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Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Jun 20, 2026, 9:26 PM

Boycotting Israel Became a Cultural Default

At the end of May, a group of Israeli teenage climbers were due to compete in Brussels. They had registered, been approved, and trained for the event. Then the host venue, Le Camp de Base, informed them that they...

Jun 15, 2026, 6:21 PM

Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Israel’s Creatives

Boycotts will not heal Gaza; they will only silence the very artists still brave enough to build bridges The 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival is around the corner, and I find myself wishing, with unusual force, that I could be in...

Itai Eithan Shamir

Jun 10, 2026, 9:47 PM

Eurovision 2026: United By Music, After All

Fans celebrating in the arena at the Eurovision Song Contest Final.

A few weeks have passed since the confetti was swept from the arena floor in Vienna, which hosted the 70th Eurovision Song Contest — the world’s biggest live televised music event, drawing more viewers annually than the Super Bowl....

Jun 4, 2026, 9:55 AM

Can Jews Still Trust Their Doctors?

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk Common Creative License

Imagine being a visibly Jewish person in the Netherlands today. Or imagine being an Israeli living, working, or traveling here. One day you need urgent medical care. You need a doctor. You need someone whose profession is built on...

Karen Lieberman

Jun 2, 2026, 6:44 AM

The Far Left Destruction Process Using Jew-hate and Antizionism

I have studied countless situations where the radical left has blown apart very reasonable organizations. Today I start with the Israeli goods boycott at the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn. I didn’t experience it personally, but I’ve read...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

Jun 1, 2026, 11:39 AM

The line that institutions keep drawing

The distinction between Israel and “the settlements,” one of the terms through which Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria is described, occupies a peculiar position in contemporary European public life. It appears in trade regulations, but it does not...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

May 17, 2026, 9:53 AM

Eurovision and the Failure of Managed Absence

Eurovision and the Failure of Managed Absence The most interesting fact about Eurovision 2026 is not that Israel did not win. Bulgaria won, and did so clearly: Dara’s “Bangaranga” finished first with 516 points. Israel’s Noam Bettan came second with...

Eliyahu V. Sapir

May 9, 2026, 9:58 PM

Eurovision and the limits of institutional neutrality

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TL;DR: Eurovision unintentionally exposed a growing fracture within European liberal institutions after October 7. While public support for Israel in Eurovision televoting rose sharply, institutional jury support collapsed across Europe. Statistical analysis shows that this was not random variation...

Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

May 6, 2026, 1:00 AM

Buying blue-and-white at Trader Joe’s

Israeli Feta cheese, selling at Trader Joe's. (via Facebook)

When the call went out to counter a boycott of Israeli products, I tried to do my part; the rest of my community beat me to it

Apr 21, 2026, 12:02 AM

Music or Politics? Eurovision’s Test

When a stage built for unity becomes a battleground, it risks losing not just fairness – but its very soul I have always loved the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest. Not just the glitter, the theatrics, or the occasional wonderfully...

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