The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/the-crisis-of-zionism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:15:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png The Crisis of Zionism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/the-crisis-of-zionism/ 32 32 Peter Beinart to join Haaretz, The Atlantic https://www.timesofisrael.com/peter-beinart-to-join-haaretz-the-atlantic/ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=738396 Controversial journalist to write on 'issues related to the complex triangle of Israel, America, and the American Jewish community'

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]]> Beinart speaks to sold-out Atlanta crowd following JCC cancellation https://www.timesofisrael.com/beinart-speaks-to-sold-out-atlanta-crowd-following-jcc-cancellation/ Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:41:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=283894 Controversial 'Crisis of Zionism' author also attracts waiting list of 75 after opponents get earlier appearance called off

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]]> Beinart banned from Atlanta’s Jewish book festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/beinart-banned-from-atlantas-jewish-book-festival/ Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:09:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=282154 Outspoken critic of Israel's presence in the West Bank speaks to packed room in alternate venue

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]]> US Jewry’s bad boy https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewrys-bad-boy/ Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:02:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=142452 Author Peter Beinart says he doesn't want to force his children into deciding 'between being a Zionist and being a believer in democracy'

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]]> What if the left abandoned Israel? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-if-the-left-abandoned-israel/ Thu, 24 May 2012 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=110942 What kind of country would Israel become without the Gideon Levys, Akiva Eldars, Leonard Fines, Jacob Arnold Wolfs, Dror Etkeses, David Shulmans, Shaul Arielis, and Peter Beinarts?

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]]> Critical support https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-to-support-israel-while-being-critical/ Tue, 08 May 2012 09:02:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=93816 Caring about Israel and its future cannot simply be measured by whether one always agrees with Israeli government policy

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]]> Obama, the Jewish president https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-the-jewish-president/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:27:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=70392 As a young man, the future leader of the free world absorbed the Yiddishkeit of a host of liberal-Jewish mentors, chief among them Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf

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]]> The Crisis of Zionism, by Peter Beinart https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-crisis-of-zionism-by-peter-beinart/ Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:24:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=69272 In 'The Crisis of Zionism, Peter Beinart traces the history of Zionism to show how a once liberal movement came to be affiliated with conservative politics and antidemocratic policies, splitting the American Jewish community into two hostile camps. He then shows how this division came to be personified on the world stage by the two leaders at the center of the crisis today: Barack Obama, who Beinart calls America’s first 'Jewish president,' and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who considers liberalism the Jewish people’s special curse.

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]]> The crisis of Peter Beinart https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-crisis-of-peter-beinart/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:05:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=60418 A liberal 'recovering politician' on why he's disappointed by Beinart's new book

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]]> Speaking truth to Jewish power https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-review-of-peter-beinarts-the-crisis-of-zionism/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:15:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=64064 Peter Beinart's 'The Crisis of Zionism' is a masterful frontal assault on the pillars of the American Jewish organizational world

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]]> An open letter to Peter Beinart https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/an-open-letter-to-peter-beinart/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:22:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=63618 While you may sincerely believe that you know better than we Israelis about the possible consequences of your peremptory injunction to evacuate the West Bank, I cannot ignore recent history

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]]> Who cares about Peter Beinart? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-cares-about-peter-beinart/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:25:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=58380 How is it that Beinart is able to command the attention of so many Jewish thinkers with much more important uses for their time? His biography, of course

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]]> Beinart: Being pro-Israel doesn’t mean agreeing with Jerusalem’s policies https://www.timesofisrael.com/peter-beinart-being-pro-israel-can-put-you-in-conflict-with-policies-of-this-israeli-government/ Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:41:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=50466 As 'The Crisis of Zionism' hits stores, the author insists he has good things to say about Israel, but wants to avert a 'nightmare scenario' for US-Israel ties

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]]> Settlement goods: To boycott or not to boycott? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/to-boycott-or-not-to-boycott-the-furor-over-peter-beinarts-proposal/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=43886 Targeted campaigns such as Peter Beinart’s proposed 'Zionist B.D.S.' have had a long and successful history in the US

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]]> Beinart: Boycott settlements but buy from Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/beinart-boycott-settlements-but-buy-from-israel/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=43420 Shortly before the release of his next book, the New Republic's former editor calls for American Jews to 'save' Israel by ending ties with Jews in the West Bank

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