Bradley Burston

‘For many young American Jews, the Trump-Bibi axis is the enemy’

Bradley Burston insists that his views about Israel haven't changed since he moved here in the 1970s. It's Israel which has changed. 'I would like to have two states. But hundreds of thousands of Israelis said ‘you can’t have it,’ and they run the country,' he says in a wide-ranging interview about Israel, the Nakba, and the changing face of American Jewry.

By Edo Konrad July 2, 2018

Graffiti on the Israeli separation barrier dividing East Jerusalem neighborhoods reads, "Boycott Israel", March 26, 2012. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Belier/Activestills.org)

BDS is not a Zionist movement

The Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement is not about the number of states, it’s about a just outcome that guarantees basic rights for everyone. Liberal Zionists and progressive Jews have a hard time with the BDS Movement. Many liberal Zionists very much want to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign as a non-violent…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man May 27, 2015

"Pro-Israel" rally, during Gaza offensive, New York Nov 20, 2012 (asterix611/CC BY NC ND 2.0)

Despite dissatisfaction, U.S. Jews won’t be abandoning Israel that soon

It is true that many in the U.S. Jewish community are not happy with current Israeli policies. But in the face of countervailing trends, it is not clear this will change the community’s overall levels of attachment and support. By Brent E. Sasley In a recent op-ed in Haaretz, Bradley Burston argues that U.S. Jews are moving away…

By +972 Magazine January 4, 2013

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Boycotting Israel means denying its right to exist

Most boycotters would deny Israel’s right to exist, or deny Israeli’s right to self-determination. They would install Palestine in its place, instead of by its side. By Noam Wiener Apartheid week is here again and with it the debate about Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS). Norman Finkelstein gave an interview, Sean O’Neil responded indignantly. Bradley…

By +972 Magazine February 29, 2012

Don’t fight Apartheid Week: Responding to Haaretz’s Burston

I love Bradley Burston’s writing. He is clever and passionate, and more often than not, he is upset by the same things I am. But I found his post on Apartheid Week deeply misguided, both morally and politically. Briefly, Burston claims that “Apartheid Week” is both a political failure and a moral abomination, since it…

By Noam Sheizaf February 23, 2012

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Supporting the Egyptian people from Tel Aviv

When I wanted to make the following statement of support for the Egyptian people, a colleague asked the following question: why should I make such an announcement as an Israeli? Why should the support for Egyptian protesters have a national identity? At first I thought, he’s right – why make this into an Israeli statement,…

By Dahlia Scheindlin February 2, 2011