Peter Beinart
@peterbeinart.bsky.social
CUNY, Jewish Currents, New York Times, MSNBC. Foundation for Middle East Peace fellow.
"This is why so many of us can't have a sane conversation with younger Jews."
The level of condescension is quite remarkable
The level of condescension is quite remarkable
According to Sarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for Barack and Michelle Obama, Holocaust education has backfired:
"They think the lesson of the Holocaust is fighting Israel ...you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
"They think the lesson of the Holocaust is fighting Israel ...you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"This is why so many of us can't have a sane conversation with younger Jews."
The level of condescension is quite remarkable
The level of condescension is quite remarkable
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
RT @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social :
“Please, please, please take 20 minute to watch this incredibly powerful film about the fatal recklessness of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s aid cuts.
Children are dying from these cuts. This is one of the many, many stories - a South Sudanese refugee child in Uganda.”
“Please, please, please take 20 minute to watch this incredibly powerful film about the fatal recklessness of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s aid cuts.
Children are dying from these cuts. This is one of the many, many stories - a South Sudanese refugee child in Uganda.”
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
RT @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social :
“Please, please, please take 20 minute to watch this incredibly powerful film about the fatal recklessness of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s aid cuts.
Children are dying from these cuts. This is one of the many, many stories - a South Sudanese refugee child in Uganda.”
“Please, please, please take 20 minute to watch this incredibly powerful film about the fatal recklessness of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio’s aid cuts.
Children are dying from these cuts. This is one of the many, many stories - a South Sudanese refugee child in Uganda.”
On Israel-Palestine, Mamdani's coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists represents the future of the Democratic Party
Mamdani Created a Left-Liberal Coalition on Israel/Palestine
The surprising story of the New York mayoral campaign is not liberal Zionist opposition to Mamdani’s campaign, but their support.
jewishcurrents.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On Israel-Palestine, Mamdani's coalition of anti-Zionists and liberal Zionists represents the future of the Democratic Party
If you're a Jewish New Yorker who can't understand why people in your city voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , ask your children. They probably did too.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
If you're a Jewish New Yorker who can't understand why people in your city voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , ask your children. They probably did too.
Because he's more interested in defending Israel's impunity to commit war crimes than in defending American democracy
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Because he's more interested in defending Israel's impunity to commit war crimes than in defending American democracy
I wonder if the folks attacking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for singling out Israel have noticed that Hindu nationalists loathe him too. Why? Because his opposition to religious, ethnic + racial supremacy is NOT confined to Israel. He's a principled opponent of ethnonationalism, including in India
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wonder if the folks attacking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for singling out Israel have noticed that Hindu nationalists loathe him too. Why? Because his opposition to religious, ethnic + racial supremacy is NOT confined to Israel. He's a principled opponent of ethnonationalism, including in India
The attacks on Mamdani show that Jewish leaders will sacrifice almost anything to preserve Israeli impunity. They'll support a sexual harasser + an anti-Muslim bigot. They care more about preserving Jewish supremacy in Israel than defending legal equality in the US
What Will Establishment Jewish Leaders Sacrifice to Defeat Mamdani?
They care more about preserving Israeli impunity than opposing sexual harassment, combatting anti-Muslim bigotry, or even defending American democracy.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The attacks on Mamdani show that Jewish leaders will sacrifice almost anything to preserve Israeli impunity. They'll support a sexual harasser + an anti-Muslim bigot. They care more about preserving Jewish supremacy in Israel than defending legal equality in the US
One might think that after Amnesty, B'Tselem, the UN and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have accused Israel of genocide, rabbis would feel some need to answer their arguments. Instead, they simply waive them away.
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One might think that after Amnesty, B'Tselem, the UN and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have accused Israel of genocide, rabbis would feel some need to answer their arguments. Instead, they simply waive them away.
The US isn't giving Sudan+Syria weapons to commit those crimes. If Michael Oren is concerned about Sudan, he should urge Israel to impose sanctions on the UAE, which is arming genocidal militias there. But he couldn't care less about Sudan. It's a transparent effort to deflect criticism of Israel.
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US isn't giving Sudan+Syria weapons to commit those crimes. If Michael Oren is concerned about Sudan, he should urge Israel to impose sanctions on the UAE, which is arming genocidal militias there. But he couldn't care less about Sudan. It's a transparent effort to deflect criticism of Israel.
I wonder if Chaim Steinmetz of KJ and the other rabbis endorsing Cuomo have considered the message they are sending their congregants by endorsing a man who, according to the Department of Justice, sexually harassed 13 separate women.
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I wonder if Chaim Steinmetz of KJ and the other rabbis endorsing Cuomo have considered the message they are sending their congregants by endorsing a man who, according to the Department of Justice, sexually harassed 13 separate women.
In his speech on living openly and proudly as a Muslim in New York, Zohran Mamdani captured the ethos that has made this city such a remarkable home for Jews. He described the city in which I want to live
Mamdani’s Extraordinary Speech About Being Muslim
A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.
peterbeinart.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
In his speech on living openly and proudly as a Muslim in New York, Zohran Mamdani captured the ethos that has made this city such a remarkable home for Jews. He described the city in which I want to live
I disagree with much of what Senator Rand Paul believes. But he believes in something beyond his own ambition. And he's willing to risk something for his beliefs. Unlike most of his Republican colleagues, he's not a coward. He's a patriot.
