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
The Origins of the Ukraine Crisis – A guide for the perplexed December 10, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
Middle East Studies Association Votes to Consider Endorsing BDS – An endorsement of the BDS movement would be another indicator of just how much Israel’s apartheid system disquiets academia in the US. December 9, 2021David Rutman, Meghan Froy Continue Reading
