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A Star of David is seen carved into a wall as Israeli soldiers operate inside Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, November 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How Israel twists antisemitism claims to project its own crimes onto Palestinians

What Israel and its supporters accuse Palestinians of inciting, Israeli officials are openly declaring, and the Israeli army is prosecuting.

By Amos Goldberg and Alon Confino May 21, 2024

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

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Jewish American Heritage Month reception, May 16, 2023, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Who won the battle over the White House antisemitism strategy?

The Biden administration’s antisemitism plan sidestepped the IHRA definition favored by the American-Jewish establishment. They claimed victory anyway.

By Emily Tamkin August 8, 2023

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People attend a rally in Jerusalem held in solidarity with Jews in the United States and across the world following a wave of antisemite attacks on Jews and in parallel to the rally held in New York, January 5, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Is the ‘antisemitism crisis’ on US college campuses real?

Journalist Arno Rosenfeld explains how the narrative pushed by establishment groups is disconnected from most Jewish students' experiences on campus, especially around Israel.

By Natasha Soffer-Roth June 28, 2023

A rally against rising antisemitism under the banner of "No Hate, No Fear," Jan, 5, 2020. (Gili Getz)

‘Anti-antisemitism’ was meant to unite American Jews. Why is it backfiring?

For years U.S. Jewish leaders tried to center diaspora identity around Israel. But the battle to redefine antisemitism shows it is no longer working.

By Nathan J. Brown and Daniel Nerenberg June 13, 2023

Protest against the German Bundestag’s resolution against the Palestinian-led BDS Movement, Berlin, 2019. (Palästina Spricht archives)

IHRA definition is silencing Palestine advocacy across Europe, says report

A European legal center details how the IHRA antisemitism definition has been given 'authoritative power' to target Israel critics in several countries.

By Hebh Jamal June 7, 2023

President Joe Biden takes part in a ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel's largest Holocaust memorial, Jerusalem, July 13, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Biden’s antisemitism strategy gets a lot right — but has one problem

By failing to push back on problematic definitions of antisemitism, the White House is missing a golden opportunity in the fight against hate.

By Natasha Soffer-Roth May 27, 2023

Berlin police arrest a Palestinian protester during a Nakba Day flash mob, after banning all commemorations of the day in the city, May 1, 2022. (@thequestionislysh)

Where can we Palestinians mourn our catastrophe?

By banning our ability to mourn the Nakba, Germany is opening the floodgates to a new wave of repression against all aspects of Palestinian identity.

By Hebh Jamal May 18, 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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking before the U.S. Congress, March 3, 2015. (Official Photo for Speaker John Boehner by Heather Reed/Flickr)

Will the midterms spell the end of US ‘red lines’ on Israel?

Foundation for Middle East Peace President Lara Friedman speaks to +972 about a dangerous new phase in American pro-Israel politics.

By Nate Orbach November 7, 2022

The UC Berkeley campus in California, United States, December 11, 2012. (Charlie Nguyen/CC BY 2.0)

Anatomy of a scandal: Unraveling the myth of ‘Jewish-free zones’ at UC Berkeley

The manufactured controversy surrounding a student group pledge underlines the dangers of legal attempts to conflate anti-Zionism and antisemitism.

By Nate Orbach October 26, 2022

Visitors browse the exhibitions at documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany, June 19, 2022. (Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Uniting behind Palestinians, German art festival hits back at antisemitism charges

Curators and artists at the renowned documenta fifteen exhibition faced a torrent of denunciations, including from German officials, for hosting Palestinian collectives and exhibits on Palestine solidarity.

By Hebh Jamal October 24, 2022

Israeli forces stand guard during the demolition of a Palestinian home, located within "Area C" of the West Bank, near Hebron, December 28, 2021. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

A colonized Palestine isn’t the answer to the world’s guilt

Zionism's synergy with right-wing populists has exploited antisemitism to justify apartheid. And Palestinians refuse to be its silent victims.

By Tareq Baconi June 20, 2022