Anti-Zionism

Jews march within a large rally for a ceasefire in Gaza in central London, November 11, 2023. (Alisdare Hickson/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

A ‘no-go zone’ for Jews? The making of a moral panic in London

While antisemitism in the U.K. has certainly risen, politicians and the media are deliberately inflaming sensationalist narratives for a repressive agenda.

By Ben Reiff March 13, 2024

American Jews protest outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's New York hotel in support of democracy for all in Israel-Palestine, September 19, 2023. (Gili Getz)

The forgotten history of American Jewish dissent against Zionism

In resurrecting stories of non- and anti-Zionist critics, a new book shows American Jews how questioning Israel is deeply rooted in their community.

By Shaul Magid February 14, 2024

Tsedek! member Simon Assoun. (Courtesy)

For these French Jews, anti-racism cannot succeed without anti-Zionism

Facing a largely right-wing and Zionist French-Jewish community, Tsedek! is advocating a decolonial vision to combat state racism at home and in Israel-Palestine.

By Natasha Soffer-Roth August 14, 2023

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Hundreds of Palestinians and supporters protest in front of the U.S. embassy against President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Berlin, Germany, December 8, 2017. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

Germany’s anti-Palestinian censorship turns on Jews

Anti-Zionist Jews in Germany are increasingly being targeted with accusations of antisemitism, a charge usually directed at Palestinians.

By Hebh Jamal April 4, 2023

Activists demonstrate in support of Palestinian resistance, and against collective punishment imposed Israel and the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Paris, France February 3, 2023. (Anne Paq)

Rethinking philanthropy in the fight for Palestinian liberation

Organizations working to uphold Israeli apartheid enjoy vastly greater funds than the Palestine movement. How can progressives mobilize more resources?

By Rebecca Vilkomerson and Deborah Sagner February 17, 2023

Activists hold up posters in support of Jonathan Pollak at the weekly protest in the Palestinian town of Beita, occupied West Bank, February 3, 2023. (Wahaj Banimoufleh)

The plot to put an Israeli anti-Zionist behind bars

The collusion between police and right-wing groups to indict veteran activist Jonathan Pollak is an alarming escalation that threatens all Jewish dissidents.

By Oren Ziv February 9, 2023

The radical bloc at an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

‘No democracy with apartheid’: Inside the radical bloc at Israel’s anti-gov’t protests

Activists tell +972 that they want to challenge Israeli protesters to look beyond the far-right coalition and see the conditions that enabled its rise.

By Ben Reiff January 25, 2023

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters face off as thousands march in the streets of London against the celebration of the 100th anniversary for the Balfour Declaration, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joining the event, November 4, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills)

Inventing the new antisemitism

Israel and its acolytes have long pushed the agenda that anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Jewish racism. A new book shows how this endeavor came at the expense of Palestinians and diaspora Jews alike.

By Em Hilton January 16, 2023

Shatzi Weisberger at a pro-Palestine demonstration in New York, June 26, 2022. (Gili Getz)

‘Love in organizing’: A tribute to a queer Jew for Palestine

Shatzi Weisberger died at 92 after a lifetime of organizing for LGBTQ, Black, and Palestinian liberation. Her memory will fuel us in the struggles ahead.

By Theo Rehm January 5, 2023

Matzpen co-founder Moshé Machover, London, July 11, 2008. (Hossam el-Hamalawy/CC BY 2.0)

The last first Israeli anti-Zionist

Sixty years after co-founding the radical leftist group Matzpen, Moshé Machover reflects on the organization’s enduring legacy, the internal splits that led to its demise, and its lessons for today's anti-Zionist left.

By Ben Reiff November 24, 2022

A Palestinian woman climbs the fence separating Israel from Gaza, during the 27th "Great March of Return" Friday protest, Gaza Strip, September 28, 2018. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills)

The siege is only a symptom

To confront Israel’s violence against Palestinians, progressive Jews in Israel and around the world must reckon with the ideology that lies at its root.

By Ben Reiff August 11, 2022

Neta Golan being arrested by Israeli forces during a protest in Turmus Ayya, occupied West Bank, December 19, 2014. (Courtesy of Neta Golan)

Israel arrested me for protesting the Gaza siege. Here’s why I refuse to stand trial

As an Israeli, it took me years to unlearn Zionism. Now, my solidarity with Palestinian prisoners compels me to reject a court summons.

By Neta Golan March 8, 2022

Israeli Communist Party MK Moshe Sneh addresses a crowd at an election campaign event in Ramat Gan, October 30, 1959. (Fritz Cohen/GPO)

Nationalism beyond Zionism: Lessons from Jewish Communists in Palestine

A new book presents a political and cultural history of Jewish Communism in Palestine-Israel, and a model for a non-ethnocentric national identity.

By Shaul Magid February 20, 2022