Ariel Sobel
By Ariel Sobel
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Opinion Walking Off Birthright? Check Your Privilege
The activist group IfNotNow has a webpage devoted to arranging disruptions of Birthright trips. At notjustafreetrip.com you can sign up with them if you’re attending a Birthright trip and fill out a form letting them know what kind of support you need. One of the options is, “I want to take action on my trip.”…
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Opinion The Women’s March Is Victim Blaming. Again.
Last week, news broke that actress and #MeToo amplifier Alyssa Milano would not attend the next women’s march due to its leaders’ failure to dissociate with misogynist and anti-Semitic homophobe Louis Farrakhan. The story brought renewed attention to the controversy, causing the Women’s March to give a second, blame-shifting statement regarding Louis Farrakhan’s open bigotry…
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