When Israel was founded, there was hope among progressive Jews that the new country could rely on the best traditions of Judaism and teach the world how to navigate the shoals of bigotry and injustice, a vision that remains unfulfilled,…
Tag: Zionism
How Zionism Corrupts Judaism
A Delusional Netanyahu Sways Congress
A Possible Israeli Turning Point
Israeli Scholar Disputes Founding Myth
From the Archive: Twin myths undergird the claim by Israeli hardliners that they own the land of Palestine: the Biblical stories about the Exodus and the ancient kings of Israel and the claim that the Romans forced the Diaspora of Jews…
The Dying Israeli-Palestinian ‘Peace Process’
Powerful Lobbies v. Public Interest
The Battle for Palestine
How Money Silences Criticism of Israel
Israel’s never-ending persecution of Palestinians is opening a chasm between the world’s public, which is growing disgusted by Israeli behavior, and Western elites who shy from criticism because of career fears and financial dependence, observes Lawrence Davidson.