Opinion | Is Our Fear of Antisemitism Poisoning Our Discussion of Israel?
Antisemitism is again on the rise, although the degree is subject to dispute.
Closing the Circle with an Old Comrade
Journalist Mark Pinsky reflects on his experiences after the Six-Day War with Max Haber and Norman Rosenbaum. Both men died, and Pinsky returns to Israel to find their graves.
Deep Dive | More Jews Murdered in France
What explains the rise in antisemitic violence in the past 20 years in France, and what can the government do about it?
Sunrise DC Quits Rally Because of ‘Zionist’ Groups’ Participation
When bikers, walkers and runners convene on Saturday at the Freedom to Vote Relay's finish line near the Capitol, one group will not be in...
David Duke Abroad
David Duke established another life for himself in Austria—and remained undisturbed in his Alpine paradise.
For JPVP Participants, AIPAC Was a Bipartisan Affair
In the weeks leading up to their annual policy conference, AIPAC made headlines with its controversial ad attacking “radical” Democrats and Bernie Sanders’s public boycott...
The Star of David: Between Judaism and Zionism
What does the Star of David symbolize?
Interview | Ehud Barak: An Israel Without Hate
As Israeli elections near, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak speaks out about the meaning of Zionism, a one-state vs. two-state solution and the kind of leadership Israel needs
Is Brooke Davies the American Jewish Establishment’s Worst Nightmare?
Brooke Davies spent ten summers at Camp Ramah, confronted anti-Semitism routinely as a child in the South, and fell in love with Israel as a teenager. She also had a close call with terrorism, less than two years ago, when a young boy attempted to stab her in Jaffa. But when became a national leader in J Street U, she faced opposition from the Jewish community and even from those in her family. Now she is reconsidering her relationship with the Jewish community altogether.
George Eliot Also Grappled With Feminism and Zionism
Just as Daniel Deronda probes the limits and possibilities for women in Victorian England, it addresses a different set of concerns regarding Jewish self-determination in Palestine.
The First Zionist Novel?
George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda' was written in 1876, 21 years before Theodor Herzl founded the Zionist movement—to the astonishment and delight of many contemporaries, and of many Jews ever since.
Why Feminism and Zionism Are Not Contradictory
Sarsour, like the activists from the International Women’s Strike, is a committed supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that singles out Israel and Zionism for condemnation. This reflects not only a misunderstanding of Zionism but a violation of some of the most basic feminist principles.