The Ramifications of Magerman’s Letter
byDiaspora Jews would greatly benefit from a network of aliya-minded cohorts to help them achieve the social, emotional, & even ideological shifts that David Magerman called for in his piece.
Opinion
The Lament of Sex-Hasbara
byAngry Israel advocates & influencers who promote sexual tourism in Israel should only blame themselves when the sex tourists actually show up.
Lindsey Graham, Jewish Belonging & the US-Israel Relationship
byWe must come to terms with the fact that the Jewish experience in the United States, like the US-Israel relationship, is a textbook case of epistemic capture.
A Time for Reassessment
byThere is no kinder, gentler United States waiting for Israel around the corner. Not even if Marco Rubio becomes president. Because our interests conflict.
The Trotskyist Roots of Yoram Hazony’s ‘National Conservatism’
byHow messianic desire & diasporic aversion to power created a globally dominant & uniquely Jewish political tradition that Israel must reject.
When ‘Jewish Feminism’ Borrows the Logic of Objectification
byThe willingness to violate Jewish law but not US law speaks volumes about which law (& value system) Jews like Adina Sash experience as truly binding.
Embracing Israel’s ‘Disrupter’ Role
bySince the time of Avraham, the Israelite identity has carried within it an impulse to challenge empire.
Must Israel Exist?
byWhat gives the State of Israel a ‘right to exist’ depends on the ideological lens through which one understands our current moment of history.
Addressing the Canary Mission Accusation
byDespite efforts to tie me to a pro-Israel doxxing site, VISION upholds its critique of the Hasbara industry.
Awarding the Emperor an Independence Day Prize
byThe image of Israel awarding its highest civilian honor to Donald Trump projects the very opposite of Jewish independence & empowerment.
Stronger Alone
byWhen Israel inevitably returns to war with Iran, it should do so without a globally overcommitted & fundamentally disinterested United States.
The Pollard Dilemma: Sovereign Architecture Versus Strategic Contract
byTwo primary load-bearing walls can’t compete for the same space. One must be the foundation & the other must be secondary. This is the deeper lesson of Jonathan Pollard’s story & the choice he made.