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Jan 3, 2022, 6:08 PM

Suzanne Singer: Sharing a Life

When I was in college, I traveled to Israel with the AVI CHAI Fellowship, which brought together Jewish college students in the Washington, DC area for weekly sessions of Jewish learning. Before we departed for Israel, we were each handed a...

Nov 4, 2021, 10:08 PM

In defense of antisemitism data

When you accuse the American Jewish Committee of intentionally misrepresenting its findings, you'd better be able to back up your claim without misquoting me

Sep 26, 2018, 12:00 PM

A New Atlantic Charter

Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill seated on the quarterdeck of HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Conference, 10 August 1941. Admiralty Official Collection.

Ever since I started working at the American Jewish Committee some two-and-a-half months ago, the most common question I’ve received from friends and family has been some version of, “So, AJC… what is it they do, again?” There are, in...

May 15, 2017, 3:36 PM

Thoughts on Nakba Day

A Palestinian girl wears earrings bearing the number "68" and a hair slide in the shape of a key on May 15, 2016 in Gaza city during a rally to commemorate the "Nakba." (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)

Arab and Jews need a process of reconciliation to get past a 'catastrophe' Arabs brought upon themselves

Mar 12, 2017, 3:40 PM

The Day Purim Changed Forever

Time for a confession: I've never really been into Purim. For the longest time, I couldn't figure out why. Everyone seems to love the holiday and, objectively, it has all the fun things: a good story, delicious food, drinking, gift-giving,...

Jun 19, 2016, 11:06 PM

A dynamic duo of duplicity hits Jerusalem

How a hate site video of the often troubling Jerusalem Day march falsified participants' statements and song

Jan 1, 2016, 12:53 AM

Today I Learned a Life Lesson from a Sixteen Month Old

Two weeks ago, 16-month-old Yotam Sitbon and his young mother, Yael, were waiting at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem when a Palestinian driver veered from his lane, drove onto the sidewalk, and rammed his car into the crowd....

Mar 16, 2015, 11:32 PM

I Love Your Passion. Really, I Do.

Tomorrow is a day of reckoning for all Israelis, but for the politically-engaged most of all. This post is for them. Several months ago, journalist Eli Lake wrote a piece about how he responds to people who attack him on...

Oct 1, 2014, 11:43 PM

Joan Rivers’ High Holy Day Sermon

The late comedienne had many smart words about Israel -- the most powerful one was 'we'

Jun 19, 2014, 1:43 AM

A point of light in downtown Jerusalem

Passersby were quick to open hearts and wallets to show love for IDF soldiers hunting for the missing teens

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Avi Mayer is a writer, commentator, and advocate. With a Twitter following of over 130,000 and a monthly audience in the millions, Avi is considered one of the most prominent millennial voices in the Jewish world. He lives in Jerusalem. Learn more at http://avimayer.com.

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