Author Archives: Cecilie Surasky

The Forward has a profile today of Jewish Voice for Peace, “JVP, Harsh Critic Of Israel, Seeks a Seat at the Communal Table,” in which they get a lot right. But the subheader, “But Its Refusal To Support ‘Two States’ … Continue reading →

Well, the pictures really speak for themselves. StandWithUs has a new supremacist celebration of militant Jewish nationalism and masculinity children’s comic book featuring Captain Israel, who I think we can all agree looks mighty fine in a sparkly silver body … Continue reading →

NGO Monitor was captured perfectly in The Forward by liberal jewish thinker Leonard Fine who said it was “an organization that believes that the best way to defend Israel is to condemn anyone who criticizes it.” But now, no longer satisfied with its McCarthyite efforts … Continue reading →

What do Jewish Voice for Peace, Madre, Amnesty International, New Israel Fund, American Friends Service Committee, Media Matters and Institute for Policy Studies all have in common? There has been a growing backlash since the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation … Continue reading →

Overheard at UC Berkeley while people were waiting to get into the room for the divestment vote: Student: "So, is Alan Dershowitz going to be here?" Akiva Tor, Israeli Consul General: "I hope not."

Being a part of the tremendous coalition effort to pass a divestment bill at Berkeley was quite simply an ecstatic experience. As my colleague Sydney Levy said, "The movement grew by an enormous leap today." First, the vote itself: after … Continue reading →

From Muzzlewatch: Here is an embarrassingly McCarthyite response to the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s decision to a) screen the film Rachel by Jewish-Israeli filmmaker Simone Bitton, b) invite Cindy Corrie to speak and c) ask Jewish Voice for Peace … Continue reading →