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i’m like yeshayahu leibowitz if he listened to lucy dacus. (alleged) writer. militant pacifist. opinions my own
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The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
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On the new episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, Daniel May, Andrew Marantz, & @benlorber8.bsky.social discuss Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
Confronting the Anti-Zionist Right
Jewish Currents discusses Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On the new episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel, Daniel May, Andrew Marantz, & @benlorber8.bsky.social discuss Nick Fuentes on Tucker Carlson, Norman Finkelstein on Candace Owens, and the newfound influence of the anti-Israel right.
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
jewishcurrents.org/confronting-...
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The ADL is terrified that the Mamdani administration will continue to demonstrate that a genuine, tangible commitment to the well-being of Jews in America can coexist alongside staunch opposition to the policies of a country on the other side of the planet. It hurts their bottom line
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The ADL is terrified that the Mamdani administration will continue to demonstrate that a genuine, tangible commitment to the well-being of Jews in America can coexist alongside staunch opposition to the policies of a country on the other side of the planet. It hurts their bottom line
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This is how the ostensibly philosemitic wing of the party is going to reconcile itself with the openly antisemitic wing. “We tried to help you, we really did, but you wouldn’t let us.”
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is how the ostensibly philosemitic wing of the party is going to reconcile itself with the openly antisemitic wing. “We tried to help you, we really did, but you wouldn’t let us.”
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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.
You can’t condemn antisemitism and not condemn those ushering it into the mainstream.
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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.
You can’t condemn antisemitism and not condemn those ushering it into the mainstream.
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it's wild to me that we have a letter from 850+ rabbis denouncing zohran mamdani for things he never said and positions he never took while no such letter has been written condemning stephen miller for claiming to "defend jewish values" while being an utter fucking nazi and dismantling our democracy
it’s funny how the attacks levied last night against zohran mamdani by andrew cuomo more accurately describe stephen miller — totally inexperienced, deeply ideological, surrounded by antisemites, speaks like he’s talking exclusively to the internet, will bring about a policy nightmare, etc.
this is the problem with letting men like this get away with saying shit on tv instead of real life. i dare this man to say this shit out loud in any bar on the north shore
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
it's wild to me that we have a letter from 850+ rabbis denouncing zohran mamdani for things he never said and positions he never took while no such letter has been written condemning stephen miller for claiming to "defend jewish values" while being an utter fucking nazi and dismantling our democracy
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We are going to end up with two political coalitions in which one thinks "fighting antisemitism" means shutting down universities and deporting students, which polls show most actual Jews oppose, and the other thinks all antisemitism is a right-wing wedge issue. And Republicans want it that way.
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are going to end up with two political coalitions in which one thinks "fighting antisemitism" means shutting down universities and deporting students, which polls show most actual Jews oppose, and the other thinks all antisemitism is a right-wing wedge issue. And Republicans want it that way.
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"The mission-driven mentality fragments the destruction of a people and place into thousands of isolated acts, each justified on its own terms, none acknowledged as part of a larger campaign of genocide."
One target at a time: The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide
www.972mag.com/israelis-log...
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.
www.972mag.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"The mission-driven mentality fragments the destruction of a people and place into thousands of isolated acts, each justified on its own terms, none acknowledged as part of a larger campaign of genocide."
my prediction for the adl statement: "in a time of rising antisemitism, we are deeply concerned about these messages. we expect more from these otherwise upstanding young gentlemen and we will continue to work with the trump administration in their mccarthyist pursuits."
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
my prediction for the adl statement: "in a time of rising antisemitism, we are deeply concerned about these messages. we expect more from these otherwise upstanding young gentlemen and we will continue to work with the trump administration in their mccarthyist pursuits."
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Really glad to see this much needed report. The Nexus Project is the moral voice we need against antisemitism and for democratic pluralism, at a time when too many other organizations have abdicated that role.
This just in: Today, we’re releasing our response to the weaponization of antisemitism by the Trump administration and Project Esther.
The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.
The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.
Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.
Sign up for Antisemitism Decoded, the Forward’s guide through the news and noise about Jewish safety, brought to you biweekly by investigative journalist Arno Rosenfeld.Most American Jews have taken a...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Really glad to see this much needed report. The Nexus Project is the moral voice we need against antisemitism and for democratic pluralism, at a time when too many other organizations have abdicated that role.
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Written ten years ago by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, and is now sadly useful.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If British Jews are attacked, respect our dignity – and keep your agendas to yourself | Keith Kahn-Harris
I dread the cacophony from right and left on how we should react to antisemitism. What’s important is supporting our survival as a community in the UK
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Written ten years ago by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, and is now sadly useful.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jonathan Greenblatt no doubt trying to rush out an ADL statement endorsing this decision and condemning the ADL.
FBI Director Kash Patel called the ADL “an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization,” saying in announcement that the FBI has cut all formal ties with the anti-hate group.
FBI’s Kash Patel attacks ADL as ‘extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization’
The FBI director said the bureau is cutting all formal ties with the Jewish civil rights group
jewishinsider.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Jonathan Greenblatt no doubt trying to rush out an ADL statement endorsing this decision and condemning the ADL.
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This is exactly right. The ADL is accountable to its board and donors, not to an amorphous "American Jewish community." Their donors are to the right of the median American Jew, but also not right-wing enough for the Jewish right, whose organs (JNS, Tablet, etc.) will probably run defense for Patel.
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is exactly right. The ADL is accountable to its board and donors, not to an amorphous "American Jewish community." Their donors are to the right of the median American Jew, but also not right-wing enough for the Jewish right, whose organs (JNS, Tablet, etc.) will probably run defense for Patel.
