Sally Rooney’s nonsensical anti-Israel statement

Posted by melissa braunstein on October 22, 2021 · Leave a Comment 

The controversy surrounding Irish author Sally Rooney’s new novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, appears to be on the downswing. Now that Rooney has clarified that she takes issue with Israel, and not the Hebrew language spoken by Israelis, the public discussion has morphed. At least in some quarters, there appears to be less heat and … Continue reading →

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The Troubling Prevalence of Antisemitic Attacks in Brooklyn

Posted by melissa braunstein on October 4, 2021 · Leave a Comment 

The FBI recently reported hate crime data for 2020 showing that Jews remain widely susceptible to attacks. Fifty-eight percent of religiously motivated attacks in 2020 involved Jewish victims, accounting for 9 percent of all hate crimes last year. While those numbers look grim for a group that makes up only about 2 percent of the … Continue reading →

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