Posts Tagged: anti-zionism
Why Anti-Zionism Is More Lethal Than Antisemitism
JNS.org - I always get suspicious when I hear someone flaunt their pro-Israel credentials by saying, “I firmly believe in Israel’s right to exist.” Gee,...
Fair Criticism of Israel? What About the Palestinians?
Supporters of a close relationship between the US and Israel work hard to differentiate between anti-Zionism and legitimate criticism of Israel. Doing so is an...
Today’s Antisemitism Is the Fight Against Israel
JNS.org - Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote that when it comes to antisemitism, there’s a strange kind of associated optimism: Once the evil embodied by the...
Austrian Chancellor Says Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism ‘Two Sides of the Same Coin’
In an address at a conference held by the American Jewish Committee’s Transatlantic Institute on Thursday, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, “In today’s political climate,...
‘I Hope My Party’s Leadership Takes a Stand Against Omar’
JNS - After widespread condemnations of recent tweets by Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar as antisemitic, Binghamton University Pipe Dream’s opinions editor Sarah Molano claimed that...
Debunking the Myth That Anti-Zionism Isn’t Antisemitic
In a long Guardian op-ed, Peter Beinart argues that anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitic. In his piece ("Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic)," Beinart argues that...
‘Anti-Zionism’ Without the Hyphen
JNS.org - To hyphenate or not to hyphenate? One of the more enduring debates among scholars of antisemitism is whether to include a hyphen in the...
I’m a Jew, So I’ll Define Antisemitism
You would not ask an engineer to diagnose tuberculosis, nor would you ask a doctor to identify a tax problem. So why is it that...
Back to the Idealized Ghetto: Bradley Burston’s Solution to Zionist ‘Toxic Masculinity”
According to Bradley Burston’s latest in Haaretz, we Jews are currently awash in a sea of Zionist “toxic masculinity” from which he needs to desperately purge...
How Historians Will See Canary Mission Years From Now
On a recent Thursday, at about 8 am, on a desk illuminated by light from a nearby window, a paper cup of steaming coffee laden...
Michelle Goldberg, Anti-Zionism, and Ahavat Yisrael
Michelle Goldberg's December 7 New York Times op-ed denying the connection between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has aroused some controversy, though perhaps less than expected, as...
The New Normal for Israel and Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a state visit last month to the Sultanate of Oman. Color me skeptical about scenarios discussed in the media...
Antisemitism in the West
Western political parties are undergoing an astonishing antisemitism crisis. The British Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn have been exposed as deeply and irrevocably...
Anti-Zionist Students at New School: Israeli-American Killed by Palestinian Terrorist ‘Was Neither a Victim, Nor a Hero’
An anti-Zionist student group at The New School in New York appeared to justify the recent killing of an Israeli-American man by a Palestinian terrorist, claiming, "He was...