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The reason for the anger at posting Kirk’s words is simply that we are entering a fascistic world where the truth is dangerous and lies become facts.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The reason for the anger at posting Kirk’s words is simply that we are entering a fascistic world where the truth is dangerous and lies become facts.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.
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There is a professor at my college doing actual antisemitism (Leo Frank trutherism) in the name of "anti-Zionism," and I know if I tried to make it an issue, I would be feeding into the very worst right-wing voices who want to shut me and my mostly good institution down, too, so I have no recourse.
September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There is a professor at my college doing actual antisemitism (Leo Frank trutherism) in the name of "anti-Zionism," and I know if I tried to make it an issue, I would be feeding into the very worst right-wing voices who want to shut me and my mostly good institution down, too, so I have no recourse.
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Jonathan Greenblatt dismissed polls showing Mamdani winning a plurality of the NYC Jewish vote. He said the polls must be lying, because Mamdani hasn't spoken to him.
This really is the ADL's goal at this point - to be the sole representative of Jews to the government. Court Jews all over again.
This really is the ADL's goal at this point - to be the sole representative of Jews to the government. Court Jews all over again.
August 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Jonathan Greenblatt dismissed polls showing Mamdani winning a plurality of the NYC Jewish vote. He said the polls must be lying, because Mamdani hasn't spoken to him.
This really is the ADL's goal at this point - to be the sole representative of Jews to the government. Court Jews all over again.
This really is the ADL's goal at this point - to be the sole representative of Jews to the government. Court Jews all over again.
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Judea Pearl has been a rare voice in academia cheering on the Trump administration’s crackdown on higher education, so this really is a leopards eating faces situation. And it’s telling that his response is not to stand in solidarity with other academics, but to say, “Investigate them, not me.”
@crampell.bsky.social’s post got me to thinking and…yes…Trump has apparently canceled the research grant of Judea Pearl, who is one of the world’s leading scholars, is Jewish, Israeli-American, & is vocally opposed to antisemitism, & is the father of Daniel Pearl.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
August 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Judea Pearl has been a rare voice in academia cheering on the Trump administration’s crackdown on higher education, so this really is a leopards eating faces situation. And it’s telling that his response is not to stand in solidarity with other academics, but to say, “Investigate them, not me.”
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This is a well-reported deep dive on how the Anti-Defamation League went from an organization that at least on paper tried to balance support for domestic US liberalism with Zionism, to an organization that is no longer even trying for the former: nymag.com/intelligence...
Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League
The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.
nymag.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is a well-reported deep dive on how the Anti-Defamation League went from an organization that at least on paper tried to balance support for domestic US liberalism with Zionism, to an organization that is no longer even trying for the former: nymag.com/intelligence...
after totally starving the gaza strip for months, israel/the US/the GHF began distributing meals on may 26. if noa tishby’s calculation is correct (i’m not sure of her source), this means that, on average, the GHF has distributed three-fourths of a meal per person, per day. 🧵
July 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
after totally starving the gaza strip for months, israel/the US/the GHF began distributing meals on may 26. if noa tishby’s calculation is correct (i’m not sure of her source), this means that, on average, the GHF has distributed three-fourths of a meal per person, per day. 🧵
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"Shylocks and bad people"
The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers.
This is shameful.
The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers.
This is shameful.
July 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Shylocks and bad people"
The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers.
This is shameful.
The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers.
This is shameful.
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A reminder that the Israeli government is a rogue Kahanist government, set on destablising the region and transforming Israel into a fundamentalist authoritarian regime. It is pursuing a war of starvation and eradication in Gaza.
Anyone who engages with it as a normal government is an accomplice.
Anyone who engages with it as a normal government is an accomplice.
June 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Pointing this out does not minimize antisemitism. Just the opposite.
Trump is using Jews. And he is using our tragedies. All for his own gain. Even as he gives neo-Nazis and their friends prominent positions in his administration.
It is a disgusting use of Jewish pain. And it should be called out.
Trump is using Jews. And he is using our tragedies. All for his own gain. Even as he gives neo-Nazis and their friends prominent positions in his administration.
It is a disgusting use of Jewish pain. And it should be called out.
June 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pointing this out does not minimize antisemitism. Just the opposite.
Trump is using Jews. And he is using our tragedies. All for his own gain. Even as he gives neo-Nazis and their friends prominent positions in his administration.
It is a disgusting use of Jewish pain. And it should be called out.
Trump is using Jews. And he is using our tragedies. All for his own gain. Even as he gives neo-Nazis and their friends prominent positions in his administration.
It is a disgusting use of Jewish pain. And it should be called out.
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I appreciate this message, and I'll add on: I am a Jewish person and I do not want any peaceful Palestinian, Muslim, or Arab activists in the United States to face deportation or legal reprisals for their activism, in the supposed name of Jewish safety.
I don't want to see a single person saying this was warranted by the carnage in Gaza, that this was for Palestinians.
I am a Palestinian person and I do not want senseless acts of terror committed in my name. I don't want Jewish organizations to need extra security because of fear of violence.
I am a Palestinian person and I do not want senseless acts of terror committed in my name. I don't want Jewish organizations to need extra security because of fear of violence.
June 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I appreciate this message, and I'll add on: I am a Jewish person and I do not want any peaceful Palestinian, Muslim, or Arab activists in the United States to face deportation or legal reprisals for their activism, in the supposed name of Jewish safety.
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I just met with Mohsen Mahdawi where he’s being held in Vermont.
He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview.
He should be released so he can become a citizen.
He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview.
He should be released so he can become a citizen.
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just met with Mohsen Mahdawi where he’s being held in Vermont.
He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview.
He should be released so he can become a citizen.
He was detained when he showed up for his citizenship interview.
He should be released so he can become a citizen.