Sanders’s secular Jewishness is among the most common forms of Jewish identity in the US, yet it is a religious identity that has never before appeared so prominently on the national political stage.
For too long, Jewish communal institutions have adopted a “just us” approach. The ADL and United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York, two central organizers of Sunday’s march, have long histories of demonizing Muslim and Palestinian communities...
What draws younger voters, and particularly younger Jews, to Sanders’s candidacy is precisely what repels older voters — even, or perhaps especially, older Jewish left-wingers. What for young Jews are sources of identification and pride...
Trump's order won’t protect Jewish students against Nazis or Nazi recruitment, won’t prevent campuses from scheduling important events on Jewish holidays, or protect Jewish religious spaces; will target growing student movement for Palestinian rights
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Many groups decried Trump’s remarks about Jewish disloyalty but ignored the abusive, anti-Palestinian policies underlying his comments. The clearly anti-Palestinian significance of his remarks were lost or side-lined in many of these discussions.
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As a Jew, an Israeli citizen, and a professional lobbyist (ahem, activist), I speak from personal experience when I say that AIPAC is tremendously effective, and the lubricant that makes its operation hum is dollar, dollar bills.
Martin Luther King Jr. courageously spoke out about the Vietnam War. We must do the same when it comes to this grave injustice of our time.
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