Zimmerman, who had been hired only days earlier; she had immediately created an uproar when an old Facebook post surfaced in which she used vulgarity directed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.