October 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I disagree with much of what Senator Rand Paul believes. But he believes in something beyond his own ambition. And he's willing to risk something for his beliefs. Unlike most of his Republican colleagues, he's not a coward. He's a patriot.
"We will not satisfy the world because it measures with a double standard"--P.W. Botha, 1985
Jewish Leaders Keep Calling Zohran Mamdani an Antisemite
Without Ever Answering His Arguments about Israel
peterbeinart.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"We will not satisfy the world because it measures with a double standard"--P.W. Botha, 1985
If Amit Segal thinks @haaretzcom.bsky.social is too critical of what Israel's doing in Gaza, how about letting journalists from around the world go there and travel freely? Surely they'll report that Israel did nothing wrong.
"I see Haaretz as the number one threat to Israel's position in the world." – Amit Segal
Jesus Effing Christ.
(Not that I'm surprised it's coming from Segal)
(Not that I'm surprised it's coming from Segal)
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If Amit Segal thinks @haaretzcom.bsky.social is too critical of what Israel's doing in Gaza, how about letting journalists from around the world go there and travel freely? Surely they'll report that Israel did nothing wrong.
"Seem" is generally a tipoff the author wants to believe something but won't do the work to find out if it's true. Mamdani constantly frames his criticism of Israel as part of his commitment to human rights everywhere.
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"Seem" is generally a tipoff the author wants to believe something but won't do the work to find out if it's true. Mamdani constantly frames his criticism of Israel as part of his commitment to human rights everywhere.
Always remember this about politicians willing to spew anti-Muslim bigotry for political gain. When they decide it's in their political interest to spew antisemitism, they'll do that too.
October 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Always remember this about politicians willing to spew anti-Muslim bigotry for political gain. When they decide it's in their political interest to spew antisemitism, they'll do that too.
"They immigrate, they set up shop, and then you work for them. Welcome to 2025..."
These words sound more like 1925.
These words sound more like 1925.
October 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"They immigrate, they set up shop, and then you work for them. Welcome to 2025..."
These words sound more like 1925.
These words sound more like 1925.
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Rutgers professor Mark Bray is author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements. He recently fled the U.S. after receiving death threats over his scholarship.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/mark_bray
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/mark_bray
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Rutgers professor Mark Bray is author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," which explores the history and tactics of anti-fascist movements. He recently fled the U.S. after receiving death threats over his scholarship.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/mark_bray
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/15/mark_bray
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Reposted by Peter Beinart
Why is Israel declaring "victory" in Gaza when many of its aims were not met? @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes that the real goal is the same as it has been for decades: maximum land, minimum Palestinians. Trump's ceasefire plan is another step in that direction.
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
What Israeli “Victory” Looks Like
The Trump deal doesn’t destroy Hamas but it does further Palestinian dispossession.
jewishcurrents.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why is Israel declaring "victory" in Gaza when many of its aims were not met? @peterbeinart.bsky.social writes that the real goal is the same as it has been for decades: maximum land, minimum Palestinians. Trump's ceasefire plan is another step in that direction.
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
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‘Thank God the Israeli Hostages Are Coming Home’
But Don't Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
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But Don't Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
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@peterbeinart.bsky.social
@3-weeks-plan.bsky.social
Thank God the Israeli Hostages Are Coming Home
But Don’t Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
‘Thank God the Israeli Hostages Are Coming Home’
But Don't Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
@peterbeinart.bsky.social
@3-weeks-plan.bsky.social
But Don't Ask Palestinians to Celebrate a Ceasefire that Deepens Their Oppression
open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...
@peterbeinart.bsky.social
@3-weeks-plan.bsky.social
The Trump plan is likely to create an equivalent of Area C of the West Bank-- a largely Palestinian-free zone-- on roughly half of Gaza. Settlements aren't inevitable but given the US track record on settlements, it's easy to see why Smotrich is confident jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
October 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The Trump plan is likely to create an equivalent of Area C of the West Bank-- a largely Palestinian-free zone-- on roughly half of Gaza. Settlements aren't inevitable but given the US track record on settlements, it's easy to see why Smotrich is confident jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
I'm overjoyed the hostages were released. But the reality of the Trump plan is roughly half of Gaza will become like Area C of the W. Bank, largely off limits to Palestinians. Gaza was already one of most overcrowded places on earth.
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
What Israeli “Victory” Looks Like
The Trump deal doesn’t destroy Hamas but it does further Palestinian dispossession.
jewishcurrents.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I'm overjoyed the hostages were released. But the reality of the Trump plan is roughly half of Gaza will become like Area C of the W. Bank, largely off limits to Palestinians. Gaza was already one of most overcrowded places on earth.
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...
If the bombs stop, and the hostages go home, that will be a tremendous blessing. Thank goodness. But there will never be real peace--Palestinians and Israelis will never enjoy real safety--until Palestinians are free.
Returning the Hostages and Stopping the Bombs is Good
But the Trump Plan Ignores the Core Problem: Palestinians Are Not Free
peterbeinart.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If the bombs stop, and the hostages go home, that will be a tremendous blessing. Thank goodness. But there will never be real peace--Palestinians and Israelis will never enjoy real safety--until Palestinians are free.