Advertisements Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the keynote speaker at last week’s J Street conference. In what was undoubtedly the low point of the entire event, Blinken not only got a standing ovation as he walked on stage, he received another, albeit a less enthusiastic one, after he deliveredContinue Reading
Advertisements On May 31, the paperback version of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by myself and Marc Lamont Hill will be released. If you were waiting for the paper version to get your copy, well, your time has come! Order it here from Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books,Continue Reading
Advertisements For many Jews on the left, particularly the moderate or liberal left, there is a preoccupation—some might even say an obsession—with finding the so-called “line” between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, between legitimate, even if harsh, criticism of Israel and an attack on the Jewish people as a whole. Given JewishContinue Reading
Advertisements With the release of our book, Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics, coming up on February 16, Marc Lamont Hill and I are doing some interviews, discussing the book as well as the overall situation in Israel-Palestine and U.S. policy regarding it. Marc and I spoke withContinue Reading
the key will be to find ways to bolster the confidence of the Israeli public in a way Netanyahu cannot deny while preserving the Iran deal and trying to revive some hope for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This won’t be accomplished because AIPAC was weakened in the Iran nuclear fight. Instead, it can come about because progressive forces were strengthened and unified and found smart ways to counter a lobby that is both well-funded and very good at what it does.Continue Reading
