JTA
Most Americans don’t want the US to conquer Gaza, Pew survey finds
9 Apr 2025
A Pew Research Center survey highlights that a majority of Americans, 62%, oppose former President Donald Trump's idea of the U.S. taking over Gaza, with 46%...
9 Apr 2025
On the Nose
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Debating Zionist Realism
9 Apr 2025
Arielle Angel and Mari Cohen engage with Jon Danforth-Appell on the notion of "Zionist realism," a concept suggesting that the Jewish left struggles to imagi...
9 Apr 2025
JTA
Cornell and Northwestern to see nearly $2B frozen amid Trump’s antisemitism crackdown
9 Apr 2025
Cornell and Northwestern Universities, both led by Jewish presidents, are facing substantial funding cuts from the Trump administration as part of a broader ...
9 Apr 2025
Unpacked
The Real Reason the World Sides Against Israel | Explained
9 Apr 2025
The video "The Real Reason the World Sides Against Israel | Explained" from Unpacked explores the complex nature of Israel's power dynamics on the global sta...
9 Apr 2025
The Free Press
Martin Gurri: When Americans Gave Up Their Freedoms. Plus. . .
9 Apr 2025
In a reflection on the changing American political landscape, Martin Gurri argues that public disillusionment with institutions was significantly magnified b...
9 Apr 2025
The Free Press
I Was Called an ‘Inbred Swine’ at Princeton Last Night
9 Apr 2025
Danielle Shapiro recounts a distressing incident at Princeton University where Jewish students faced antisemitic slurs and intimidation during an anti-Israel...
9 Apr 2025
Forward
Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities
9 Apr 2025
Jewish cultural institutions face a daunting challenge as President Trump's administration dismantles key federal arts funding bodies, significantly impactin...
9 Apr 2025
Jewish Insider
Lipstadt says Trump admin ‘weaponized’ antisemitism in higher ed policy
9 Apr 2025
Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to combat antisemitism, critiques the Trump administration's approach to tackling antisemitism on college campuse...
9 Apr 2025
Jewish Insider
Zohran Mamdani deepens his anti-Israel antagonism in NYC mayoral race
9 Apr 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a far-left Democratic Socialist and candidate in the New York City mayoral race, continues to deepen concerns among Jewish communities with h...
9 Apr 2025
Forward
Can Israel's love for Trump survive his coming negotiations with Iran?
8 Apr 2025
As President Donald Trump signals a renewal of nuclear negotiations with Iran, concerns arise in Israel over whether his approach will genuinely safeguard Is...
8 Apr 2025
JTA
Swedish teens who attacked Israeli embassy caught in Iranian terrorism plot, CNN finds
8 Apr 2025
Iran is implicated in directing two Swedish teenagers to conduct attacks on the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, revealing a concerning connection between organ...
8 Apr 2025
Forward
Is this extremist Zionist group trying to protect Israel — or just punish left-wing Jews?
8 Apr 2025
Emily Tamkin discusses the controversial actions of the militant Zionist group Betar, which has started compiling lists of Diaspora Jews they believe should ...
8 Apr 2025
Forward
Conservative movement softens support for two-state solution
8 Apr 2025
The Conservative and Reform Jewish movements in the U.S. are shifting their stances on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict amid recent geopolitical tensions. Hi...
8 Apr 2025
JTA
How ‘October 8’ and ‘The Encampments,’ two new documentaries on America post-Oct. 7, talk right past each other
8 Apr 2025
Two new documentaries, "October 8" and "The Encampments," reflect the deep divide in American perspectives following the Hamas attacks in Israel and the subs...
8 Apr 2025
Moment
Bibi Rushes to Washington, Leaves Empty-Handed
8 Apr 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unexpected trip to Washington to meet President Trump was driven by urgent developments surrounding U.S.-Iran neg...
8 Apr 2025
Forward
AIPAC attacks Democrats who voted to stop arms sales to Israel
8 Apr 2025
AIPAC, the influential pro-Israel lobby, has launched a significant ad campaign targeting Democratic senators who supported resolutions to halt significant a...
8 Apr 2025
Jewdicious
Gazans Standing Up To Hamas?
