Amid a pro-Palestine shift, advocates are looking to roll back state anti-BDS laws. It won’t be easy.

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The new data reflects generational shift and growing gulf between American and Israeli Jews

The former ADL leader outlived the relevance of his politics—but helped cement the crisis that followed.

The former ADL leader outlived the relevance of his politics—but helped cement the crisis that followed.

The Jewish defense group—whose partnership with federal law enforcement goes back decades—has never been more isolated.

Alt: a man is sitting at a desk with his eyes closed and the word wow written on the screen

The Jewish defense group—whose partnership with federal law enforcement goes back decades—has never been more isolated.

During my bid for clemency last year, it was clear state officials didn’t care about my rehabilitation—or about helping the victim’s family heal.

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Mari Cohen interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift American Jewish communities away from collaboration with police and security forces.

A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.

A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.

Mari Cohen speaks to Andy Kahn about the oft-forgotten history of anti-Zionism in the American Reform movement.

A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.

A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.

Doubling down on the conflation of Zionism and Judaism won’t stop violent attacks.

Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.

The president has sought to separate US interests from Israeli interests abroad, even as he represses Israel critics at home.

The Zionist philosopher couldn’t escape a colonial mindset, but his binationalist vision offers a way forward in Israel/Palestine.

Despite purporting to “bring back jobs,” Trump’s trade war continues the capitalist offensive of the free trade regime.

Mari Cohen, Arielle Angel, and Alex Kane analyze how American Jewish groups are responding to ICE’s arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Facing History & Ourselves, which is known for its model lessons on genocide, has angered staff and disappointed teachers with its refusal to provide…

In March 2023, we met Othman and his father, Abdel Fattah Nazmi … HuBB Humans Before Borders needs your support for Help Othman’s family in Gaza survive

Rebecca Pierce speaks with Mari Cohen, Noah Kulwin, and Siddhartha Mahanta about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist .

Rebecca Pierce speaks with Mari Cohen, Noah Kulwin, and Siddhartha Mahanta about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist .

The Cogut Institute hosted the Non-Zionist Jewish Traditions Conference between Feb. 3 and 4.

A discipline born from the study of the Holocaust faces its contradictions as Israel stands accused of the “crime of crimes.”

A discipline born from the study of the Holocaust faces its contradictions as Israel stands accused of the “crime of crimes.”

Revisiting Edward Said’s ethical humanism in the context of the Gaza genocide

University of Chicago students, faculty and community members are protesting the arrest and eviction of a second student over participation in a pro-Palestine protest this fall.