Jonathan Jacoby is the former executive director of New Israel Fund and president of Israel Policy Forum. He currently directs the Nexus Task Force, which is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Hate at Bard College.
Jonathan Jacoby
By Jonathan Jacoby
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Opinion The mistake in equating right-wing and left-wing antisemitism
It is imperative to think in relative terms in order to effectively confront contemporary antisemitism
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Opinion I rallied for the survival of Israel in 1967 but now I worry about its future
The occupation has tempered my confidence in Israel’s survival as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people.
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Culture Improve FDA’s Rare Disease Review Process
The Jewish community has long been a leader in supporting medical research and education efforts, especially with regard to those diseases that disproportionately afflict people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Creating coalitions with other patient advocates in the rare disease community would give American Jews an opportunity to advance efforts to fight diseases that disproportionately affect…
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