Posts Tagged: liberals Israel
Why ‘Pro-Israel’ Is No Longer Enough
Speaking to a group at last month's Israeli conservatism conference, former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was asked how best to "sell Zionism" in...
The Far Right Is Antisemitic — and So Is the Radical Left
I’m sitting in Charlottesville, Virginia -- the city where the ugly "Unite the Right" rally took place two years ago that gripped the nation. The...
On Zionism, Progressives Take a Page Out of the Socialist Playbook
JNS.org - There is a tragic account of the last moments of Grigori Zinoviev, the veteran Russian Bolshevik leader of Jewish descent who was executed by...
Waking Up to a World Where Political Allies Hate the Jews
JNS.org - It isn’t easy for some Jewish liberals, but many of them are waking up to a world that doesn’t neatly conform to their existing...
A Jewish Version of Intersectionality
JNS.org - Whatever else is said these days about antisemitism, it remains the case that being accused of it is a surefire way of gaining name...
History Is Misremembered by Left and Right
Contemporary Jewish discourse is full of nostalgia for the glorious, not-so-distant past. Reading through newspapers or listening to speeches at conferences and public gatherings, one...
‘Disproportionate’ Response to New York Stabber Highlights Hypocrisy Over Israel
"Knife-wielding man shot dead in midtown Manhattan" was the headline making the rounds on the Internet last week. The man with the knife had not shouted "Allahu...
A Jewish Voice for Peace? No — Just Another Hate Group
Who is the group called A Jewish Voice for Peace and why does it hide its funders from the public? Don’t be fooled by the name. JVP is...
Why Jews Are Fleeing the Progressive Left and Democratic Party
The progressive movement's main claim to political legitimacy is a moral claim. The movement claims to stand for social justice and equality of rights throughout...
Israel Activists Must Embrace Liberals, Not Shun Them
A few days ago, a friend sent me a social justice video. It was completely unrelated to Israel and instead had to do with racism...
Why do Leftists Attack the Only Liberal Country in the Middle East?
What is the most rightist doctrine in the world today? It has to be radical Islam. Islamists don't allow women to go out of their...