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This weekend, thousands of people will descend on that nation’s capital, and later, the Capitol to attend AIPAC’s annual Policy Conference. AIPAC, the American Israel Public Action Committee, will hold its biggest convention ever this weekend in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, playing host to the likes of: President Barack Obama Prime Minister Bibi […]
Russian writer Judith Pearly interviews Moti Sverdlov, the man responsible for cataloging the thousands of “lost” Jewish graves in the former Soviet Union: What does the phrase “Jewish heritage” say to you? Is it the traditions we keep? The religion to which we affiliate? Or the memory of our ancestors? […] One day, when my […]
To mark Brandeis University’s first ever Israeli Apartheid Week, Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace brought Ali Abunimah to campus on Wednesday as the keynote speaker for the week of protest. A Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, Abunimah presented his vision for a one-state solution to end […]
So our esteemed editor David A.M. Wilensky was on Al Jazeera on last Monday, though you probably had to look pretty close. Look around the 0:54 mark for a view of our office in downtown New York City. He didn’t get to ask the panel a question. That’s showbiz. Sorry, David. But fear not! I’ll be […]
Israeli films opening to portrayals of gay characters [Haaretz] In recent years, it seems Israeli cinema is offering a more diverse selection of screen portrayals, including gay characters in leading roles. In a new book, “Soldiers, Rebels, and Drifters,” Nir Cohen explores this artistic shift, how it has happened, and what it might mean. “Guttman, […]
Back in 2007, New Voices reported on the “demise” of a curious creature called Jews in the Woods. I am enormously excited to tell you that this weekend it will happen again! Over fifty young Jews will come together in beautiful North Scituate, Rhode Island, for two days of praying, singing, hiking, meditating, discussing and […]
The level of anti-Israel discourse at Portland State University is a “5.” What I mean to say is that pro-Israel students needn’t avoid the random keffiyah, but at the same time, a campus-wide Am Yisroel Chai party isn’t in the works either. The stairways of the student union are usually peppered with the latest BDS […]
“Israel – Worse Than Apartheid?” was written on the whiteboard of an American University classroom yesterday during a “Discussion on the Israeli Apartheid Analogy,” part of AU Students for Justice in Palestine’s roster of events for Israel Apartheid Week. Being an SJP-organized event, opinions in the room tended to be favorable toward the pro-apartheid analogy […]