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Charles Dunst
Charles Dunst
Louis Farrakhan speaking at a news conference at the Mosque Maryam in Chicago, March 31, 2011. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
October 5, 2018, 10:16 am
Should Clinton have shared a stage with Farrakhan at Aretha Franklin’s funeral?
Although his Nation of Islam has been praised for promoting self-reliance and instilling pride within the black community, Farrakhan is a vicious anti-Semite and anti-LGBTQ.
By Charles Dunst
Julia Salazar is running for New York State Senate as a Democratic Socialist. (Photo by Charles Dunst/JTA)
August 30, 2018, 4:17 pm
Amid controversy, state Senate candidate aims to clarify her Jewish identity
Julia Salazar, who is as running as a democratic socialist in New York, is pushing back on allegations that her Jewish and immigrant identity is "largely self-created."
By Charles Dunst
Sarah Jeong’s anti-white tweets prompted a debate over the definition of racism and, subsequently, anti-Semitism. (Illustration by Charles Dunst/JTA; Photo from Wikimedia Commons)
August 17, 2018, 9:53 am
Progressives have a new definition of racism. What does that mean for Jews?
The new theory that racism is “prejudice plus power” begs the question: Are Jews too powerful to be considered "victims" of racism?
By Charles Dunst
Imran Khan at the “Rule of Law: The Case of Pakistan” conference in Berlin, Germany in 2009. (Photo by Stephan Röhl/Flickr)
August 10, 2018, 8:52 am
Will Pakistan’s new prime minister change his country’s relationship with Israel
Imran Khan is known for "running a team of one," promoted a nationalistic, anti-corruption platform and faced anti-Semitic taunts. So what is there to make of the new leader?
By Charles Dunst
Congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns for New York attorney general candidate Zephyr Teachout. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
July 26, 2018, 7:25 pm
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Israel for ‘the occupation of Palestine’
"To me, it would just be completely unacceptable if that happened on our shores," she said about Israel's response to the protests on the Gaza border.
By Charles Dunst
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears on “Meet the Press.” (Photo by William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
July 19, 2018, 3:50 pm
Jewish Democrats face progressives’ Israel criticism
Rising influential voices in the Democratic party include sharp criticism of Israel once considered taboo. That puts Democrats who are both liberal and pro-Israel in a bind.
By Charles Dunst
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban hold a joint news conference at the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, in 2017. (Photo by Haim Zach/Israeli Government Press Office)
July 12, 2018, 3:14 pm
Does Netanyahu welcoming authoritarians make Israel safer?
Netanyahu's defenders say the prime minister must "find friends in unlikely places" in order to ensure Israel's survival.
By Charles Dunst
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is shown at a White House ceremony in 2017. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
July 5, 2018, 4:45 pm
Retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Jewish legacy
Kennedy decided countless cases regarding religious liberty, many of which were important to — and divided — American Jews on all sides.
By Charles Dunst
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