The Wrong Way to Boycott – In contrast to ineffective—or even unethical—actions targeting Russian culture and individuals, the Palestinian BDS campaign is a model of how to use boycott and divestment efforts strategically. March 22, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
A Lesson in Arabic Grammar by Toni Morrison – On the syntax of relation March 21, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Russia’s Anti-War Protesters Are Facing Unprecedented Repression – Putin’s regime is cracking down on the last vestiges of political dissent. March 17, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
SCOOP: Internal ADL Memo Recommended Ending Police Delegations to Israel Amid Backlash – The controversial program, now on pause, was characterized by senior staff as high cost and low reward. March 17, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Knesset Renews Permanent Residency Ban for Palestinian Spouses of Israeli Citizens – The controversial law is intended to protect a Jewish demographic majority. March 16, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Fables of Finitude – In Pure Colour, Sheila Heti asks what it would mean to love the stories that link us to the past without imagining that they will carry us into the future. March 14, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Jewish World’s Ambivalence About Russian Oligarchs – As Western governments sanction Putin’s inner circle, Israel and various Jewish organizations are more hesitant. March 10, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
What a BDS-Supporting President Means for Chile’s Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas – In Chile, home to a significant Palestinian community as well as a smaller Jewish enclave, the election of leftist Gabriel Boric may galvanize a shift in the politics of Israel/Palestine. March 10, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
A Judicial Reprieve for Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah – Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that four families slated for eviction can remain in their homes—for now. March 8, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
The Many Oblivions of Babi Yar – An ambitious creative team promised to make Kyiv home to the biggest and most impressive Holocaust museum in all of Europe. Before Russia attacked the city, scholars and artists had spent years in pitched disagreement over the vision of the memorial. March 7, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
