Will Obama focus on Israel-Palestinian issues?

Published on December 18, 2012

Is history about to repeat itself? President Obama’s first three years in office saw some serious tussling with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the peace process and settlements.

October 17, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on October 17, 2012

Israeli Presidential Conference:  deliberately eclectic

Published on June 21, 2012

What do hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Zionist critic Peter Beinart and Dr. Ruth have in common?

Revived Israel Policy Forum aims to rise above partisan fray as a pragmatic pro-Israel voice

Published on June 19, 2012

When President Bill Clinton chose in January 2001 to unveil his Clinton Parameters for Arab-Israel peacemaking, he chose an Israel Policy Forum gala to do it. Four years later, then-Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought the same audience to announce then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s willingness to negotiate with the Palestinians.

David Suissa’s settlements crisis

Published on May 31, 2012

David Suissa wants us to believe that settlements aren’t an obstacle to peace because their physical “footprint,” their built-up area, represents “only” around 1% of the West Bank.

Beinart's 1% crisis

By David Suissa
Published on May 23, 2012

One of the more brazen initiatives in the Jewish world today is Peter Beinart’s call, in his book “The Crisis of Zionism,” to boycott anything produced in the Jewish settlements of Judea and Samaria (commonly known as the West Bank). In his view, the settlements must be stopped because they are encroaching on a future Palestinian state that is necessary for the survival of a Jewish and democratic Israel.

May 12-18

By Ryan Torok
Published on May 8, 2012

Journal president and columnist David Suissa debates Peter Beinart, author of the controversial book, “The Crisis of Zionism,” about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Temple Israel of Hollywood’s Rabbi John Rosove moderates the discussion on the lack of progress in peace talks — Beinart acknowledges acts of violence on the Palestinians’ part but faults Israeli policies; Suissa ascribes blame to the Palestinian Authority’s use of incitement against Jews. Wed. 7 p.m. Free. Temple Israel of Hollywood, 7300 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 876-8330. tioh.org

Krugman’s bravery, second round

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 30, 2012

The ‘bravery’ of Beinart, and Krugman

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 25, 2012

April 23, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 23, 2012

Letters to the Editor: Peter Beinart, Dennis Prager and ADL

Published on April 11, 2012

Leftist Israelis, Beinart’s boycott and the limits of negative messaging

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 6, 2012

Peter Beinart meets the Jewish establishment

Published on April 5, 2012

Peter Beinart has had some harsh words for the Jewish establishment. In 2010, he shook up the communal debate over Israel with his essay “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment.”

A new Zionism waiting to be born

Published on April 3, 2012

Power corrupts. But so too does powerlessness. The narrative of powerlessness, of perpetual helpless victimhood, corrupts moral vision. In his cover story, Rabbi Wolpe does a masterful job of diffusing the political arguments of Peter Beinart’s book, The Crisis of Zionism. But he does not address the fundamental and disconcerting questions at the heart of Beinart’s concern: How has the narrative of victimhood warped contemporary Zionism and American Jewish identity? How has it distorted our collective discourse? What new narratives are made possible by sovereignty in Israel and political power in the US? And what shall we do with all our power? Like the Wicked Son of the Haggadah, Beinart is castigated, but his question goes unanswered.

‘Distancing’ from Israel is used to drive political and institutional agendas

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 2, 2012

Embattled but resolute, Beinart responds to his critics

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on March 28, 2012

In the last two years, the ideas of Jewish journalist Peter Beinart have been at the center of the conversation over how American Jews should relate to Israel today.

J Street, Israel still arguing — but on friendlier terms

Published on March 27, 2012

The first Israeli government official ever to appear before J Street received a rousing, whistling, foot-stomping reception. And that was it, as far as the welcome went.

March 27, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 27, 2012

Beinart’s Crisis

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on March 23, 2012

Peter Beinart’s new book showcases its deepest flaw on the very first page, courtesy of his grandmother. From her home in South Africa, she says to her American grandson who is boasting about his country, “Don’t get too attached. The Jews are like rats. We leave the sinking ship.”

Beinart’s boycott plan deals a blow to peace bid

Published on March 22, 2012

Far from charting a path toward peace for Israelis and Palestinians, Peter Beinart’s advice, “boycott the settlements to save Israel,” would make peace far less likely.

Peter Beinart calls for a ‘Zionist BDS,’ not finding many takers

Published on March 20, 2012

Should Jews shun other Jews? And should they shun Jews who call on Jews to shun other Jews? Peter Beinart’s call in Monday’s New York Times for a boycott of goods manufactured in West Bank settlements reignited a debate not just about what works and doesn’t when it comes to advancing a two-state solution, but also about what should and should not be said during the debate.

Beinart’s proposed boycott unites the left and right—against his ‘dumb idea’

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on March 20, 2012

Ashton on Toulouse; Obama on Iran; Goldberg on Beinart

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 20, 2012

Peter Beinart’s email to J Street members [FULL TEXT]

By JewishJournal
Published on February 13, 2012

Sometimes you get lucky. I've spent the last year writing a new book, The Crisis of Zionism. It tells the story of how a young Barack Obama fell in love with the Jewish social justice tradition, only to discover the deep chasm between that tradition and the American Jewish Establishment when it comes to Israel.

Wolpe vs. Beinart

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on February 13, 2012

Announcing his new book in a hucksterish email to J street members, Peter Beinart details the truths vouchsafed to him and his fellow enlightened acolytes. A brief sampler:

Top 10 Jews of Year - 2010

By JewishJournal.com
Published on December 23, 2010

Our Annual (well, from now on) Top Jew of the Year list features Jews who embody the best in Jewish values. And you don't have to be Jewish to win: see our "Honorary Jew of the Year."

Peter Beinart in LA [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal.com
Published on June 24, 2010

For the sake of Liberal Zionism

Published on May 26, 2010

Kicked around by the Right and disdained by the Left, Liberal Zionists are having their comeback moment.