Orthodox Jews

Pnina Pfeuffer speaking at B'nai Jeshurun in New York, February 4, 2020. (Gili Getz)

From J’lm to NY, Orthodox activists are mobilizing against sexual abuse

After harrowing allegations about a revered Haredi educator prompted a painful dialogue among Orthodox communities, two activists discuss the grassroots push for systemic change.

By Natasha Roth-Rowland February 2, 2022

Members of Neturei Karta celebrate Palestine's UN bid in Ramallah. (photo: Activestills)

I am a Palestinian Jew, or at least I will be

In order to avoid theocracy, apartheid and civil war, one Israeli believes it is time for her fellow Jewish citizens to start re-imagining their identity. By Dorit Naaman Fine, I am not yet a Palestinian Jew, but in 10 to 15 years – and certainly in my lifetime – this place will be called Palestine,…

By +972 Magazine June 17, 2014

Boston Marathon aftermath. (photo: Pete Tschudy/CC BY-NC 2.0)

The Right’s latest invention: ‘Gazans celebrated Boston bombings’

The birth and growth of an utterly baseless, extremely damaging claim. If you Google “Gazans celebrate Boston Marathon bombings” or variations of that entry, you will have your reading cut out for you. Such a scene was reported by Pamela Gellar, possibly America’s best-known Muslim-basher, on her website Atlas Shrugs. The story was headlined “DANCING…

By Larry Derfner April 24, 2013

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Yair Lapid (photo: Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org)

Ten post-election, pre-coalition takeaways

There’s no doubt about it – Yair Lapid is the star of these election results. His 19 mandates will most certainly give him and his party a senior position in the next government, likely to be led by Benjamin Netanyahu. But before you go reporting about the upcoming Bibi-Lapid coalition, here are a few post-election…

By Ami Kaufman January 25, 2013

"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