Monthly Archives: July 2016

Jewish entitlement and Jewish populism

Philip Weiss writes: Last week’s Aspen Ideas Festival often seemed like a rightwing Jewish event. Accounts of the high-altitude leadership conclave included a lot of obnoxiously-chauvinist Jewish comments, notably this one from Leon Wieseltier, a contributing editor of the Atlantic … Continue reading

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‘Islam has NOTHING to do with terrorism, just like Micah Johnson had NOTHING to do with #BLM, you ignorant racists.’

* Micah Johnson: “I wanted to kill white people.” AG Lynch: “We may never know why you did this.” (Twitter)

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Haaretz: Under Trump, the Old anti-Semitism Is Making a Comeback

If a six-pointed star tweet is the Old anti-Semitism, then the Old anti-Semitism must not have been a big deal. That can’t be right. So what exactly was the Old anti-Semitism? The Holocaust? So Trump’s tweet is just like the … Continue reading

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WP: Trump’s vigorous defense of anti-Semitic image a ‘turning point’ for many Jews

It’s been a really scary week for Jews because of Donald Trump’s six-pointed star tweet. Really really scary. The only thing that was more scary was the Holocaust. For the first time, there are indications that many Jews are turning … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney: ‘May we stop seeing people as black, white, brown or wearing blue & see them instead as husbands, wives, sons, daughters & children of God.’

Beautiful! But what if other people think tribally and target us for our race or religion?

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