Asaf Calderon

Asaf Calderon is a Jewish-Israeli activist living in New York.

Recent Articles
People wear Israeli flags as they take part in celebrations marking Israel's 71st Independence Day in Jerusalem, May 8, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
The sad truth behind Israeli ‘happiness’
How can a country that administers constant violence and suffers deep inequalities be ranked the fourth happiest in the world?
By Asaf Calderon April 17, 2023
Israeli left-wing activists demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Jaffa during the cross-country general strike to protest the war on Gaza and the upcoming eviction of several families from their homes in East Jerusalem, May 18, 2021. (Oren Ziv)
Want to help Israelis? Become an anti-Zionist
Israel has long used Jewish pain to justify violence toward Palestinians. As anti-Zionists, it is incumbent on us to stop this cynical exploitation.
By Asaf Calderon May 19, 2021
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  1. A clash over gender segregation reveals the blindness of Israel’s protest leaders
  2. At the Gaza fence, a protest wave revives hopes of Palestinian mobilization
  3. Netanyahu and Raisi are more alike than they’ll admit
  4. Biden’s message to Bibi: Normalization is more important than democracy
  5. The Haredi Zionist who advocated radical openness
  1. 'Your grandparents couldn't return to Al-Sajara. But I know they died hoping'
  2. The permit regime is Oslo’s enduring legacy. It must be abolished
  3. My first letter as +972's new editor-in-chief
  4. The Haredi Zionist who advocated radical openness
  5. Israel's armed drones are heralding an era of automated killing
  1. ‘It’s like 1948’: Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians
  2. 'I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter'
  3. 'Youth Against Dictatorship': Meet Israel's new class of conscientious objectors
  4. My last letter: Speak the words we were taught to fear
  5. Will Israel’s High Court defy the far-right government?