Josh Feldman

Josh Feldman is an Australian writer who focuses primarily on Israeli and Jewish issues. His work has appeared in Newsweek, The Forward, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, and The Jerusalem Post, among other publications. He can be found on Twitter @joshrfeldman.

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WE KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT

Israelis Were Slaughtered, Now Jews Are Threatened Worldwide

A massacre of civilians has now given way to horrendous displays of antisemitism, under the false guise of supporting “justice” for the Palestinian people.

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BEYOND BIGOTRY

RFK Jr. Denies Antisemitism—the Ultimate Conspiracy Theory

RFK Jr. has slammed accusations of antisemitism as “a disgusting fabrication”—but his words followed the centuries-old tradition of blaming Jews for all that is wrong in the world.

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NEVER, FOREVER

The Utter Hopelessness of the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

Both sides have intractable demands that are impossible to meet. The conflict isn’t territorial, it’s existential.

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MARGINALIZED, FOR NOW

An Israeli Pol Was Going to Cause Havoc. He Hasn’t—Yet.

Critics (such as myself) feared the far-right, racist Itamar Ben-Gvir was going to cause irreversible damage. But Benjamin Netanyahu has kept him mostly sidelined.

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COMPROMISE IS THE ANSWER

Israel’s Unrest Could End Up Making Its Democracy Stronger

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled he’s willing to back off on some of his hard-right coalition’s extreme proposals for judicial reform—which might be the way out of this crisis.

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Israelis Were Slaughtered, Now Jews Are Threatened Worldwide

RFK Jr. Denies Antisemitism—the Ultimate Conspiracy Theory

The Utter Hopelessness of the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

An Israeli Pol Was Going to Cause Havoc. He Hasn’t—Yet.

Israel’s Unrest Could End Up Making Its Democracy Stronger

This Extremist Could Destroy Israel as We Know It