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The ADL’s Mamdani Tracking Program Targets Muslim City Officials
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (244+ words) Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first Muslim mayor, praying before an Iftar meal earlier this month. This article first appeared in the Jewish Currents news desk newsletter. Subscribe here. The Anti-Defamation League has never been a major player in local…...
Democratic Presidential Contenders are Turning on Israel. Will They…
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (384+ words) Likely Democratic presidential contender Rep. Ro Khanna has pivoted sharply on Israel in recent years. This article first appeared in the Jewish Currents news desk newsletter. Subscribe here. Five years ago, Rep. Ro Khanna signed an AIPAC-backed letter opposing conditions…...
Israeli Grotesque
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1817+ words) Israeli Grotesque'Jewish Currents Nadav Lapid's new film, which asks what it means to affirm the Jewish state now, is his most vitriolic repudiation yet. For a film by Nadav Lapid, no title could be more surprising than Yes. The left-wing…...
Is Israel’s Economy Collapsing?
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (566+ words) The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building, April 2016. To understand these starkly divergent assessments, I spoke with historian and political economist Joel Beinin about the impact of war and global pressure on Israel's economy; the country's understudied economic vulnerabilities; and what…...
Under Cover of War, Israel Speeds Up Seizures of Palestinian Land
1+ week, 6+ day ago (390+ words) Relatives mourn four members of the Bani Odeh family shot by Israeli soldiers in the northern Jordan Valley on March 15. This article first appeared in the Jewish Currents news desk newsletter. Subscribe here. Early this year, Israel's High Court halted…...
The Iran War Is About Palestine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1715+ words) The Iran War Is About Palestine'Jewish Currents The Iran War Is About Palestine By helping Israel demolish what's left of international legal constraint, the Iran war is hastening the dissolution of the Palestinian question. Israeli soldiers near an Iranian missile…...
Joe Kent’s Resignation Was Brave. His Analysis Is Faulty.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (307+ words) Joe Kent is sworn in to the House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, DC, December 11th, 2025. In his letter, Kent argues that in convincing the Trump administration to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters employed "the…...
A Passover panel on accountability, justice & liberation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) A Passover panel on accountability, justice & liberation'Jewish Currents A Passover panel on accountability, justice & liberation Join us on Thursday, March 26th at 1 pm ET / 7 pm Jerusalem time for a panel discussion about accountability, justice, and liberation as we approach Passover. As…...
In Illinois, AIPAC-Backed Candidates Defected on Iran
3+ week, 5+ day ago (426+ words) State Sen. Laura Fine, an AIPAC-backed House candidate who opposed the Iran war, appearing in a Democratic primary debate in February. This article first appeared in the Jewish Currents news desk newsletter. Subscribe here. Democratic House candidates backed by pro-Israel…...
Jewish Groups Are Backing a War Americans Don’t Want
4+ week, 1+ day ago (865+ words) Jewish Groups Are Backing a War Americans Don't Want'Jewish Currents Jewish Groups Are Backing a War Americans Don't Want And they're setting up American Jews to take the blame. US sailors moving weapons Friday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham…...