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Stephen M. Flatow

Jul 6, 2026, 3:28 AM

The Presbyterians’ war against Israel: A call to action for American Jewry

By a vote of 454-15, the denomination’s General Assembly declared Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza to be a genocide. It urged Presbyterians to boycott Israeli products and lobby Congress for an arms embargo against Israel. The assembly also...

Menachem Creditor

Jul 6, 2026, 3:22 AM

Zionism Does Not Need an Asterisk

It is absolutely right that American Jews are not subjects of the State of Israel. We do not owe allegiance to any Israeli government (nor do Israeli citizens, who likely would agree with Mark Twain’s definition of patriotism: ‘loyalty...

Yaacov Amar Rothstein

Jul 6, 2026, 3:16 AM

Israel Helps Venezuela in Its Darkest Hour

It is mind blowing, yet comforting at the same time, to listen to the leaders of the Venezuelan regime this week. Delcy Rodríguez (current President of Venezuela) publicly thanked an Israeli delegation that arrived in Venezuela to help them...

Silas Anastacio

Jul 6, 2026, 3:07 AM

Brazil: Federal Police Investigate Online Trade of Nazi Items

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), an agency linked to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, has submitted a petition to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office requesting an investigation into the sale of Nazi memorabilia online, which continues to...

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jul 6, 2026, 3:06 AM

Adam Sandler Officiated Taylor’s Wedding. TikTok Booked the Israeli Honeymoon.

The evidence file against Taylor Swift contains no statements, no posts, no positions—just Jews. *** Taylor Swift got married last Friday. By Saturday, according to a rumor ricocheting across TikTok and X, she and Travis Kelce were honeymooning in Israel. They weren’t. Nobody...

Carmen Dal Monte

Jul 5, 2026, 6:13 PM

The Establishment PD and Radical Anti-Zionism: A Double Blind Alley

The Italian Left is not simply divided — it is divided badly. Its fractures do not open up political possibilities, produce ideas, or build alternatives. They stage two versions of the same defeat: a government Left without a people...

Natasha H. Pein

Jul 5, 2026, 11:35 AM

250 Years of Freedom: Don’t Take It for Granted

250 Years of American Freedom

This Fourth of July is unlike any other. America is celebrating 250 years of freedom. It is 250 years since a bold nation declared that liberty was worth fighting for and that people were born with rights no government could...

Jul 4, 2026, 10:29 PM

A Chimerical Test for Antisemitism

A chimera - the mythological creature behind Gavin Langmuir’s concept of “chimerical assertions.” Image created with ChatGPT.

For years, scholars, educators, Jewish organizations and public institutions have tried to explain the difference between legitimate criticism of Israel and antisemitism. And yet the confusion persists. Sometimes it is genuine. Sometimes it is politically convenient. So perhaps it is...

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jul 4, 2026, 10:21 PM

No Special Rulebook: What IHRA Actually Does

The IHRA definition isn't a special shield for Jews. It's the same framework every discrimination case already runs on—a resource for spotting the coded language and pretext that antisemitism hides behind. Don't make it more complicated than it is. On...

Jul 4, 2026, 10:20 PM

Archaeology of a Libel: How the Genocide Charge Against Israel Emerged

The Rosenstraße memorial in Berlin, which honors the 1943 protests against the deportation of Jews, defaced in August 2024 with the slogans "Jews are committing genocide" and "Free Palestine" (Photo: T. Tarach)

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? While experts and legal scholars around the world debate this question, anti-Israel activists and commentators have long since delivered their verdict in a blind reflex. Setting aside potentially legitimate criticism of Israeli policy,...

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