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Antisemitism

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Tina Nguyen • May 22, 2024

Johnson’s Israel Pincer Movement

The speaker has cleverly, and perhaps cynically, turned a crusade against antisemitism into an opportunity to drive a wedge through House Democrats—and isolate enemies to his right, too.
Julia Ioffe • May 21, 2024
The Biden Antisemitism Paradox
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In a new poll, voters say Trump, the former antisemite-in-chief, would be better at fighting antisemitism than Biden.
Tina Nguyen • May 1, 2024
A Far Right Exodus on Israel
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Yes, the majority of the party is still fervently aligned with Netanyahu and his war in Gaza. But a growing number of House lawmakers, bolstered by the isolationist (and occasionally antisemitic) far right, are beginning to view Israel more as a bargaining chip than a sacred cow.
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Julia Ioffe • April 23, 2024
From Barnard to Jerusalem
As Israel’s war with Hamas grinds on and Ivy League campuses convulse with protests, an urgent conversation with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Biden’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, about the modern right- and left-wing varieties of an ancient hatred.
Harvard president Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill, and M.I.T. president Sally Kornbluth responding to a line of congressional questioning about antisemitism at elite universities.
Baratunde Thurston • December 17, 2023
Old School
The public scandal around Claudine Gay and Liz Magill, among others, has distracted us from the real problem here: Elite institutions should focus less on press releases and more on their power to convene experts and host well-facilitated discussions. This is hard work, but it is desperately needed.
Julia Ioffe • November 7, 2023
Horror in the Holy Land
Reflection on the tragedy in Israel, tragedy in Gaza, and where we go from here.