8 Apr 2025
The article discusses recent reports of Palestinians in Gaza protesting against Hamas, a significant development given Hamas's oppressive control over the ar...
8 Apr 2025
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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The Supremes Step In
8 Apr 2025
The episode discusses a recent complex Supreme Court decision involving the legality of plane deportations to El Salvador, examining its implications for fut...
8 Apr 2025
JTA
Asked if he plans to drop 17% tariff on Israeli goods, Trump says, ‘Maybe not’
8 Apr 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington did not yield a commitment from President Trump to rescind the 17% tariff on Israeli goods, despite Ne...
8 Apr 2025
Future of Jewish
You can support a Palestinian state without lying — so why do they?
8 Apr 2025
Nachum Kaplan critiques the pro-Palestinian movement for promoting falsehoods about Jewish and Palestinian claims to land and statehood. He argues that lies ...
8 Apr 2025
Israel: State of a Nation
Growing Up Hating Israel | How Rawan Osman Broke Free From Hezbollah’s Narrative
8 Apr 2025
Rawan Osman, a Syrian activist and writer, shares her transformation from accepting Hezbollah's anti-Israel narrative to recognizing the group's manipulative...
8 Apr 2025
Rationalist Judaism
[Re-send with corrected download link] Some Exciting Publications
8 Apr 2025
Natan Slifkin highlights two new volumes that delve deeply into the contested issue of military service in Israel, particularly from a halakhic perspective. ...
8 Apr 2025
Rationalist Judaism
Some Exciting Publications
8 Apr 2025
Natan Slifkin shares excitement over receiving two significant volumes addressing the halakhic and ideological facets of military service within Israeli soci...
8 Apr 2025
18forty
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The Dardik Family: A Child Moves Away From Zionism [Divergence 3/4]
8 Apr 2025
The Dardik family's episode delves into the intricate dynamics of maintaining familial bonds amidst divergent views on Zionism and military service. The disc...
8 Apr 2025
18forty
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The Dardik Family: A Child Moves Away From Zionism [Divergence 3/5]
8 Apr 2025
The Dardik family's story explores themes of ideological and familial divergence as Aharon Akiva Dardik, growing up in a Zionist family, becomes an activist ...
8 Apr 2025
18forty
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The Dardik Family: A Child Moves Away From Zionism [Divergence 3/6]
8 Apr 2025
The Dardik family shares their experiences dealing with ideological divergences after their son Aharon Akiva, a philosophy student and ceasefire activist, re...
8 Apr 2025
Ami
From Espionage and Prison to Freedom
8 Apr 2025
Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for passing secrets to Israel, marking a significant ...
8 Apr 2025
Ami
Courage and Carnage in Gaza // Hamas embarks on a tour of revenge
8 Apr 2025
The article highlights the brutal suppression of anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, where demonstrators demanding the end of Hamas's regime faced severe retaliatio...
8 Apr 2025
Tablet
The King’s Foils
8 Apr 2025
Michael Doran's article analyzes the divergent foreign policy approaches of the hypothetical second term of a Trump administration, highlighting an intriguin...
8 Apr 2025
Future of Jewish
Suddenly, antisemitism is activism and 'Islamophobia' is terrorism.
7 Apr 2025
Daniel Greenfield critiques what he perceives as a double standard in how justice is served between attacks on Muslims and Jews in Los Angeles. He highlights...
7 Apr 2025
JTA
Meeting with Netanyahu, Trump again floats proposal for US to take over Gaza
7 Apr 2025
During a meeting in Washington, President Trump revisited his controversial proposal for the U.S. to take control of Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Netanya...
7 Apr 2025
Forward
Trump says US has begun direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program
7 Apr 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program will commence, following a meeting with Israeli Prime M...
7 Apr 2025
Forward
In new letter, Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism and accuses some students of ‘participating in the genocide’
7 Apr 2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist and recent Columbia University graduate, has stirred controversy with a letter from an ICE detention cen...
7 Apr 2025
Forward
A legacy of defiance: Why I'm holding my Seder in one of the oldest Black churches in the country
7 Apr 2025
Amidst rising authoritarian concerns under President Trump's second term and societal divisions, Tamar Manasseh plans to hold her Passover Seder in one of Ch...
