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Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism

January 7, 2026January 8, 2026Sara Wood

For decades, liberal Zionism served the American Jewish majority as the ideological bridge between democratic and Jewish values: Support for Israel was based in, and justified by, a commitment to Jewish self-determination anchored in democracy, and animated by the promise of peace with the Palestinians. On Tuesday night in Manhattan, a group of prominent rabbis […]

After drawing BDS backlash, progressive Jewish writer Peter Beinart apologizes for speaking at Tel Aviv U

November 28, 2025David Leibermann

Peter Beinart began his first social media post after his latest speaking engagement with an apology. “By speaking earlier this week at Tel Aviv University, I made a serious mistake,” the progressive Jewish writer posted on X, a day after a scheduled appearance at the Israeli school. The morning before, he had defended his plans, […]

The subject was Gaza, but Jon Stewart and Peter Beinart had a whole lot to say about Judaism

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025Jesse Orine

Jon Stewart hosted writer Peter Beinart on “The Daily Show” Monday night, for a conversation in which the two Jewish liberals agreed that the war in Gaza was “horrific” and that Israel bore near exclusive blame for the suffering endured by Palestinians in the 22 months since the Oct. 7 attacks. While the two discussed […]