Nevet Basker, at The Blogs

Feb 1, 2024, 9:15 AM

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been in the news after key donor countries suspended funding to the organization. The agency was created in 1950 to implement UN General...

Jan 19, 2022, 9:55 AM

Colleyville Antisemitism

In the aftermath of the hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, authorities, and the synagogue itself equivocated and dithered on the motives behind the attack. But there can be no doubt: the incident at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas...

Jul 11, 2021, 10:25 AM

It’s not about Israel

Anti-Israel rhetoric and discriminatory initiatives are not really about Israel at all. They are certainly not about the Palestinians. They are not about justice or peace. They are in fact about American Jews and our place in American society. In...

Feb 2, 2021, 12:20 AM

Iran: Lessons learned

It’s not 2015 anymore. President Biden faces a major challenge in the Middle East. How can the U.S. stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, ensure Middle East stability, and avoid new wars? In the six years since the nuclear...

Nov 30, 2020, 10:27 AM

Understanding IHRA

Discussions about Israel, often passionate, occasionally get sidetracked by a descent into—or accusations of—antisemitic rhetoric. When does criticism cross the line from legitimate debate into antisemitic hate speech? Are Israel’s antagonists really bigots hiding behind a veil of political...

Dec 2, 2019, 4:25 AM

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Not illegal

Illustrative. The security barrier near the settlement of Beit Horon on Route 443 (Kobi Gideon/ Flash 90)

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD: A primer on the Israel's rights in the West Bank

Jul 18, 2019, 4:38 AM

BDS Casualties

Anti-Israel demonstration at the University of Washington, Seattle. (Photo: Nevet Basker)

The anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign (BDS, more accurately bigotry, deception, and slander) has failed spectacularly. Israel’s economy is booming, exports are expanding, tourism and foreign investment are thriving. But the misguided initiative has not been completely inconsequential....

Jul 15, 2019, 2:26 PM

BDS Fails

The boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign is an effort to delegitimize the state of Israel and deny Jewish peoplehood and sovereignty. Its stated goals are to change Israeli policies with regard to borders and settlements, civil and political...

Dec 24, 2018, 2:30 AM

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Major Lessons from Minor Events

Dozens of high school students from the Neve yeshiva demonstrate next to Kerem Shalom Gaza goods crossing in response to the terror attack near the Givat Assaf outpost on December 13, 2018. (Courtesy)

When Israelis demanded greater force against Gaza attacks, Israel's hawkish prime minister did the unexpected: nothing

Sep 14, 2018, 2:46 AM

The Nation-State of the Jewish People

Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, just as Japan is the nation-state of the Japanese and Finland is the nation-state of the Finns. A nation-state is a self-ruling ethnic group, one that practices self-determination and political sovereignty...

About Me

Nevet Basker is the founder and director of Broader View, an Israel Resource Center. Born and raised in Israel and now based in Seattle, Washington, she is an educator, writer, public speaker, and policy adviser specializing in modern-day Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her work emphasizes respectful discourse and community-building, focused on shared values and an inclusive collective identity.