Category Archives: Ari Shavit

J Street Staffer Is Second Woman To Accuse Shavit of Sexual Misconduct

Forward: It should have been a simple errand. The 26-year-old female J Street staff member was tasked with picking up Israeli author Ari Shavit at the Baltimore train station and driving him to speak at a J Street event at … Continue reading

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LAT: ‘After an L.A. reporter accused him of sexual assault, a top Israeli newspaper columnist steps down’

Is an unwanted grope sexual assault? Is an unwanted kiss sexual assault? I’ve had guys plant unwanted kisses on my face as part of their horsing around. I’ve had guys grope me in the same context (though never on my … Continue reading

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Ari Shavit Apologizes to American Journalist: I Didn’t Think I Committed Sexual Harassment

From Haaretz: Haaretz columnist Ari Shavit issued a statement of apology on Thursday after a U.S. journalist accused him of sexually assaulting her during an interview. “More than two and a half years ago, in February 2014, I met with … Continue reading

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Will Sex In The Toilet Renew Zionism?

From Mondoweiss in 2013: We have given a lot of attention to the Israeli journalist Ari Shavit’s book, My Promised Land, because so many leading American media have embraced his revivalist-Zionist themes, from the New York Times to NPR. Just … Continue reading

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Israelis Finger Ari Shavit For Groping Danielle Berrin

A few years ago, I took a silent pledge to stop writing about Danielle Berrin because it felt like picking wings off a fly. Yeah, such writing was fun, but I hated myself for doing it. Critiquing her articles was … Continue reading

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