During times of conflict and suffering, we can only hope that outsiders who are not immediately affected will nurture seeds of peace. The job of intellectuals, artists and scholars is to try and go deeper. To try and see the complexity of reality, especially in today's climate of

Here is the exact spot where my cousin’s son, Lt. Tomer Shoham, was killed while fighting Hamas terrorists in Kerem Shalom. His brigade commander, a sergeant and 2 members of the local security squad were also killed there. There is no photo of Tomer so I’m adding one here.

Dear Hamas, let me explain to you how grave your massacre of 1200 Israelis has been. Even if you wrap your leaders Muhammad Deif and Yehia Sinwar with a UN clothing, put then inside a Red Cross car, park the car inside of a kindergarten for kids with chronic diseases inside a

There it is again. Hillel is a Jewish organization. Not a Zionist one. But those two are the same. Every minority is allowed to have an org that builds community on campus, but the Jewish one is the Zionist one, which is a derogatory slur. Clearly the orchestrated a major scandal

Cannot recommend this piece more highly Best treatment I’ve seen of the Left moral rot on full & grotesque display since 10/7 Erudite, eloquent, devastating P.S. Make sure to stay for the discussion of the Israeli left quillette.com/2023/11/18/the…

In today's noisy world, so many opinions are expressed all around us. Having views on things often shows that you care, and a healthy debate can widen our perspective. But it's important for opinions and arguments to be based on facts that can be scientifically validated, as far

this is a great essay perhaps the best I’ve read on the subject. To students everywhere: go to class. chronicle.com/article/a-deca…

Hey there Tressie McMillan Cottom Enjoy your writing generally but really disagree w this I assume a fellow sociologist counts as an “academician”? If so, I’ve argued (& am aware of no good counter) that without shared standards, anti-discrimination efforts have no foundation Ofc+

it’s *hard* to operationalize merit. But if we don’t try, we’re lost— it all then devolves into a power game And so we do it all the time— e.g., in every referee report or tenure letter (etc) we’ve even written annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.114…

You truly have to be a genius to accomplish these two things at the same time: *not* destroy Hamas AND get Israel prosecuted in The Hague. Netanyahu, you win the gold medal. What an absolute calamity.

This is astonishing. For years I believed that "anti Zionism" was a legitimate position. I was mistaken. "Anti Zionists" are unadulterated, vile racists. Such hatred against any other group would be silenced, but it's permitted against Jews. Progressive fundamentalism=Racism.

HAPPENING NOW IN TEL AVIV! The largest rally we had against this war and for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Thousands of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel are marching now demanding a ceasefire agreement, the release of the hostages and the end of the killing in Gaza. Wow.

I got this thru multiple channels The sharers are incensed So I check it A few clicks verifies it’s misinformation (see next tweets) & so sloppy it insults the sharers’ intelligence But yet smart ppl who care about their community’s welfare routinely share such 💩 😡

Advice for the American Sociological Association ...

Statement from Palestinian Members of the National Leadership of Standing Together.

We are at a historic junction as Palestinian people, and we need to fight together, in diverse tactics, acknowledging our diverse realities and challenges - while also holding our one simple truth: We deserve life, dignity, freedom, peace and prosperity in our homeland.🍉🟣

אני ממש מצטער על שיתוף התמונה הזו, אני בדרך כלל מאוד משתדל לא לשתף תוכן ויזואלי קשה לצפייה. אבל התמונה הזו, של ילדים קטנים בעזה שסובלים מתת תזונה חמורה משום שאין שם מזון - מזעזעת אותי. זו האחריות שלנו, זה נעשה על ידינו. ולא, זה לא תורם דבר לביטחון שלנו. הגיע הזמן להפסיק.

New post, aimed at sociologists but perhaps of interest to a wider public: Why Sociologists Should Vote Against the "Resolution for Justice in Palestine" TLDR are attached 8 points, any one of which is sufficient to reject the resolution on its own open.substack.com/pub/ezrazucker…

Way to go Pence. It's time for republicans to try and save democracy. Impressed to see Pence pull the trigger .

Congratulations to #PAA2024 Mindel C. Sheps Award recipient Joshua Goldstein with UC Berkeley