Peter Beinart

"This is why so many of us can't have a sane conversation with younger Jews."

The level of condescension is quite remarkable

The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

RT @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social :
“Please, please, please take 20 minute to watch this incredibly powerful film about the fatal recklessness of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s aid cuts.

Children are dying from these cuts. This is one of the many, many stories - a South Sudanese refugee child in Uganda.”

Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.

On Israel-Palestine, Mamdani's coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists represents the future of the Democratic Party

If you're a Jewish New Yorker who can't understand why people in your city voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , ask your children. They probably did too.

Because he's more interested in defending Israel's impunity to commit war crimes than in defending American democracy

I wonder if the folks attacking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for singling out Israel have noticed that Hindu nationalists loathe him too. Why? Because his opposition to religious, ethnic + racial supremacy is NOT confined to Israel. He's a principled opponent of ethnonationalism, including in India

What Will Establishment Jewish Leaders Sacrifice to Defeat Mamdani? They care more about preserving Israeli impunity than opposing sexual harassment, combatting anti-Muslim bigotry, or even defending American democracy.

The attacks on Mamdani show that Jewish leaders will sacrifice almost anything to preserve Israeli impunity. They'll support a sexual harasser + an anti-Muslim bigot. They care more about preserving Jewish supremacy in Israel than defending legal equality in the US

One might think that after Amnesty, B'Tselem, the UN and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have accused Israel of genocide, rabbis would feel some need to answer their arguments. Instead, they simply waive them away.

The US isn't giving Sudan+Syria weapons to commit those crimes. If Michael Oren is concerned about Sudan, he should urge Israel to impose sanctions on the UAE, which is arming genocidal militias there. But he couldn't care less about Sudan. It's a transparent effort to deflect criticism of Israel.

I wonder if Chaim Steinmetz of KJ and the other rabbis endorsing Cuomo have considered the message they are sending their congregants by endorsing a man who, according to the Department of Justice, sexually harassed 13 separate women.

Mamdani’s Extraordinary Speech About Being Muslim A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

In his speech on living openly and proudly as a Muslim in New York, Zohran Mamdani captured the ethos that has made this city such a remarkable home for Jews. He described the city in which I want to live

I disagree with much of what Senator Rand Paul believes. But he believes in something beyond his own ambition. And he's willing to risk something for his beliefs. Unlike most of his Republican colleagues, he's not a coward. He's a patriot.

Jewish Leaders Keep Calling Zohran Mamdani an Antisemite Without Ever Answering His Arguments about Israel

"We will not satisfy the world because it measures with a double standard"--P.W. Botha, 1985

If Amit Segal thinks @haaretzcom.bsky.social is too critical of what Israel's doing in Gaza, how about letting journalists from around the world go there and travel freely? Surely they'll report that Israel did nothing wrong.

In fact, he's far more committed to human rights outside of Israel than most of his pro-Israel critics. Who do you think is more likely to support cutting off US arms sales to Arab dictatorships like Egypt, Saudi and the UAE? Mamdani or Bret Stephens?

"Seem" is generally a tipoff the author wants to believe something but won't do the work to find out if it's true. Mamdani constantly frames his criticism of Israel as part of his commitment to human rights everywhere.

Always remember this about politicians willing to spew anti-Muslim bigotry for political gain. When they decide it's in their political interest to spew antisemitism, they'll do that too.

"They immigrate, they set up shop, and then you work for them. Welcome to 2025..."

These words sound more like 1925.

Rutgers professor Mark Bray is author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements. He recently fled the U.S. after receiving death threats over his scholarship.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/mark_bray

“Kids”

What Israeli “Victory” Looks Like The Trump deal doesn’t destroy Hamas but it does further Palestinian dispossession.

Why is Israel declaring "victory" in Gaza when many of its aims were not met? @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes that the real goal is the same as it has been for decades: maximum land, minimum Palestinians. Trump's ceasefire plan is another step in that direction.

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Thank God the Israeli Hostages Are Coming Home But Don’t Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression

‘Thank God the Israeli Hostages Are Coming Home’

But Don't Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
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The Trump plan is likely to create an equivalent of Area C of the West Bank-- a largely Palestinian-free zone-- on roughly half of Gaza. Settlements aren't inevitable but given the US track record on settlements, it's easy to see why Smotrich is confident jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...

What Israeli “Victory” Looks Like The Trump deal doesn’t destroy Hamas but it does further Palestinian dispossession.

I'm overjoyed the hostages were released. But the reality of the Trump plan is roughly half of Gaza will become like Area C of the W. Bank, largely off limits to Palestinians. Gaza was already one of most overcrowded places on earth.

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Returning the Hostages and Stopping the Bombs is Good But the Trump Plan Ignores the Core Problem: Palestinians Are Not Free

If the bombs stop, and the hostages go home, that will be a tremendous blessing. Thank goodness. But there will never be real peace--Palestinians and Israelis will never enjoy real safety--until Palestinians are free.

Why don’t Jewish groups who go on and on about Jewish safety demand David Adler’s release? Because when Jews defy Israel, their safety no longer matters. They stop being Jews because for the American Jewish establishment, "Jew" means "pro-Israel." This is what happens when you make a state your god.

Good for Van Jones for apologizing. Most public figures who dehumanize Palestinians never do. I hope he'll also rethink his claim that it's antisemitic to protest Israel if you don’t spend equal time on Sudan. Morally, it's entirely appropriate to give more attention to a genocide we arm and fund.

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