Israel/Palestine
Israeli Assaults on Palestinians: Silence is Complicity
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If not now, when?
Tikkun Daily
Challenging Antisemitism: Why Criticism of Israel Shouldn’t be Singled Out & Our Interconnected Struggles for Justice
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Criticism of Israel’s policies and practices should not be singled out as examples of antisemitism. We must not reinforce the notion that there is anything about criticism of Israel that requires “special” attention. Further, locating the challenge against antisemitism as an integral part of other struggles for justice, rather than exceptionalizing it, can only strengthen all our movements against racism and white supremacy.
Jewish Wisdom
Older Jews in Florida: Caricature vs Reality
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Cardboard portrayals of older Jews in Florida diminish the richness of their histories, life experiences, and progressive political engagement.
Tikkun Daily
What About Palestine?
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Donna Nevel observes that Trump’s critics, responding to his claim that Jews are disloyal to Israel for voting Democrat, overlooked the ongoing assaults on the Palestinian people.
US Politics
The Dream Defenders and False Accusations of Anti-Semitism
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Donna Nevel explains that when claims of anti-semitism are falsely hurled against politicians and activists, they both have destructive consequences and also make a mockery of, and trivialize, real acts of anti-Semitism.