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Thursday, June 18, 2026

To hyphenate or not to hyphenate - is the wrong question

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Earlier this week on my Substack I promised a follow-up on whether to write “anti-Zionism” or “antizionism.” The follow-up grew into someth...

Swedish Antisemitism Survey Admits What Most European Surveys Bury

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Sweden's government tracks antisemitism the way few other countries do. Every five years the Forum för levande historia (Living History...

06/17 Links Pt2: The Squeezing of Jewish Life in Britain; Israeli flag removed at World Cup match as Palestinian flags remain; Tel Aviv remains world’s fourth-largest startup ecosystem despite wartime pressures

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From Ian: It’s Not Biased if It’s Against Jews To paraphrase Law & Order, in the American legal system, bias-motivated offenses are co...

06/17 Links Pt1: Israel won the war, but the peace is being signed without it; Iran's deal must weaken, not strengthen, Hezbollah in Lebanon; IDF soldier killed, seven others wounded, by IED explosion in southern Lebanon

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From Ian: Did Iran Just Get the Better of Us? Much of the language in this document is vague, so it is difficult to pin down what each cou...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

How Everyone Becomes a Target: The Philosophy Behind the Michigan Antizionist Cell

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A federal indictment, a tenuous network of victims, and the philosophy that turns a portfolio dispute into a license to kill. On June 10, a ...

"'Liquidate Zionism'": The Bund Treated the Hebron Massacre Like Their Descendants Treated October 7

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Whenever today's progressive anti-Zionists have claimed to march in the tradition of the pre-1948 anti-Zionists, I have waved the compar...

06/16 Links Pt2: How ‘Settler Violence’ Became a Tool for Sanctioning Jews; Foiled plot targeting AIPAC-affiliated politicians at WH UFC fight; Batya Ungar-Sargon: ‘It’s over for Jews in Europe’

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From Ian: Mark Goldfeder and Eugene Kontorovich: How ‘Settler Violence’ Became a Tool for Sanctioning Jews The Biden administration’s play...

06/16 Links Pt1: The US has emboldened Iran and abandoned Israel; The Iranian People Are Forgotten; Trump Pushes Israeli Restraint on Hizbullah, Iran

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From Ian: Melanie Phillips: Cyrus no more The shock and distress in Israel are palpable. President Donald Trump’s apparent volte-face on I...