Posts Tagged: Zionism
What Links Progressive Intersectionality? Blame the ‘Zionists’
“When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You’re talking antisemitism,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared in 1968. Dr. King’s admonishment is as relevant today...
Texas Public High School Reportedly Teaches Students That Israel Was to Blame for Outbreak of 1948 War of Independence
A public high school in Texas reportedly offered a tenth-grade lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that claimed the 1948 War of Independence was precipitated by the fact that...
Why We Observe the Torah When We Don’t Have To
Jews have lived in the biblical Land of Israel, uninterrupted, for thousands of years. For much of that time, Jewish life was confined to small communities...
Independence Day Religious Confusion
Israel’s Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, brings out the best and the worst in us. We cannot agree on what it means, and we cannot agree...
The Fight for Zion
For American Jews, Zionism has become a source of debate, controversy, embarrassment and guilt, as they try to come to terms with the activities of...
Zionism and the Authentic Life
To continue our discussion of existentialism, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and Zionism: While sometimes philosophers can stretch sentence-length discoveries into whole books and...
Alan Dershowitz: The Newest Bigotry — An Israel Supporter Must Be ‘Biased’ on Trump Travel Ban
A recent CNN panel discussion regarding the Trump travel ban was infected by the bigotry of one of the participants. The host, Don Lemon, called on...
Alan Dershowitz: Why Must Women Choose Between Feminism and Zionism?
On March 8, women abstained from work as part of the International Women’s Strike (IWS), a grassroots feminist movement aimed at bringing attention “to the...
American Jewish Actress Mayim Bialik Takes on Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour: Zionism and Feminism Are Not Contradictory
American Jewish actress Mayim Bialik published on Wednesday a refutation of anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour’s recently made claim that one cannot be a Zionist feminist. “Zionism...
Jewish Agency Chairman Sharansky: Trump Not Responsible for Resurgence of ‘Profound, Long-Term, Historical Process Like Antisemitism’
Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky on Thursday said that there is “no reason to suspect US President Donald Trump of arousing support for...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: A Rock Called Zion (EXCERPT)
The following is an excerpt from French philosopher and activist Bernard-Henri Lévy's newly released book, The Genius of Judaism, which delves into the meaning of being a...
University of Toronto Grad Student, Instructor Openly ‘Bullies’ Jews Online
A graduate student at the University of Toronto, who teaches courses at the school, has harassed Jews and supporters of Israel on social media, using the pejorative "Zios"...
Holy Secularism: A Visit to the Tavor Academy
One of the defining characteristics of life in Israel is the ongoing encounter and grappling with Judaism and Jewish identity. Largely unnoticed outside of the...
IDF Marks Martin Luther King Day With Video of Soldiers Spreading Civil Rights Leader’s Message of Compassion
In honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces produced a video clip reiterating the assassinated civil rights leader's message of choosing compassion...
