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Mark A. Raider

Nov 3, 2025, 9:48 PM

Litmus Nation: Israel in America’s Public Square

America’s arguments over Israel are a litmus test of the nation’s civic health. Unlike other distant foreign-policy disputes, the question of Israel, to borrow Martin Luther King, Jr.’s resonant phrase, is a projection of America as it “ought to...

Aug 2, 2025, 12:29 AM

Gaza is Israel’s Vietnam, Now It Needs a Marshall Plan

The ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which began as Israel's justified response to the October 7 attack, has sparked intense public debate, with observers and critics labeling Israel's ensuing military campaign as "genocide" -- a profound and fraught allegation that challenges...

About Me

Dr. Mark A. Raider is professor of modern Jewish history in the Department of History at the University of Cincinnati. His recent publications include An Equal Share of Freedom: American Jews, Zionism, and World War I, with Zohar Segev and Gary P. Zola (2024) and New Perspectives in American Jewish History: A Documentary Tribute to Jonathan D. Sarna, with Gary P. Zola (2021). The views are his alone and do not represent the University of Cincinnati.