for Thursday, May 19, 2022

Politics ›

0 Politics Israel

Progressives and pro-Israel groups each claim victories in May primaries

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

In recent congressional primaries, both progressive and traditional pro-Israel groups are claiming strategic successes.

Literature ›

0 Literature Culture

Night at Meron

Yossi Schweig in Tablet

S. Yizhar, a pioneering figure in Hebrew literature, published his first story in 1938, marking a shift in Israeli literary circles as it reflected the perspective of Israeli-born Jewish writers eager to develop a new identity in contrast to the Diaspora.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Politics

The Buffalo shooter murdered Black people. His screed also oppresses Jews. Here's what it says.

Samuel Breslow in Forward

In the aftermath of the tragic Buffalo mass shooting that targeted Black Americans, the attacker's hate-filled manifesto revealed a deep-seated antisemitic ideology largely shaped by the far-right conspiracy theory known as the "great replacement theory."

Editors' Note

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