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In our name: A message from Jewish students at Columbia University

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To the Columbia Community: Over the past six months, many have spoken in our name. Some are well-meaning alumni or non-affiliates who show up to wave the Israeli flag outside Columbia’s gates. Some are politicians...

Palestinian hatred is caused by Palestinians

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There is a quote falsely attributed to first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion: “We must expel the Arabs and take their places. … And if we have to use force—not to dispossess the Arabs...

It must be restated: Israel is central to Judaism and Jewish identity

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Given the prevalence of misinformation on social media and the one-sided reports in news outlets, it’s not unreasonable for some people to think that Zionism—the belief that Jews have a right to self-determination in...
U.S. and Israeli flags. Credit: defenseimagery.mil via Wikimedia Commons.

American Jews and Israelis at the crossroads

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For 70 years, from 1948 to 2018, American Jews experienced a period of political access, social influence and winnable outcomes. This period has been described as “the greening of the American Jewish experience.”  Since 2018 we have...
People gather and light candles to remember the victims who were murdered by Hamas terrorists, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Is Israel the most dangerous place to be a Jew?

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Israel has long presented itself as the guarantor of Jewish security—but can we really say that this is true in the wake of Oct. 7? Moreover, are we even sure that it was true before? And...
Edward Cohen. Credit: Courtesy.

In memoriam: The man who fostered my love of Israel

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I’ve been writing this column for more than a decade, but this week will, sadly, be very different for a few dozen of my readers. I’m referring to a group of people—friends, family members, Israel...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (left) meets with members of the Haredi Neturei Karta faction in New York, Sept. 20, 2023. Source: X/Twitter.

How should Zionists relate to anti-Zionist Jews?

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Over the past week, Zionist Jews has been exposed to some very disturbing images of fellow Jews protesting against Zionism and Israel. These anti-Zionist Jews denounced Israel’s existence on college campuses and hurled accusations...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reenacting a famous photograph of Theodor Herzl. Photo: Haim Zach/GPO.

Zionism has very few sacred cows

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Over the past few years, I've taken a deep dive into Zionism in my personal and professional studies. I've read more books, papers and articles than I can count. I've interviewed experts, scholars and...
U.S. President Donald Trump with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the way to the signing of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: Tia Dufour/White House.

Zionism, normalization and integration

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When Israel signed the Abraham Accords, Haaretz reporter Anshel Pfeffer wrote, “Zionism is an archaic and misleading term in our day and age.” Pfeffer was not the first to claim that, while Zionism was a movement...
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, chair of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, speaks the coalition's conference in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 14-16, 2023. Photo by Richard Greenhouse/Zionist Rabbinic Coalition.

Zionist Rabbinic Coalition holds second annual conference in Washington

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When Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt speaks around the country about the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, which he chairs, people often tell him, “I thought all rabbis are Zionists.” “The landscape of the American Jewish community and of the...