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Pro-Israeli protesters attend a rally in opposition to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
July 30, 2026, 10:53 am
Mamdani’s Netanyahu video fuels debate over the meaning of antisemitism
Defenders of NYC mayor say charge of Jew-hatred stifles foreign policy debate, but even some critics of Israeli PM say Mamdani’s rhetoric crossed a line, made city’s Jews less safe
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Peter Beinart speaks at a rally to release Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who'd been detained by ICE after his involvement in pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activism, on March 20, 2025, at Foley Square in New York City. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)
April 24, 2026, 11:24 am
Far-left author Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN award
Beinart, an opponent of Jewish statehood who has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, wins PEN America Literary Award for nonfiction
By Grace Gilson
Peter Beinart speaks at a rally to release Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who'd been detained by ICE after his involvement in pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activism, on March 20, 2025, at Foley Square in New York City. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)
November 26, 2025, 6:37 pm
Far-left US Jewish writer Beinart apologizes for speaking to Israelis at Tel Aviv University
BDS activists said Peter Beinart — also pro-boycott and against Jewish statehood — was ‘whitewashing genocide’; apology draws more flak; right-wing activist had pushed to cancel event
By Luke Tress, JTA and ToI Staff
US actresses Ilana Glazer (left) and Hannah Einbinder, both of whom signed onto the 'Jews Demand Action' letter calling for sanctions against Israel in Octobewr 2025, in undated photos. (John Nacion/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via JTA)
October 22, 2025, 5:20 pm
Some Jewish celebs demand sanctions on Israel: ‘Ceasefire must be beginning, not the end’
Peter Beinart, Ilana Glazer, Avraham Burg among those who sign on to ‘Jews Demand Action’ letter to UN chief calling for ‘an end of occupation and apartheid’
By Grace Gilson
Ezra Beinart in an undated photo. (Courtesy via JTA)
May 26, 2023, 4:21 pm
US Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are meeting prominent Palestinians via Zoom
The high school junior’s new initiative seeks to bring Palestinian perspectives to young American Jews – a demographic, he says, that sorely lacks exposure to them
By Ron Kampeas
A panel on anti-Semitism hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace Action featured (clockwise from left): historian Barbara Ransby, commentator Peter Beinart, media studies professor Marc Lamont Hill and Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib. It was moderated by Rabbi Alissa Wise, a Jewish Voice for Peace activist. (Separate screenshots from Facebook/ via JTA)
December 16, 2020, 3:58 pm
At US Jewish anti-Zionist group anti-Semitism panel, speakers say they love Jews
Online discussion hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace includes essayist Peter Beinart, who backs one-state solution, and Rashida Tlaib, who says she supports BDS but fights bigotry
By Ben Sales
Peter Beinart, pictured here in Israel in 2012, now advocates for one state with equal rights encompassing Israelis and Palestinians. (Flash90)
July 10, 2020, 11:40 pm
Once an outspoken advocate of 2 states, Peter Beinart now abandoning concept
Journalist makes case for binational state, saying it’s time for liberal Zionists to ditch Jewish-Palestinian separation ‘and embrace the goal of Jewish-Palestinian equality’
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: Author Peter Beinart waits to speak at an event November 14, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ David Goldman/File)
January 30, 2020, 10:23 pm
Left-wing Jewish Currents snags writer Peter Beinart in new round of hires
High profile newcomers mark another milestone in the growth of the magazine started in 1946 and relaunched in 2018; since reopening, subscribers have grown from 2,000 to 6,000
By Josefin Dolsten
Jeremy Ben-Ami, executive director of J Street, energetically works the phones in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2009. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
December 25, 2019, 6:34 am
Progressive Jewish intelligentsia vie for larger role at World Zionist Congress
Leading liberal lights like Peter Beinart and Jeremy Ben-Ami, running for first time, hope to use expanded representation in Zionist body to steer funding away from settlements
By Ron Kampeas
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan attends a committee meeting in the Knesset, on July 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 5, 2018, 10:23 pm
Erdan: OK to question left-wing activists at airport, but not about politics
Strategic affairs minister says Shin Bet security service has legitimate concerns that American-Jewish activists could engage in violent behavior
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People stand in line to go through passport control at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, September 21, 2008. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
October 3, 2018, 8:18 pm
Israeli court freezes deportation of US student over alleged BDS links
Judge says Lara Alqasem’s involvement in pro-boycott groups was ‘minor,’ gives state until Thursday to rule on her entry
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Taba crossing on the Israeli-Egyptian border, near Eilat. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 28, 2018, 7:38 pm
Rights group slams official’s defense of Shin Bet questioning of Israel critics
ACRI says Deputy AG issued ‘shameful’ document defending the agency after criticism over border detainment and interrogation of liberal US Jews and other government opponents
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Peter Beinart, left, marching with other activists from the Center for Jewish Nonviolence through the West Bank city of Hebron, July 16, 2016. On the right is the movement’s CEO, Ilana Sumka. (Andrew Tobin)
September 28, 2018, 1:45 pm
Shin Bet will no longer ask would-be entrants to Israel about their politics
After criticism over its questioning of liberal US Jews and other government opponents at airports, crossings, Deputy AG says officials at security agency will undergo ‘refresh’
By ToI Staff
From left: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trayon White Sr., Joy Reid and Roseanne Barr. (JTA Collage/Getty Images/GPO)
September 18, 2018, 4:44 pm
Who’s sorry now: The top 10 apologies of the Jewish year
From Benjamin Netanyahu to Roseanne Barr begging forgiveness, these episodes represent a range of key themes that dominated the news in the Jewish year 5778
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
An empty arrivals terminal at Ben-Gurion International Airport on July 23, 2014. (illustrative photo: AP/Dan Balilty)
August 20, 2018, 6:26 am
Border grillings of Jewish critics expose deeper US-Israel rift
Series of interrogations of progressive Americans highlights growing divide between liberal US Jewry and more conservative Israeli community
By Josef Federman
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