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The Combat Anti-Semitism Movement has grown quickly since its creation in 2019, attracting members of Congress and mayors of major cities to its online events and building a coalition of more than 300 Jewish organizations. It presents itself as apolitical, though its coalition skews conservative and includes the Clarion Project, which has been labeled an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, or JILV, also states that it is nonpartisan, “opposes the imposition of ideology, encourages open discussions of challenging topics, and is ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, A major Jewish political reset is underway at this time, focusing on domestic affairs, foreign policy considerations and the increasing diversity that defines the Jewish communal orbit.  When the political environment is as unsettled as we find today, such new structural initiatives to refram...

'Jewish Harpers Letter' Signers Stand Behind Tradition of Debate, Community's Leaders Say On 5/5/21 at 8:57 PM EDT By late afternoon on Wednesday more than 200 notable thinkers, intellectuals and activists from the American Jewish community expressed their support for freedom of expression and the condemnation of alleged "suppression of dissent" among Jews. They did so by signing what's been dubbed the "Jewish Harper's Letter," a document organized by the newly formed Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, which addresses the growing threat to the liberal principle of free expression of ideas. ...

Anyone who’s anyone, living or dead, vile criminal or ancient sage, can add their name to the “Jewish Harper’s Letter” — and they are. The initial letter from the newly-minted Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, which slammed “suppression of dissent” among Jews, was unveiled with such notable signatories as Bari Weiss, Bret Stephens and Rabbi David Wolpe. The missive, which at press time drew signatures from over 300 Jews the world over, but was mocked by many for arguing that Jews aren’t complicit in white supremacy and that “Jewish privilege” isn’t a thing, now boasts...

Journalists seem unwelcome at protests now, but it wasn't always so | Matters of Fact Replay Video Protesters on the far right do not like journalists. We know, because they scrawled "murder the media" on the Capitol door on Jan. 6. A dead giveaway. Nor is it difficult to see why. The mainstream media, in their coverage, utterly failed to demonstrate that Donald Trump was the legitimate presidential winner in 2020. They failed to expose the theft of the election, or prove that the vote certification was rigged. To these shortcomings, we can only plead guilty. © Melody Brown-Peyton/The...