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Nov 3, 2025, 9:32 PM

Thirty years since Rabin: a moment for honest reckoning

November 4, 2025 marks 30 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin—shot by an Israeli extremist at the culmination of a peace rally in Tel Aviv. I was 22 years old then, a combat soldier in the...

Jul 29, 2025, 6:47 AM

May his memory be a blessing

I never met Hersh Goldberg-Polin. But I have cried many tears over his death. I never met Awdah Hathaleen either. But today, I cried over his death. In both cases I wept over the brutal killing of a young...

Jul 7, 2025, 5:31 PM

Why Trump has so much sway with Netanyahu

Later today, when President Trump meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, he will have a rare opportunity to not just to take a “victory lap” over what happened in Iran—but to demonstrate leadership on the global stage and...

Apr 30, 2025, 9:51 PM

The Blood Libel Amendment

We've all seen it. Since President Trump came into office, he has sought to implement an antidemocratic and unconstitutional agenda that includes chilling free speech by arresting students who spoke out against Israel and defunding America's top universities. In...

Apr 17, 2024, 9:57 PM

The road less traveled

Like everyone who loves Israel, I spent Saturday evening terrified. The announcement of the Iranian air attack, comprising hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, meant an extraordinarily serious line had been crossed and millions of Israelis, including members...

Apr 8, 2024, 12:09 AM

Six Unbearable Months

Six months. Six months since the horrific attacks of October 7th. Six months since the brutal killing of over 1,200 Israelis. Men, women and children. Soldiers on their bases and civilians in their homes. Six months since what was...

Jan 25, 2024, 3:58 PM

U.S. Aid, Accountability and Human Rights

As Congress approaches consideration of President Biden's national security supplemental funding request, it becomes increasingly critical for legislators to emphasize that all recipients of US foreign assistance adhere to established US and international human rights laws. October 7th 2023 marked...

May 25, 2023, 12:24 AM

The Desperate Campaign Undermining the Fight Against Antisemitism

The Desperate Campaign for the IHRA Definition is Undermining the Fight Against Antisemitism With the Biden administration set to release its National Plan to Combat Antisemitism, a sad, yet clarifying campaign is taking place. Jewish organizations and individual leaders participated...

Jan 18, 2023, 10:23 PM

‘Pretend Like it Never Happened’

Remember Jerry Seinfeld’s advice when George miscalculated and recklessly quit his job because he was denied access to the executive restroom? “Go back,” Jerry said, “pretend like it never happened.” George is enthralled by the boldness of the move,...

Oct 12, 2022, 5:35 AM

The obsession with Palestinian textbooks

In this March 21, 2019 photo, an Israeli soldier stands guard as Palestinian school children cross back from school in the Israeli controlled part of the West Bank city of Hebron. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

West Bank kids don’t need a biased curriculum to learn to hate the Occupation and see Zionism as the enemy – they learn it from their daily lives

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About Me

Hadar Susskind is the President and CEO of New Jewish Narrative, a national Jewish organization that believes that peace and justice are the birthright of Israelis, of Palestinians, and of all people.

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