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Jun 27, 2026, 6:00 PM

Holocaust Analogies Are Not Campaign Rhetoric

Words matter. Holocaust imagery matters even more. When New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman said that the next Congressman from New York’s 10th Congressional District, Brad Lander “would be a camp guard in a concentration camp if he could,”...

Dec 15, 2025, 8:20 AM

Bondi Beach and the Shattering of Assumptions We Thought Were Safe

There are places in the Jewish imagination that feel immune to history’s darkest patterns. Bondi Beach, sun-drenched, open, joyful, felt like one of them. That illusion was shattered when gunfire erupted during a public gathering near the beach, killing at...

Oct 28, 2025, 5:18 AM

Seven Years After Tree of Life: What It Means to Be Secure, and to Be Seen

Seven years have passed since that terrible morning in Pittsburgh when a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue and murdered eleven Jews at prayer, the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. For those of us in the Jewish...

Jun 13, 2025, 1:08 PM

The Hathaleens Arrests and Senator Padilla: A Sobering Moment for U.S. Democracy and Palestinian Rights

This past week, two separate incidents unfolded on American soil that, when viewed together, paint a troubling picture of how the United States engages with the ongoing struggle for Palestinian rights—and how far certain corners of the government will...

Apr 2, 2025, 9:12 PM

Jeremy Burton’s Misguided Response Undermines Civil Liberties

In a moment that called for moral clarity and an unequivocal defense of civil liberties, Jeremy Burton, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Boston, instead chose to lead with a dangerous and misleading...

Mar 30, 2025, 9:43 PM

Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel: A dangerous choice

The potential appointment of former Arkansas governor and conservative commentator Mike Huckabee as the United States Ambassador to Israel has sparked controversy among policymakers and experts. Huckabee, a staunch evangelical and longtime supporter of Israel, might seem like a...

Mar 24, 2025, 5:02 AM

Move Past Jewish Anger on the Left—Fight the Trump-Bibi Agenda Urgently

Since October 7, many in the Jewish community—particularly in the U.S.—have experienced a profound sense of betrayal from the progressive left. The failure of some leftist voices to unequivocally condemn Hamas’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians has deepened wounds...

Mar 18, 2025, 6:31 PM

The War Resumes, and So Does the Cycle of Tragedy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made his decision—Israel’s military campaign in Gaza resumes, despite the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and the unresolved plight of the hostages. The war continues, but at what cost? As the bombs fall and civilian casualties...

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Eitan Berechman is an Israeli-American musician and democracy/peace activist. He is actively involved with movements such as J Street, UnXeptable, and the Boston chapter of Friends of Standing Together