Jaclyn Best: Walking on Eggshells Over Palestine
“Because of my experience living in Israel and learning from my Palestinian friends, I am definitely a lot more sympathetic than maybe the majority of the American Jewish population.”
Podcasts for Peace: Six Shows That Feature Nuanced Conversations about Israel/Palestine
Many Israelis, Palestinians and Jews abroad are actively working to provide nuanced perspectives to their respective communities—and other listeners.
Israel-Palestine Food Fights: Ice Cream Edition
The week that has passed since Ben & Jerry’s announced their decision to stop selling their frozen goods in the Palestinian areas occupied by Israel in 1967 provided ample time to come up with puns and memes about this rare intersection of ice cream, Israel and antisemitism.
Past Presidents, Jewish Precedents: Inaugurations and the Jewish Electorate
On Monday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. After a presidential
Interview | An Israeli-Yemeni Woman Embraces the Culture She Tried for Years to Avoid
“I wanted to tell the story of Yemeni Jewish women because I grew up with these really powerful strong women.”
In One Israeli Cab, the Whole Catastrophe
“This taxi represented most of the country. Which is, of course, the problem.”
Belgium’s Jews Are Thinking of Moving Where?
“I haven’t been treated right, and you haven’t been treated right,” the presidential nominee told a gathering of Jewish donors.
The Vanishing Antisemitism Taboo
Many years ago, as a young reporter, I had the arresting experience of watching in real time as a random group of people spontaneously enforced the American taboo against antisemitism.
Opinion | What I Learned at Stanford
“Zionists are the in-group upon which white supremacy depends.” This is what a Stanford dean told me while giving me