Mayor Mamdani got it right. Chanting support for Hamas outside a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood is dangerous and wrong. We're grateful he said so clearly. Fighting for Jewish safety means naming threats when they happen, whoever is responsible.

Gov. Murphy made the right call. The IHRA definition describes itself as non-legally binding. Its own author opposes codifying it into law. Yet for years, some Jewish organizations have poured political capital into state-level IHRA fights that divide coalitions & produce little beyond controversy.

If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes Republican policy.

NYC is about to have the same #IHRA fight we've been having for years. There are proven ways to protect Jewish communities without relitigating the same argument. Here's why we need to move on. blogs.timesofisrael.com/here-we-go-a... #antisemitism @nexusproject.bsky.social

[email protected]'s revocation of Adams' executive order adopting the IHRA definition was the right decision. I recently updated my piece on why the IHRA definition should not be adopted, at least not if we want to effectively fight antisemitism. medium.com/@SteveSheffe...

Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history. scholar.google.com/scholar_case...

Ever wonder what would happen if you took what could have been a 30-minute Twilight Zone episode and stretched it out over nine episodes? You can find out by watching Pluribus.

THREAD: While Jews mourn the deadliest antisemitic attack in Australian history, disinformation and justification narratives are spreading on the left, and progressive silence is enabling it.

If you're spelling "anti-Zionism" as "antizionism," you're doing it wrong. blogs.timesofisrael.com/distinguishi...

Some thoughts on the Bondi Beach Hanukkah Massacre. 🧵

VP Vance says we should fight antisemitism by… echoing the very same anti-immigrant conspiracy theories that have directly fueled antisemitic violence — like Charlottesville and Pittsburgh, the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. This is so dangerous.

Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims. This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.

My statement on Northwestern's settlement with the Trump Administration.

Fascinating: The Trump administration claims that the answer to offensive speech is “more speech” when the offensive speech comes from Tucker or Musk — but when it’s on college campuses, the administration’s answer is to attack civil liberties, due process, and academic freedom. 🤔

Unfortunately, this is yet another example of the administration misusing the cause of "fighting antisemitism" to extract concessions from institutions of higher learning, a move that will not make Jewish students any safer or more secure on campus.

Join us on Tues., December 9 @ 5pm ET for our virtual briefing, “Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism,” with Amb. Susan Rice and Amb. Rabbi David Saperstein. Together we’ll examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel one another. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I just finished reading an advance copy of Alex Sinclair's new novel, Everybody's Hero. I highly recommend it, and I just published my interview with him in Times of Israel. Read my review/interview, pre-order his book (it comes out December 1), and enjoy! blogs.timesofisrael.com/everybodys-h...

We need to understand how different generations view the connection between Israel, antisemitism, and Zionism. My latest in @timesofisrael.com: blogs.timesofisrael.com/repairing-th...

Anyone who spells “anti-Zionism” as “antizionism” either doesn’t understand why “anti-Semitism” is now spelled “antisemitism,” is attempting to conflate antisemitism with anti-Zionism, or both.

I agree. The level of hysteria does not meet the reality of the moment. I have many smart, informed Jewish NYC friends who voted for Mamdani. If you are posting and fretting about Mamdani and not about Fuentes/Carlson/Kevin Roberts, you may very well be a victim of right-wing fear mongering.

The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City. Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...

My latest in @timesofisrael.com on how to evaluate polls purporting to measure the Jewish vote (particularly important given misinformation circulating about the share @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social received). blogs.timesofisrael.com/beware-of-th...

I was visited in the night by a ghostly spectre, bound in chains, who spoke to me of the terrible fate that would await me if I didn't change my ways. I can't remember what it said exactly because I was confused about the chains. Like what function do the chains serve

Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters. ➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss? ➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win? ➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"? We remember

Donald Trump has no business telling Jewish people how we should vote — and his constant attacks on Jews who don’t align with his politics and ideology are dangerous and appalling.

Thanks @stevesheffey.bsky.social myemail.constantcontact.com/In-A-New-Yor...

I’m genuinely glad some GOP leaders are naming Tucker Carlson’s dangerous antisemitism. But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.

Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics. Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.

If Jews should solely prioritize ahavat yisrael in their NYC mayoral votes, it follows that other groups can likewise look only to their personal needs and interests in deciding who they will vote for. And even in NYC, there are more of them than us. Remind me how this would be good for Jews?

Strong pro-Israel statement from Senate Democratic leadership urging Trump to press for ending the Gaza War, bring the hostages home, end suffering of Palestinians in Gaza & take annexation off the table. www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Not to make everything about Jewish summer camp but this reminds me of the time my unit head at camp told all the counselors we had to have an emergency staff meeting after the kids went to bed so we rushed through bedtime and ran out of the bunk really fast and when we got there it was six pizzas

The President is now calling for RICO charges against a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor. For those unfamiliar, Soros conspiracies are an antisemitic dog whistle, invoking the age-old myth that wealthy Jewish people are scheming behind the scenes to control the world. #Trump

I'm so thrilled and delighted to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be'. It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! pitchfork.com/news/the-rep...

I'm possibly more excited about this part of the re-issue than any other.

The Nexus Project’s Ella Messler unpacks @jonathanbchait.bsky.social's recent story in The Atlantic, ‘The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism.’

Shabbat shalom. May a miracle happen here to stop Netanyahu, Trump, Putin, and all the other monsters from creating a living hell on earth for so many.

Regardless of how one feels about BDS, it is dangerous and wrong for the federal government to deny critical federal funding for natural disaster to localities that may support or enact BDS policies. 1/3

The Nexus Project's Ella Messler unpacks The Washington Post's recent exposé on how the Trump administration's antisemitism task force is carrying out the President's anti-DEI agenda — and why this is bad news for Jews.

"Once you’ve heard about enough toxic behavior, the familiar pileups of sex and drugs start to feel less like a thrill ride and more like a dull narrative cul-de-sac." Over at the New York Times Mag, I wrote about the new, less icky nature of music docs and biopics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/m...

The idea that Israel should ‘starve away’ the Palestinian people is disgusting and goes against every value we hold as Jews and as Americans. Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.

Treating criticism of Israel and Israeli policies as automatically antisemitic is absurd, and clearly undermines our ability to recognize and combat real antisemitism. This attack on free speech and civil liberties undermines our fundamental democracy and makes Jews less safe.

Proud signatory of this letter.

Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.

Trump is like head injury Keyser Söze. He blurts out the names of the last 4 bold faced Democrats he can remember as the culprits for every crime, story, or grievance.

Because of what’s happening in my own country, I feel inexorably drawn to the history of the Third Reich. It’s not because I think Trump is Hitler. He’s not. It’s because that period (1933-1945) taught us so many important lessons about human nature that are relevant today. 1/🧵

A senior ICE official admitted that ICE is using Canary Mission to identify students to deport. Let's be clear: Canary Mission — and its counterpart, Betar US — are extremist groups that do not represent the interests of mainstream Jewish America.

I know you’re new to Congress, Mr. Fine, but we don’t call our colleagues terrorists here. It just makes you look idiotic. At a time when MN Democrats have been targeted for assassination by a right-wing extremist, your rhetoric is seriously dangerous. Apologize now.

Some of my fellow Jews think a college kid wearing a kaffiyeh is a greater threat to their personal safety than an authoritarian government rounding up people to send to torture camps and the world's richest man who made a Nazi AI, and I'm really not sure what to say to them anymore.

Whoops! Glad to see John Cusack took down the antisemitic meme he shared. Maybe next time he can remember not to share it in the first place! 🙃