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Brooklyn based, pro-midwest, associate ed @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 1d
Jewish Currents has learned that the Conscience flotilla, with
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · Aug 3
My conversation with @maricohen.bsky.social associate editor at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social is now up on the public feed.

One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.
Can Genocide Studies Survive a Genocide? (Ft. Mari Cohen)
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Jul 17
In a new On the Nose episode, associate editor @maricohen.bsky.social interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift Jewish communities towards abolitionist strategies for safety and security. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. jewishcurrents.org/making-safet...
Making “Safety Through Solidarity” More Than a Slogan
Mari Cohen interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift American Jewish communities away from collaboration with police and security forces.
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · Jun 26
Important @maricohen.bsky.social story on how hate crime prosecutions are being mobilized to clamp down on pro-Palestine dissent.
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As if to underscore his point, at least three of those charged with antisemitic hate crimes in the cases identified by Jewish Currents are themselves Jewish.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 23
I also report on cases of anti-Israel vandalism and Israeli flag burning that were construed by prosecutors as anti-Jewish hate crimes. Defense lawyers say that prosecutors and judges in these cases often had little background in the nuances of anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 23
I report on Elias and Hannah, who, in Manhattan and Boise, respectively, had their lives disrupted when they were charged with hate crimes after two-way minor altercations with pro-Israel individuals. The pro-Israel individuals faced no charges in either case.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 23
now, these laws are being used as part of a larger scale criminalization of pro-palestine protest. Since Oct 7, prosecutors have pursued hate crime prosecutions even when evidence of the crime proved dubious, or have sought to equate anti-Zionism w antisemitism.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 23
hate crime laws have long faced criticism from the left on the grounds of being ineffective for deterring racist violence and paradoxically most likely to criminalize the vulnerable.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 23
NEW unpaywalled: My months-long investigation into the use of hate crime charges against Palestine supporters since October 7th. I found 17 individuals who have faced hate crime charges for pro-Palestine activity or speech, and focused on a few cases here: jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 23
NEW from our summer issue, out from behind the paywall: @maricohen.bsky.social reports on a chilling new use of hate crime statutes to target individuals for pro-Palestine protest or speech. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 12
In a new On the Nose episode, from a live event in February, @maricohen.bsky.social interviews @rabbiandykahn.com about the history of anti-Zionism in the Reform movement and a new attempt to revive it. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
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The Return of the American Council for Judaism
Mari Cohen speaks to Andy Kahn about the oft-forgotten history of anti-Zionism in the American Reform movement.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 18
@maricohen.bsky.social reports on cases in which pro-Palestine activity has led to hate crimes charges.
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How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Jun 18
My latest investigation is now online for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social subscribers. I identified 17 people since October 7th who have been charged with hate crimes for pro-Palestine speech or activity. I tell several of their stories here. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · Jun 11
In response to violence in DC and Boulder, American Jewish leaders are doubling down on conflating Zionism with Jewish identity—even as they insist that it's wrong to target Jews for Israel's actions. This response won't protect Jews, writes publisher Daniel May:
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The Tangled Knot of Anti-Zionist Violence
Doubling down on the conflation of Zionism and Judaism won’t stop violent attacks.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · May 21
really upsetting read www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery
Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · May 21
confused about trump's apparent distance from netanyahu even as the president ruthlessly cracks down on israel critics at home? @alexbkane.bsky.social's report unpacks the contradictions of trump's israel policy and the rise of the "restraint" movement jewishcurrents.org/unpacking-th...
Unpacking the Rift Between Trump and Netanyahu
The president has sought to separate US interests from Israeli interests abroad, even as he represses Israel critics at home.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · May 6
"Buber thus objected to some basic social and political structures that made his own existence possible. He was walking south in a train heading north."
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Wrestling with Martin Buber
The Zionist philosopher couldn’t escape a colonial mindset, but his binationalist vision offers a way forward in Israel/Palestine.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Apr 29
i'm caught up on tariffs now! you can be too: jewishcurrents.org/a-leftists-g...
A Leftist’s Guide to Tariffs
Despite purporting to “bring back jobs,” Trump’s trade war continues the capitalist offensive of the free trade regime.
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Wallace House Center for Journalists @umwallacehouse.bsky.social · Apr 23
📣 Announcing the 2025 Livingston Awards Finalists in International Reporting!

The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.

Explore their work: loom.ly/LAVASEQ

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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · Mar 18
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Mar 13
talked with Alex Kane and Arielle Angel about how Jewish groups are responding to the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil; what a new-ish liberal opposition means or doesn't mean for political alignments going forward; and the rise of new reactionary groups jewishcurrents.org/the-jewish-i...
The Jewish Institutional Reaction to Mahmoud Khalil's Abduction
Mari Cohen, Arielle Angel, and Alex Kane analyze how American Jewish groups are responding to ICE’s arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Mar 10
really convenient time for twitter to be down, huh?
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Mar 10
do you or someone you know work in a national or major regional Jewish organization and have concerns or information about how your organization is responding to the detention of Mahmoud Khalil? Email [email protected] or Signal maric.95. Anonymity available.
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Feb 25
great report by Alex Kanethat shows how the crisis in holocaust & genocide studies is also playing out in the youth education arena. another example of how an educational institution relying on pro israel donors/support now finds its hands tied jewishcurrents.org/a-progressiv...
A Progressive Education Nonprofit’s Silence on Gaza
Facing History & Ourselves, which is known for its model lessons on genocide, has angered staff and disappointed teachers with its refusal to provide…
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mari cohen @maricohen.bsky.social · Feb 24
I've recently been in touch with @othmanabdrabou.bsky.social. Othman and I are both journalists born in 1995. He lost five siblings and his home in the genocide. Please consider donating to help him rebuild and find a safe home for his family: www.gofundme.com/f/help-AbdRa...
Donate to Help Othman’s family in Gaza survive, organized by HuBB Humans Before Borders
In March 2023, we met Othman and his father, Abdel Fattah Nazmi … HuBB Humans Before Borders needs your support for Help Othman’s family in Gaza survive
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