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Christian Smalls, a Black labor organizer who took on Amazon and won, just risked his life trying to bring aid to Gaza. He was not met with headlines but with fists. https://youtu.be/cS9ppIkPJJI…

Since Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right coalition have sought to curtail the powers of the Israeli judiciary, effectively seizing power in perpetuity , Israeli society has erupted into some…

A week after elections that produced the most far-right government in Israel’s history, the protests began — protests that increased exponentially in numerous cities and towns. In some way, it seemed…

This week, Jews in Israel and around the world will commemorate Yom HaShoah, a Holocaust Remembrance Day that marks a somber time for remembrance and reflection. On Thursday, thousands of Israeli and…

Progressive synagogue Tzedek Chicago, founded in 2015 and led by Rabbi Brant Rosen, recently made an announcement that elicited strong reactions in much of the Jewish press and beyond. Opting to…

Amnesty International has just released a new, comprehensive report on the situation in Israel/Palestine. Like earlier reports from Human Rights Watch, Yesh Din, and B’Tselem—leading human rights…

“Zionists just want to be happy.” - Hermann Cohen I do not think it’s provocative to state that liberal Zionism is in crisis . By that I mean that the present iteration of liberal Zionism as a…

As American society remains embroiled in an endless shouting match over cancel culture and canceling cancel culture, Columbia professor of linguistics and American Studies John McWhorter has entered…

Last week, Representative Ilhan Omar asked Secretary of State Tony Blinken a straightforward question. It was prompted by recent cases brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging war…

As civilians in southern Lebanon fled an impending Israeli ground offensive, over three thousand Christian advocates converged in Washington D.C. to demand U.S. support for Israel. This was the summer…