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Dov Waxman

@dovwaxman.bsky.social

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Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies and Professor at UCLA. My research and writing focus on Israel-Palestine, contemporary antisemitism, Jewish politics, US-Israel relations, Israeli politics, and Middle East politics. .. more

Dov Waxman is an author, academic and commentator. He is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the director of the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. .. more

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 8d

Better late, than never: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism

www.nytimes.com

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 8d

30 years ago today Israel's then prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated by a right-wing Jewish extremist, after a campaign of incitement against Rabin led by Netanyahu. Tragically, Rabin's murder deprived the Oslo peace process of the one Israeli leader who could have enabled it to succeed.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 8d

The president this morning:

Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10d

You can’t be for Jewish safety and use dog whistles like “globalist.” And you can’t claim you have zero tolerance for antisemitism while winking and waving at it so long as it’s sufficiently subtle.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10d

We do not join Jonathan Greenblatt in thanking the Heritage Foundation's President Kevin Roberts for trying to have it both ways.

You can’t condemn antisemitism and not condemn those ushering it into the mainstream.

Screenshot of Jonathan Greenblatt's tweet says "This is far from the first time. Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes both have been spewing hatred explicitly or subtly spreading it for years. None of it is acceptable. However, credit to @KevinRobertsTX for stepping forward today and issuing a clear, cogent takedown of the toxic antisemitism and venomous racism expressed by Fuentes. It was clarifying and crucial to hear firsthand that @heritage has zero tolerance for this kind of poison." It's a quote tweet of the A D L's tweet, which says "For years, we have catalogued Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes’ antisemitic rhetoric and admonished those who would seek to legitimize them. And we deeply appreciate those who have rejected Heritage’s shocking and indefensible defense of this hate – especially conservatives who..." and then it cuts off.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 15d

“Giving Netanyahu and his far-right allies carte blanche to do what they like in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank does not protect Jews, it makes them less safe,” explain @dovwaxman.bsky.social & @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social’s @jeremybenami.bsky.social.

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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 23d

One target at a time: The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide

www.972mag.com/israelis-log...

The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide

By attaching a military goal to each act of killing, Israelis of all stripes could partake in the slaughter without questioning the morality of their actions.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 23d

You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America.

Link below.

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Me too. I've seen some previous surveys of Jewish college students showing that most think it's antisemitic to reject Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, but it's unclear exactly how that common phrase is interpreted by people.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

It seems US Jews are okay with criticizing Israel, which has become widespread within the Jewish community, but not with punitive actions, which remains controversial. Also divestment is linked with the wider BDS movement in people's minds, which Jews have been told for many years is antisemitic.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Roughly three-quarters of Jewish Americans said that challenging Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is antisemitic.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

What U.S. Jews think is antisemitic: 22% say it's antisemitic to criticize Israel for its actions in Gaza; 54% say it’s antisemitic to demand universities divest from firms doing business with Israel; and 71 % say it's antisemitic to claim U.S. Jews bear responsibility for Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Many more U.S. Jews now believe that the Democratic Party is “unfriendly” to Jews (52% in 2025 compared with 36% who said this in a 2020 survey), while more U.S. Jews now believe that the Republican Party is “friendly” to Jews.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Most U.S. Jews are skeptical of Trump’s campaign to fight antisemitism on college campuses, with nearly two-thirds believing he is conducting it for other reasons. A large majority (69%) think the Trump administration's task force will not be effective at reducing antisemitism on college campuses.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Jewish Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college campuses (76% vs. 31 %).

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

44% of U.S. Jews said there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college and university campuses, but Jews under the age of 35, most of whom have attended college in the past decade, are more likely than Jews in general to say there is “not much” or “none at all.”

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

Although there has hardly been any change since 2020 in Jewish perceptions of how much antisemitism there is in the U.S., there has been a significant increase in the % of U.S Jews who have "avoided publicly wearing, carrying or displaying anything that might help people identify them as Jewish."

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

There are some interesting findings in this new Washington Post survey of Jewish Americans: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

More U.S. Jews shield identity in public amid antisemitism fears, Post poll finds

A third of U.S. Jewish people say they don’t feel safe, and two-thirds report seeing antisemitic content online at least once a month, a Washington Post poll finds.

www.washingtonpost.com

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 28d

I'm proud to have contributed a short essay, co-authored with @jeremybenami.bsky.social, to this much-needed report by @nexusproject.bsky.social. I hope you'll read it and share it.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 29d

@thejcpa.bsky.social's @amyspitalnick.bsky.social, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social, @perilresearch.bsky.social's
Rabbi Seth Limmer, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's @jeremybenami.bsky.social, @lilacb.bsky.social, @dovwaxman.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social, @lihiyona.bsky.social, and more.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

nexusproject.us

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 29d

@thejcpa.bsky.social's @amyspitalnick.bsky.social, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social, @perilresearch.bsky.social's
Rabbi Seth Limmer, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's @jeremybenami.bsky.social, @lilacb.bsky.social, @dovwaxman.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social, @lihiyona.bsky.social, and more.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

nexusproject.us

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · Oct 11

Very good piece.

Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · Oct 11

Excellent article and, as you said, very important.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · Oct 10

This hateful antisemitic vandalism in Minneapolis is alarming and unacceptable.

Targeting synagogues with anti-Zionist/anti-Israel slogans isn’t political activism — it’s harassing and threatening Jewish communities.

Minneapolis police investigating antisemitic vandalism at Temple Israel

The largest synagogue in Minnesota has once again been vandalized with spray paint bearing antisemitic messages.

www.cbsnews.com

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · Oct 10

I just did an op-ed @thecjn.bsky.social specifically to define those terms!! thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...

The Manchester synagogue attack inspires 'her skirt was too short' antisemitism

I do not opine on this from some lofty arena where Jews are not targets. No such place exists.

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · Oct 10

I agree with this smart analysis by @alonpinkas.bsky.social: Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It newrepublic.com/article/2015...

Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It

Trump does deserve some credit here. But Netanyahu does not want peace, and it’s about as simple as that.

newrepublic.com

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Rachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · Oct 10

I wrote about the Manchester synagogue attack and attempts to blame Gaza protests
rachelshabi.substack.com/p/indivisibl...

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · Oct 10

The ceasefire in Gaza, now in effect, depends on the promise given by an inveterate liar and conman (Trump) to a ruthless terrorist organization (Hamas) that he will prevent another serial liar, conman, and war criminal (Netanyahu) from resuming the war:

Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal

Israel broke one ceasefire. Trump told the mediators he wouldn't let it happen this time.