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Peter Beinart

@peterbeinart.bsky.social
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CUNY, Jewish Currents, New York Times, MSNBC. Foundation for Middle East Peace fellow.

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My response to Haviv Rettig Gur’s video about me: www.instagram.com/reel/DcwL2O-...
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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The Heckling of Brad Lander
A Case Study in Left-Wing Purity Politics
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The Full Cost of AIPAC’s Influence
The $3 billion that the US gives Israel annually in foreign aid barely scratches the surface
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Settler Violence is State Violence
Thinking that a state based on Jewish supremacy will crack down on settler violence is like thinking George Wallace would crack down on the Klan.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Rahm Emanuel and I Debate Israeli history
“Bill Clinton agrees with me, not with you.”
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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First They Came for Abdul El-Sayed
A Republican Party that is willing to demonize Muslims to win elections will, sooner or later, do the same to Jews
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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The American Jewish Establishment Has Given Up on American Democracy
American Jewry’s Most Powerful Organizations Care More About Whether a Politician Supports Israel than Whether They Support Free Elections in the United States
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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The Incoherence of Blaming Mamdani for anti-Jewish Violence
He’s the one who keeps saying that Jews and Israel aren’t the same. It’s his pro-Israel critics who lump them together.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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The Costs of Being Prematurely Correct
As Democrats Race to Oppose Unconditional Support for Israel, it’s Worth Taking a Moment to Appreciate the People Who Held That View All Along
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Very disappointed that @scottwiener.bsky.social cancelled our interview. I intended to give him what hecklers at the Trans march didn't: The chance to thoughtfully answer people critical of his views on Israel-Palestine. Avoiding hard questions isn't good politics. Nor does it show moral courage.
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Halachic Left @halachicleft.org · 02/07/2026
🗽 NYC: Join us next Thursday on the UWS for nosh and conversation with journalist, author, and first-ever HL speaker @peterbeinart.bsky.social! We’ll talk about the Jewish tent, new Jewish institutions, and where we go from here. RSVP here: forms.gle/DVpKBN3iCHUt...
An Evening with Peter Beinart
Thursday, July 9 | 6:00-8:00pm
Upper West Side, NYC
Nosh served * Address provided upon RSVP
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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Rabbi Rachel Timoner and I discuss boycotts and Jewish statehood youtu.be/IzXcAgRLlcQ?... @peterbeinart.bsky.social
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A Disagreement Among Old Friends
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
"Brad Lander’s victory is a milestone: A Jewish politician, running on his support for Palestinian rights, winning in one of the most Jewish districts in the country." @peterbeinart.bsky.social What is happening in the US can happen in Australia. #auspol peterbeinart.substack.com/p/bradlander...
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“This Realignment is Happening.”
Brad Lander on the Jewish community’s shifting values on Israel-Palestine
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Reckoning with Anti-Israel Rage
Making sense of what happened last week to State Senator Scott Wiener
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Full video at: peterbeinart.substack.com/p/israels-de...
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
These clips are highly edited for brevity, but we tried to give a fair hearing to both sides. For greater nuance and detail, from both of us, watch the full video at youtu.be/NMIndwkzMdo
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I enjoyed talking to Coleman Hughes about Israel-Palestine and Iran. Always grateful for the chance to talk respectfully to people with whom I disagree.
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Coleman Hughes vs. Peter Beinart Debate: Should Israel Be a Jewish State?
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm imagining a supporter of the Islamic Republic telling Anne Herzberg the same thing: How dare you, from your foreign apartment and with no skin in the game, suggest that Iranians deserve legal equality and human rights?
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
States should treat people equally under the law, irrespective of ethnicity, religion or race. I support that principle in the US, India, Iran, Israel-Palestine, everywhere. I believe such states tend to be safer for everyone. @mdubowitz.bsky.social disagrees. I'd welcome discussing this with him.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Job alert! I am looking for an experienced, part-time CMO/Growth strategist ASAP to help with @resistanceschool.bsky.social ! Email me at karen@resistancesummerschool.com for more details!
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M Hobart @mhobart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Really useful facts here to push against the thought stopping cliches that come up in arguments about Israel/Palestine.
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Barbara @barbaramue.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=fzWT... Fantastic reply to Sam Harris who said he won't debate critics of Israel by @peterbeinart.bsky.social
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A Reply to Sam Harris
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Sam Harris thinks his beliefs on Israel-Palestine are inarguable. He’s wrong.
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A Reply to Sam Harris
About Israel-Palestine, Islam, antisemitism and the value of debate
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Full talk at peterbeinart.substack.com/p/the-far-ri...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 05/05/2026
“American Jews and Jews in general are safer in countries where everybody is treated equally under the law,” @peterbeinart.bsky.social tells TRNN. “The principle of Jewish supremacy, and Christian supremacy, and Hindu supremacy, and Islamic supremacy—all of those things are wrong.”
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Peter Beinart: What does it mean to be Jewish after the destruction of Gaza?
“American Jews and Jews in general are safer in countries where everybody is treated equally under the law,” Peter Beinart tells TRNN. “The principle of Jewish supremacy, and Christian supremacy, and ...
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Town Hall Seattle @townhallseattle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A livestream option is now available for @peterbeinart.bsky.social on May 18th! Beinart will be in conversation with legal scholar Smadar Ben-Natan, discussing his new book "Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza" 🎟️ Get virtual tickets: buff.ly/YVe4YQF
Green promotional graphic featuring Peter Beinart and Smadar Ben-Natan with headshots, book cover, and event details for a livestream on May 18 at 7:30 PM. A "new speaker added" label is included under Smadar's headshot. Presented by Town Hall Seattle.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The problem with the way Tucker Carlson talks about Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Being a Muslim Immigrant in Trump’s America: Conversation between @peterbeinart.bsky.social and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
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Mehdi Hasan on Being a Muslim Immigrant in Trump’s America
The former MSNBC host and founder of Zeteo on straddling outsider and insider status
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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It’s Not Just the Presidential Candidates
The Entire Democratic Foreign Policy Class Must Change
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Full talk here: peterbeinart.substack.com/p/its-ok-to-...
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Joe Kent was brave to resign in opposition to this criminal war. But the claims in his resignation letter- that Israel caused America's wars in Iraq + Syria--are false. And they betray a conspiratorial mindset that critics of Israel, and this war, must avoid jewishcurrents.org/joe-kents-re...
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Joe Kent’s Resignation Was Brave. His Analysis Is Faulty.
The former counterterrorism official’s assertion that Israel was responsible for US wars in Iraq and Syria is false, and evidence of a dangerously…
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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What Would Heschel Say?
A quote from 1937 shows how far American Jewish leaders have fallen
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Israel's critics should not conflate it with Jews. And synagogues should not say "We stand with Israel," which encourages that conflation. It makes congregants less safe + it's immoral. It's like an Orthodox church after 2022 saying "We stand with Russia" peterbeinart.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
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Thoughts on the Michigan Synagogue Attack
About Jewish safety and Jewish morality
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Joanna Silver @joannasilver73.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I often learn a lot when I listen to @peterbeinart.bsky.social, but this episode was particularly enlightening. open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
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When Your Country Attacks Your Homeland
Orly Noy on being Iranian and Israeli during this horrific war
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Speaking as a Jew living in Diaspora, who needs to exist as a minority at a time of rising antisemitism, I would really appreciate it if the Prime Minister of a country where I do not live would not say that attacks on a sovereign country are analogous to attacks on a synagogue.
Tweet from the Prime Minister of Israel: "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

