A Brooklyn Rally Against Antisemitism Offers Right-Wing Solutions – After a Jewish man was attacked for wearing an IDF hoodie, demonstrators responded with calls for more cops. January 5, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Desmond Tutu’s Lifelong Struggle Against Apartheid – South Africa’s moral leader frequently clashed with Israel and the American Jewish establishment. December 29, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Republicans’ Revealing Arguments Against the Islamophobia Envoy – The antisemitism envoy is exactly what congressional Republicans fear the Islamophobia envoy could become: a threat to free speech. December 29, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Columbia Grad Students Are Close to Victory—But Some Issues Remain Unresolved – The largest labor action in the country has the potential to transform higher education. December 24, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
AIPAC’s New PACs Signal a Strategic Shift – Washington’s flagship Israel lobby is turning to a more explicit fundraising model. December 22, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
“Pro-Israel” Pundits Don’t Talk About Israel – Many of the hawkish commentators frequently described as Israel experts show surprisingly little interest in the on-the-ground reality in the state they admire. December 20, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
An Archive of the Present – A conversation with scholar Gil Z. Hochberg about the limits and potential of the archive December 17, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
From Migrations – “and there was something beloved in the days and in the memory of the days / and it took me my whole life to wake up” December 17, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Survivor’s Guilt – In his Novi Sad trilogy of post-Holocaust fictions, the Serbian novelist Aleksandar Tišma examines the psychologically warping effects of antisemitism. December 14, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading