When Textbooks Revive an Ancient Lie
Antisemitism has taken many forms across history, adapting to different cultural and political contexts; yet one particular accusation has endured with remarkable persistence: the claim that Jews bear collective responsibility for the death of Jesus. This accusation took shape within early Christian rhetoric, where certain Gospel passages, most notably Matthew 27:25, were interpreted as affirming […]
Gaza and the Limits of Moral Expertise: How Ethical Deliberation Gave Way to Moral Performance in Academic Philosophy
The Pretensions of Moral Expertise Moral philosophy and professional ethics have long treated war as one of their most challenging concerns. They have given shape to various ways of thinking about the morality of war in abstract ways, while also returning, time and again, to wars as they unfold in the world. Across nearly every […]
Beyond Condemnation: Confronting Antisemitism and Antizionism in the APA
This article was originally published by The Times of Israel Blogs on January 20, 2026, at [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/beyond-condemnation-confronting-antisemitism-and-antizionism-in-the-apa/]. All rights remain with the original author and publisher. Professional organizations in the mental health field are intended to serve as a home for seasoned practitioners, early-career professionals, and students alike—providing meaningful opportunities for education, networking, collective advocacy, […]
From Archetype to Libel: The Misinterpretation of Amalek in Genocide Accusations
The claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza is among the most significant antisemitic calumnies of modern times. As Holocaust scholar Norman Goda explains, the genocide accusation serves several purposes. It plays on antisemitic tropes of Jews as xenophobic, hateful, and thirsting for vengeance. The genocide libel is frequently paired with the charge that […]
When Academia Enables Harm: Antisemitism in Mental Health Scholarship
This article was originally published by The Times of Israel Blogs on October 10, 2025, at [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-academia-enables-harm-antisemitism-in-mental-health-scholarship/]. All rights remain with the original author and publisher. In July 2025, I published an article focused on the abandonment of Jewish therapists within the mental health field, shedding light on pervasive antisemitism in the discipline. The responses […]
European Campuses Embrace Increasing Antisemitism: Presented at the European Parliament (Brussels)
Presented at the European Parliament, Brussels, September 3, 2025: I must begin by congratulating B’nai B’rith International, Democ, and the European Union of Jewish Students on the September 2025 publication of their extremely important report, “‘A Climate of Fear and Exclusion’: Antisemitism at European Universities”. Covering nine countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, […]
A Broken Trust: An Educator’s Reckoning with a Post-October 7 World
This article was originally published by The Times of Israel Blogs on July 18, 2025, at [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-broken-trust-an-educators-reckoning-with-a-post-october-7-world]. All rights remain with the original author and publisher. For twenty years, I didn’t just work in public education; I lived it. I had the profound privilege of building my career on a foundation of equity, serving as […]
Antisemitism in Iran’s Nuclear Discourse: The Fusion of Ideology and Strategy
Introduction Few contemporary foreign policy challenges embody the entanglement of ideology and strategy as vividly as Iran’s nuclear program. Since its covert facilities at Natanz and Arak were exposed in 2002, Iran has been at the center of a fraught international debate about proliferation, sanctions, and the prospects for regional war. Much of the scholarly […]
The Abandonment of Jewish Therapists: Antisemitism in the Mental Health Field
This article was originally published by The Times of Israel Blogs on July 2, 2025, at [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-abandonment-of-jewish-therapists-antisemitism-in-the-mental-health-field/]. All rights remain with the original author and publisher. The horrors of October 7, 2023, will forever be ingrained in our memories as one of the darkest, most horrific days in modern Jewish history—and the deadliest attack on […]
Oh Canada, We Have a Problem
Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism documents the rise of antisemitic incidents around the world in its April 2025 Summary Report on Antisemitism. Surprising to some, perhaps, was the dramatic increase reported in 2024 in Canada – up 670 percent compared to 200 percent in the United States. It was not a surprise to […]