Antisemitism knows no limits or boundaries.

Israel is attacked because it is the Jewish state. Temple Israel in Detroit was attacked today because it is a Jewish house of worship."
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Islamic Republic has long menaced its own people. But it has never posed an existential threat to Israel, let alone the US jewishcurrents.org/iran-is-not-...
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Iran Is Not an Existential Threat
Iran poses no significant danger to Israel, let alone the US.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The danger this war poses to American Jews peterbeinart.substack.com/p/the-danger...
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The Danger This War Poses to American Jews
It’s Almost Guaranteed To Supercharge Antisemitism
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...
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Opinion | No Empire. No Kings.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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What If Other Countries Claimed The Right to Bomb the US?
The question about Trump’s impending Iran attack that the American media almost never asks
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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The Closing of the Establishment Jewish Mind
What a Letter Claiming that Accusations of Genocide Against Israel Constitute a “Blood Libel” Says about Pro-Israel Discourse
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Progressives need to reclaim patriotism, because progressives are the ones embodying it.
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Trump is Not a Patriot
He’s a Nationalist, Which is Completely Different.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
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Being a Neighbor Amidst Atrocities
Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg on the Minnesota resistance
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
There’s nothing offensive about invoking the Holocaust to defend human rights. @governorwalz.mn.gov and Bogie Ya’alon understand this, but the US Holocaust Museum does not.
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There’s Nothing Offensive About Invoking the Holocaust to Defend Human Rights
What Tim Walz and “Boogie” Yaalon understand but the US Holocaust Museum Does Not
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Thoughts about the Chanukah Massacre in Australia
A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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Boycott, solidarity & taking responsibility: Ahmed Moor speaks to Peter Beinart about the TAU speech
YouTube video by Foundation for Middle East Peace
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"This is why so many of us can't have a sane conversation with younger Jews." The level of condescension is quite remarkable
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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