Batsheva Neuer

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Jan 20, 2020, 4:02 PM

Why intersectionality fails the Jews

Activist Linda Sarsour at the Brooklyn March for Racial Justice, October 1, 2017. (P.F Saldinger)

Relating to Jews as white is a perversion of Jewish history; it also blinds too many to the pernicious impact of anti-Semitism

Jul 23, 2014, 5:54 AM

How a mother’s hug will win the war (even if not this battle)

Last night, just as my eyes were begging shut from an overdose of fatigue and painful Ynet eulogies, I heard my one year old daughter wake up. Although she soothes herself back to sleep within minutes, last night--last night I didn't let that happen. I went...

Jul 9, 2014, 5:45 PM

Dodging rockets and lies; Abbas’ (imp)unity government

Consider Abbas' latest op-ed, entitled "Palestine's vision of peace is clear" comic relief. The romantic rhetoric is all there: "peace", "normalization" and "reconciliation". All it's missing is: the truth. We want to believe you, President Abbas. And maybe, if we weren't hiding in bomb shelters, dodging rockets launched by...

Feb 27, 2014, 8:01 AM

The Kerry Diaries

In the wake of Kerry’s framework plan, one can’t help but recall Arafat’s last conversation with Clinton, three days before his term ended. The PA Chairman told Clinton that he was “a great man.” “The hell I am,” Clinton...

Feb 25, 2014, 6:59 PM

The money myths of Jewish life in America and why it aint so: How Israelis earn less but make more

Our Israeli neighbors’ perception of Jewish life in America boiled down to three T’s: Tommy Hilfiger, Times Square and Target. Ron, a Ra’anana based auditor working for a prestigious Hotel company salivated when he learnt of the salary he...

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Batsheva Neuer teaches Jewish thought at Touro College and is pursuing a doctorate in New York City. Her articles appear in The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Follow her @baneuer