Eliana Rudee
ARTICLES BY: Eliana Rudee
Why Trevor Noah’s Twitter Troubles Matter
Making jokes about women, LGBT people and Jews is not new in comedy. And most often, when a comedy routine features controversial jokes, it doesn't make international...
People, Not Politicians, Make the US-Israel Alliance Strong
If you listen to the legacy media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with help from Republican House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), have gravely damaged the...
Lessons From a Foiled Terror Attack in Tel Aviv
When most people picture a terrorist, the image is rarely of a pregnant Jewish woman. And this is exactly how terrorists use our preconceived notions...
Is the ASA Backpedaling on its Israel Boycott?
The American Studies Association (ASA) is preparing to host its annual meeting next month at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Back in 2013,...
High Holidays On Three Different Continents
This year, I spent the High Holidays in Brazil. My parents spent them at home in Seattle. And my younger brother spent the week in...
You Are Israel’s True ‘Start Up Nation’
Israel is the Start-Up Nation. This is what we are constantly told. Despite continuous wars, Israel has more high-tech start-ups per capita than any other...
Israel Defines the Empowerment of Women, Even During Wartime
The Electronic Intifada recently published a piece that claims ending Zionism is a feminist issue, as a disproportionate number of women and children are being killed...
Supporting Israel’s Soldiers, One Challah at a Time
I am not a soldier. I am not even a citizen of Israel. Yet Israel is the only place on earth where, whenever war breaks...