7 Apr 2025
Moment
Book Review | Israel Doesn’t Fit Your Frameworks
7 Apr 2025
Carlin Romano reviews two thought-provoking books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Adam Kirsch's "On Settler Colonialism" and Peter Beinart's "Being Jewi...
7 Apr 2025
JTA
The Passover seder is a model for healing democracies in peril
7 Apr 2025
Rabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explores how the Passover seder offers a framework for healing democracies under threat worldwide. Emphasizing the enduring influen...
7 Apr 2025
Haaretz Weekly
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'I don't know of any IDF soldier who paid a price for killing innocents in Gaza'
7 Apr 2025
Nir Hasson, a journalist for Haaretz, provides a firsthand account of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, revealing a lack of accountability in the Israeli Defense...
7 Apr 2025
Moment
Book Review | It’s All Happened Here
7 Apr 2025
Clay Risen's book, "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America," chronicles the chilling resonance between past and present politic...
7 Apr 2025
JTA
14-year-old Palestinian-American killed by Israeli fire in West Bank, officials say
7 Apr 2025
Tensions in the West Bank continue to escalate following the death of Omar Mohammad Rabea, a 14-year-old Palestinian-American, allegedly killed by Israeli fi...
7 Apr 2025
Forward
Following an Orwellian 'Liberation Day,' is a doublethinking America on its way to becoming another Oceania?
7 Apr 2025
Robert Zaretsky explores the chilling parallels between George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" and contemporary America, emphasizing how antisemitism, totali...
7 Apr 2025
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Intellectual Trade Deficit
7 Apr 2025
The episode analyzes the implications of Trump's recent trade-tariff policy on the U.S. economy, particularly its impact on international relations and domes...
7 Apr 2025
The Beinart Notebook
Israel Says It’s Only Fighting Hamas
7 Apr 2025
Peter Beinart criticizes the framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a solely anti-Hamas war, arguing it's more accurately a war against Gaza as a who...
7 Apr 2025
18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers
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Anshel Pfeffer: 'The idea that you'll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad'
7 Apr 2025
Anshel Pfeffer discusses the complexities of Israeli politics, the challenges of dealing with Hamas, and the persistent myths surrounding Zionism and Hasbara...
7 Apr 2025
Future of Jewish
The IDF made a mistake. Hamas made it inevitable.
7 Apr 2025
Andrew Fox examines a tragic incident in Rafah, Gaza, where the IDF, during operations against Hamas, killed several unarmed aid workers, mistaking them for ...
7 Apr 2025
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Why 72% of police-reported hate crimes in Canada remain unsolved
7 Apr 2025
Experts discuss the troubling statistics from Statistics Canada's latest report, revealing that 72% of police-reported hate crimes in Canada remain unsolved,...
7 Apr 2025
Jewish Review of Books
In Dissent
7 Apr 2025
"In Dissent," authored by Benjamin Nathans, delves into the history and significance of the Soviet dissident movement, highlighting key figures and events. T...
7 Apr 2025
Two Nice Jewish Boys
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#367 - The Supreme Court vs. the Government: Israel’s Battle for Power (Prof. Talia Einhorn)
7 Apr 2025
Amidst ongoing military conflict, internal Israeli political struggles resurface focusing on the legal complexities surrounding the dismissal of the Shin Bet...
7 Apr 2025
Jewish Insider
Daniel Hernandez pitches himself to Tucson voters — and pro-Israel backers
7 Apr 2025
Daniel Hernandez, former Arizona state representative and pro-Israel advocate, is running for the congressional seat left vacant by the late Rep. Raul Grijal...
7 Apr 2025
JTA
Breakthrough Prize winner Dennis Gaitsgory is planning to attend a protest in Israel
6 Apr 2025
Dennis Gaitsgory, a recent recipient of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his work on the geometric Langlands conjecture, plans to engage in Israeli pro...
6 Apr 2025
JTA
Netanyahu in Washington again to meet with Trump to discuss tariffs, Gaza
6 Apr 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss U.S. tariffs on Israeli goods and stra...
6 Apr 2025