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
My Grandmother, A Zionist Who Died as She Lived
It was a bonding experience, both sweet and sad, like all loss.
Why Do Campus Protesters Want to #DropHillel?
“Drop Hillel” states its goals as exposing Hillel as being explicitly Zionists, building alternative, non-Zionist campus organizations and delegitimizing Hillel as an authority on antisemitism.
Jewish Word | Is ‘Good for the Jews’…Good for the Jews?
The line remains in use, but its emotional underpinning has altered.
Approaching the Finish Line
Will Trump end the war? And how does that fit in with his promise to give Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a free hand in conducting the conflict?
Interview | Ghaith al-Omari on the End of the Sinwar Era and What Comes Next
“The tragedy of the last year is proof that you cannot ignore this region.”
The End of the Sinwar Era: What Comes Next? with Ghaith al-Omari and Nadine Epstein
About The death of one-man—the October 7 mastermind and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar—changes everything. But how? Will there be reprisals
The End of the Sinwar Era: What Comes Next? with Ghaith al-Omari and Nadine Epstein
Join Ghaith al-Omari for a conversation about possible next steps in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
From 2004 | Break-Fast on Cyprus
The British allowed us to visit the seashore on the eve of Yom Kippur so we could purify ourselves for the Day of Atonement.
Opinion | UN Secretary General António Guterres Unworthy of Nobel Peace Prize
António Guterres has disproportionately focused on condemning Israel’s legally justified actions.
Book Review | With Critics Like These, Israel Will Be Fine
The irony of both books is that they replicate the intellectual sins they ascribe to Zionists—one-sided descriptions of Israeli actions, lack of self-criticism, and suffocating certainty.