It's not just Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians that have eroded Americans’ good will toward Israel. Perhaps as important has been Israel’s role in American politics.
Since October 7, academic institutions have applied overt and covert pressure to discourage Holocaust and genocide scholars from criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza. Still, many academics are organizing new networks to defend free inquiry.
DSA’s and Mayor Mamdani’s candidates rocked establishment incumbents backed by unions and political bigwigs. In most cases it wasn’t even close. You don’t always win, but when you do? “People carry that with them for the rest of their lives.”
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Football’s governing body, FIFA, won’t even stand up for players, referees, and fans who are being harassed by the US authorities. It’s no surprise FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has also offered his services to help whitewash Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
There is a popular view that this is a pointless war, being fought for nothing. But that is wrong—there is a purpose. Actually, there are several. You’re just never told what they are.
A new history of the 113-year-old advocacy group highlights its lifelong history of Zionist antagonism toward the left. Early on there was an antagonism by German Jewish leaders already here to the mass of Jewish immigrants newly arriving
Scahill and Ahmadian discuss the events leading up to Trump’s announcement on Thursday, Iran’s red lines—including the unfreezing of assets an end to the war on Lebanon—and how Israel will seek to sabotage a deal, and economic impact on Iran.
Over the past year, Harvard University has systematically curtailed, suspended, or restructured every program with a serious focus on studying Palestinian rights. It’s abundantly clear that some views are not welcome on this campus.
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