Author: Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Prominent Jewish critics of Harvard University are opposing the appointment of a Jewish studies professor to co-chair the school’s new antisemitism task force, arguing that his views on Israel and antisemitism disqualify him. The latest controversy at Harvard began on Friday, when Derek Penslar, director of the school’s center for Jewish studies, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Pastor John Hagee, the influential pro-Israel evangelical leader, blasted Republicans for trafficking in “thinly veiled racism”  and a “contagious viral strain of anti-American, anti-Christian, and antisemitic politics.” Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, has long been associated with the pro-Israel right and has praised and endorsed a series of Republican […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Ron DeSantis’ decision to end his presidential campaign leaves Nikki Haley as the only serious Republican challenger to Donald Trump, potentially consolidating her support among Jewish voters and donors in the party who seek an alternative to the former president. Trump responded to DeSantis’ exit by ramping up his attacks on Haley, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — As director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota, Natan Paradise says he leads a research institution, not an advocacy organization. Yet since Oct. 7, he says his research has been put on pause while he spends his time “just dealing with this.”   “This” refers to fallout from […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In the middle of his victory speech on the night of the Iowa Caucuses, Donald Trump said he would end the Israel-Hamas war.  At a recent debate, Nikki Haley avowed that anti-Zionism is antisemitism.  At another debate, Ron DeSantis gave a shout-out to the director of the Republican Jewish coalition. Jewish […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Complaints about anti-Israel protests at Temple and Brown filed by a Jewish right-wing activist who attends neither university are among the latest round of antisemitism investigations opened by the U.S. Department of Education. The department’s civil rights office is also looking into a series of University of Minnesota faculty statements condemning Israel, […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The change on Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign website was seemingly minor, but the story behind it involved two Jewish public figures and the debate on diversity, equity and inclusion that is roiling the culture wars over Israel, race and other hot-button topics. In a story posted Tuesday, Politico reported that Phillips, […]

ANN ARBOR, Michigan ((JEWISH REVIEW)) – The school board in this city endorsed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war early Thursday morning, more than five hours after convening for a meeting was expected to be contentious. The vote made Ann Arbor Public Schools one of the only school districts in the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly declined to consider a bill advanced by Sen. Bernie Sanders to assess whether Israel is complying with U.S. human rights laws governing the American military aid it receives. The Senate voted 72-11 across parties to shelve the bill, which would have required the State Department to report […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — In a speech marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Rep. Ritchie Torres likened protesters who have celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacres to white people in the Jim Crow era who celebrated after the lynching of Black people. “I was profoundly shaken not only by Oct. 7, but by the aftermath,” Torres, […]