‘A Remarkably Aggressive Naïveté’: A Response to Derek Penslar and Michael Walzer
By Richard Landes
Richard Landes argues that the claim made by the signatories of the Jerusalem Declaration that – in the...
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April 2021
The UK and US can help build an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The time is now.
By John Lyndon
This journal has long argued that people-to-people peacemaking programmes on a grand scale are essential to advance the...
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April 2021
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism may inadvertently give cover to antisemites
By Gerald Izenberg
Gerald N. Izenberg is Prof. Emeritus of History at Washington University in St. Louis. He argues that the...
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April 2021
IHRA and JDA: Examining Definitions of Antisemitism in 2021
By Jeffrey Herf
Jeffrey Herf is Distinguished University Professor, Department of History, University of Maryland College Park. His latest book, Israel’s...
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April 2021
Once Again on the Jerusalem Declaration: A Rejoinder to Derek Penslar and Michael Walzer
By Cary Nelson
Cary Nelson’s responds to replies by Derek Penslar and Michael Walzer to his Fathom article ‘Accommodating the New...
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April 2021
Diary from London | Adam Ognall, Chief Executive, New Israel Fund UK
By Adam Ognall
After ten years in post, Adam Ognall is stepping down as CEO of the New Israel Fund UK...
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April 2021
Why I Signed the Jerusalem Declaration: A Response to Cary Nelson
By Derek Penslar
Derek Penslar is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University and Resident Faculty at the...
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April 2021
The Jerusalem Declaration: A Response to Cary Nelson
By Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is Professor Emeritus of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University. For many...
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April 2021
Book Review | The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel
By David Rodman
The State of Israel has existed for a little over 70 years. A medium power by global standards,...
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April 2021
Palestinian Elections: As In 2006, A Dangerous Idea
By Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was Deputy...
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April 2021
President Biden's Middle East Policy
By Yossi Kuperwasser
Yossi Kuperwasser argues that President Biden's Middle East policy reflects the tension between his understanding that the region...
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April 2021
Fathom Long Read | Accommodating the New Antisemitism: a Critique of ‘The Jerusalem Declaration’
By Cary Nelson
Download and print a PDF version here. In this comprehensive critique Cary Nelson argues that the recent ‘Jerusalem...
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April 2021
Book Review | Stories from Palestine: Narratives of Resilience
By Zeina M. Barakat
To be entrusted with someone’s narrative is a privilege. To grant such access … is an act of...
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April 2021
Three best books on Zionism, recommended by Gil Troy
By Gil Troy
Fathom is inviting experts to select their three favourite books about a subject. The series began with Sara...
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April 2021
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Hezbollah as a Criminal Organisation
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