Matt Duss

Hundreds gather in Tel Aviv to protest Israel's Operation Protective Edge, despite a police decision to revoke the demonstration's permit, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, July 9, 2014 (photo: Activestills)
Lessons from Israel on how to build resistance in the U.S.
American liberals in despair over the presidential election would do well to look at Israel, where setbacks at the ballot box brought left-wingers together and drove them to think bigger. By Matt Duss and Dahlia Scheindlin As the initial shock of the presidential election fades, American progressives are left struggling with disturbing implications beyond the mere…
By Dahlia Scheindlin December 7, 2016
Bloggingheads: The U.S. election and the fate of Israel-Palestine
Mitt Romney sparked controversy during his visit to Jerusalem last week, thanks to a series of comments he made about Jews and Palestinians. Naturally, his comments about Palestinian culture being inferior to Jewish culture, and God’s unfavorable bias against Palestinians, angered many Palestinians, who are worried that Romney could win the election. However, does that make…
By Aziz Abu Sarah August 7, 2012
South Lawn of the White House (photo: C.M. Fitzpatrick / US government work)
The strategic use of the “anti-Israeli” label in US politics
Republicans recognize Israel as one of their most powerful tools in the coming elections. Liberals, and especially Jews, shouldn’t fall for this trap   No doubt, American election year is officially here. Two democratic organizations – Center for American Progress (CAP) and Media Matters – are under attack. The charge: anti-Semitism, no less. In a…
By Noam Sheizaf December 15, 2011
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