With a Push and a Nudge, Biden Shows Bibi the Exit Ramp

Jewish Politics & Power is published every other week. Sign up for our newsletter for updates. 1. What American Pressure Looks Like The Biden administration, last week, found its voice. Its public voice, that is. Not only did the White House make clear openly and formally that America is not being attacked by aliens, but top administration officials finally said out loud what they really think about the current Israeli government’s policies. It was no hot mic incident, nor was it an off-the-cuff comment. The Biden administration, in an orchestrated and calculated move, decided to escalate its pressure campaign against Netanyahu’s government. The public offensive began with Biden’s written comments to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in which he weighed in on the new coalition government’s plan for “judiciary reform,” which would severely undercut the power and independence of Israeli courts....

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Let the Comedians Say What They Want! with Judy Gold and Joe Alterman

Join Gold and Joe Alterman, executive director of Neranenah, for an in-depth conversation about the challenges facing today’s comedians—from censorship and the growing threat of cancel culture to the rise in antisemitism and its impact on telling jokes about one’s Jewish identity.

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