#End Israeli exceptionalism under US law

#End Israeli exceptionalism under US law

Today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it is “plausible” that Israel has engaged in acts of genocide in Gaza underscores the need to review current U.S. policy on shipping arms to that nation that are being used in attacks on the territory.  This should mean abandoning the practice of giving Israel…

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#As antisemitism spikes on campuses, remember that colleges are also workplaces

#As antisemitism spikes on campuses, remember that colleges are also workplaces

The scenes of Jewish students experiencing antisemitism on college campuses are frightening. But colleges are also workplaces, and the antisemitism that Jewish staff and faculty are experiencing is no less frightening for its intensity, their inability to avoid it and their greater and more particularized fear of retaliation. The agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination…

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#Israel facing criticism as it ramps up war in southern Gaza

#Israel facing criticism as it ramps up war in southern Gaza

Criticism is mounting against Israel as forces march across the Gaza Strip to destroy Hamas, leaving behind a large trail of destruction as humanitarian aid slows down to Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflict. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rare power this week that allowed him to plead for a ceasefire before the…

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