The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/andrew-silow-carroll/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Andrew Silow-Carroll | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/andrew-silow-carroll/ 32 32 Should Diaspora Jews who support Israel avoid the word ‘Zionism’?  https://www.timesofisrael.com/should-diaspora-jews-who-support-israel-avoid-the-word-zionism/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:50:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3878287 JFNA first supports, then fires consultant for suggesting Jewish leaders shouldn't use the loaded term that has been hijacked by its opponents -- but many think he has a point

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]]> Woody Guthrie was surprisingly in tune with Judaism. A new documentary explains why https://www.timesofisrael.com/woody-guthrie-was-surprisingly-in-tune-with-judaism-a-new-documentary-explains-why/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:27:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3873537 'Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls,' now making the rounds on the Jewish film circuit, shows a little-known side of the legendary American folk singer that was steeped in Jewish culture

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]]> Sorry not sorry? John Galliano exhibit at the Met sparks Jewish debate on repentance https://www.timesofisrael.com/sorry-not-sorry-john-galliano-exhibit-at-the-met-sparks-jewish-debate-on-repentance/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:46:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3873459 Former Dior designer claims turnaround after his 2011 antisemitic tirade praising Hitler, and while the ADL accepted his apology, others ask if it's enough - or even truly sincere

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]]> Stalwart Israel defender Bret Stephens calls out ‘Jewish terrorists’ in West Bank  https://www.timesofisrael.com/stalwart-israel-defender-bret-stephens-calls-out-jewish-terrorists-in-west-bank/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:36:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3870756 Pulitzer-winning New York Times columnist takes aim at country’s handling of settler violence, says it harms security and legitimacy of Jewish state

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]]> Mamdani’s Netanyahu video fuels debate over the meaning of antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/mamdanis-netanyahu-video-fuels-debate-over-the-meaning-of-antisemitism/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:53:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3870708 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

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]]> Award-winning writer Amir Tibon readies to return to kibbutz where his family survived Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/award-winning-writer-amir-tibon-readies-to-return-to-kibbutz-where-his-family-survived-oct-7/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:26:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3867049 As he accepts the Sami Rohr Prize for his memoir and prepares to move back home to Nahal Oz after three years as an evacuee, the Haaretz journalist talks about what still gives him hope

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]]> Why Orthodox Jews in the US are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-orthodox-jews-in-the-us-are-pushing-back-against-permanent-daylight-saving-time/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:48:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3863380 Orthodox groups urge US Senate to oppose House-approved bill that promises more evening light, which would create challenge for observant Jews who take part in early morning prayer

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]]> As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar links Homer and the Bible https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-christopher-nolan-revives-the-odyssey-a-scholar-links-homer-and-the-bible/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:55:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3861966 What do a wily Greek king and the heroes and heroines of Genesis have in common? Academic and author Jacob Howland highlights more than a few points as the film premieres in the US on Friday

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]]> As two-state hopes fade, more US Jews are open to a one-state future for the Middle East https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-two-state-hopes-fade-more-us-jews-are-open-to-a-one-state-future-for-the-middle-east/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:54:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3860445 Nearly half of Jewish Americans under 35 now support a binational state, a poll finds, reviving an idea long considered anti-Zionist - though many say they're emotionally attached to Israel

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]]> Scholar unpacks slur that early US Jewish immigrants were arsonists — and why it stuck https://www.timesofisrael.com/scholar-unpacks-slur-that-early-us-jewish-immigrants-were-arsonists-and-why-it-stuck/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:03:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3856113 Jeffrey Marx’s new history, 'Jewish Firebug,' puts new light on an old trope as newcomers are again being blamed for economic and social ills and antisemitism reaches new highs

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]]> ‘The Zionists’ brings post-Oct. 7 discourse to US stage in dysfunctional family drama https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-zionists-brings-post-oct-7-discourse-to-the-stage-in-dysfunctional-family-drama/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:02:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3848876 Playwright Asher Gelman, the son of prominent philanthropists, uses one affluent Jewish family’s breakdown to explore the personal and political fractures of the past three years

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]]> New York Times hires Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg to cover Jewish American life https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-times-hires-atlantics-yair-rosenberg-to-cover-jewish-american-life/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:47:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3852386 Beat is NYT's first dedicated to Jews, in city with world's largest Jewish population; paper has complex relationship with many Jewish readers, especially after Oct. 7; Rosenberg has critiqued some coverage

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]]> NYC exhibit ‘Jews are Magic’ traces Jewish occultism from palm readers to psychics https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-exhibit-jews-are-magic-traces-jewish-occultism-from-palm-readers-to-psychics/ Tue, 26 May 2026 13:59:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3830712 Opening today, YIVO display spotlights fortune-tellers, mind-readers, wonder rabbis, and the enduring appeal of the supernatural in moments of social anxiety

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]]> Barney Frank’s final message on Israel: US should support opposition to Netanyahu https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-posthumous-interview-progressive-stalwart-barney-frank-issues-final-warning-on-israel/ Wed, 20 May 2026 15:17:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827498 In interview days before passing, Jewish ex-congressman long supportive of Israel urged Democrats to condition arms sales to Netanyahu gov't, though he opposed other litmus tests on social and economic policy

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]]> Sally Rooney to publish novel in Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ Israeli publisher https://www.timesofisrael.com/sally-rooney-to-publish-novel-in-hebrew-with-bds-compliant-israeli-publisher/ Wed, 20 May 2026 05:49:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827147 Anti-Israel Irish literary star says publishing 'Intermezzo' in Hebrew through November Books is compatible with the boycott campaign, after declining to translate her previous book

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