A Reply to Adam Louis-Klein
“It has never been more acceptable to criticize Israel or Zionism.” The Forward (NYC), 23 April 2026. “What has unfolded over the past two years is not simply criticism of Israel, nor even obsessive hostility. It is the emergence of a totalising world view in which Israeli wickedness becomes an all-encompassing explanation for global ills….” […]
Omer Bartov: What Went Wrong?
The Scholar’s Shift: From History to Indictment Omer Bartov is an Israeli Holocaust historian at Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities in the United States. In his new book, “Israel: What Went Wrong?”, he claims that Zionism transformed from a movement for Jewish liberation into a racist and exclusivist Jewish supremacism, fueling […]
Redefining Genocide: How Altering Definitions Enables Political Accusation
To accuse a state of a crime it did not commit, particularly one defined with legal precision, it is first necessary to alter the definition of that crime. This is not a rhetorical device but a structural method. When the facts do not meet the legal threshold and intent cannot be proven, it is […]
Exclusionary Justice: The APA’s Failure to Protect Jewish Psychologists
This article was originally published by The Times of Israel Blogs on April 27, 2026, at [https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/exclusionary-justice-the-apas-failure-to-protect-jewish-psychologists/]. All rights remain with the original author and publisher. In January 2026, the Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association (APA) wrote that leadership means “deciding which battles matter most and committing fully to them, rather than […]
Ethics and the Institutional Review Board: The Need for a System of Checks and Balances in Academia and Academic Research
The Congressional Education and Workforce Committee recently issued a report highlighting the rise of radical antisemitism in American higher education. It noted the persistent failure of our country’s foremost universities to recognize and take shared responsibility for the rise in Jew-hate that has spiraled out of control across many of our nation’s college campuses. […]
When Antisemitism Isn’t Worth Showing Up For: Absence, Interpretation, and the Fragility of Trauma-Informed Solidarity
A few months ago, a department at a large public university in the Midwest region of the US hosted a talk titled “Traumatic Invalidation and Antisemitism: Fostering Resilience and Creating a Trauma-Informed College”. The session, delivered by Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern of Harvard Medical School, was part of our department’s long-running Race, Justice, and Equity […]
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 […]