Posts Tagged: Zionism
No, We Shouldn’t Stop Using the Word Zionism
If someone lied every time you ate a meal, saying you were using your knife and fork incorrectly, I doubt you’d drop your utensils and...
Oxford Union President Urged to Step Down After Justifying Oct. 7 Attack, Saying Hamas Will Be ‘Lauded as Heroes’
Controversy ensnared the historic Oxford Union debate society on Wednesday when its president, reportedly the first Palestinian to hold the position, was revealed to have...
Gen Z New Hampshire Congressional Candidate Refuses to Acknowledge Israel’s ‘Right to Exist’
A Democratic state lawmaker in New Hampshire now running for US Congress is facing mounting criticism after comments in which he refused to affirm the...
Zionism or Vulnerability: The Choice History Already Answered
As Israel marks tonight the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day, I found myself returning to a question that is not abstract, not historical, but immediate:...
Yes, It Should Be Spelled ‘Anti-Semitism’ — and Yes, It Matters
With everything happening right now -- bombs thrown in New York City; synagogues and Jewish schools shot up in Michigan, Toronto, and the Netherlands; Israelis...
Why Negative Narratives About Zionism Are Reshaping American Opinion
Support for Israel in the United States is in part a battle of narratives. Pro-Israel advocates emphasize democracy, pluralism, and Israel's role as a refuge...
Indigenous Zionism Is Peoplehood Zionism
Zion has figured powerfully in the Jewish imagination for millennia, at least from the time of the Babylonian exile, and the pre-exilic Psalms. Enter the...
Can We Ignore the Antisemitism in the Palestinian National Movement?
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently offered a formulation now familiar across Western democracies: you can support the cause of a Palestinian state without being...
Mamdani Taps Anti-Israel Voices Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon, Jewish Voice for Peace Director for Inaugural Committee
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday unveiled the members of his inaugural committee, and the list includes a slate of anti-Israel appointments, sparking...
Does the Term Antisemitism Properly Convey People’s Hatred of Israel and Jews?
Something happened while I was writing a book about how to fight antisemitism. Forget internal arguments over hyphens or whether to call it "Jew-hate." A new...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict a Low Priority for Young Americans, Despite Rising Anti-Israel Views, Poll Shows
The Israeli–Palestinian issue barely registers as a meaningful priority when young American voters decide how to cast their ballots, despite anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment rising...
Indonesia’s Biggest Islamic Group Asks Chief to Resign Over Invitation to Pro-Israeli Speaker
Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, has asked its chief to resign for inviting a US scholar known for his support of Israel during the Gaza war...
Jewish Voice for Peace Members Form New, More Radical Anti-Zionist Student Group
Some college students affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), an anti-Israel organization that has helped organize widespread demonstrations against the Jewish state during the...
Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Says ‘We Are Fighting the Jews, Not Zionism’
Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi said on a podcast earlier this month that she is fighting Jews, not Zionism, and that she wishes for World War...
