Resources about Israel and antisemitism

8 January 2023

The American Jewish Committee, of which I am a member, has provided a library of resources that may be useful to you, including this Resource Tracker for the Top 12 Tough Questions and Topics About the Israel-Hamas War.

READ:

• What to Know About Israeli Hostages Taken by Hamas

• Tough Questions on Gaza Answered

• Why the War in Gaza is Not "Genocide"

• How Some Anti‐Israel Protests Spread Antisemitism

• Everything You Need to Know About Hamas

• How Hamas Exploits the Palestinian People

• Timeline: Key Events in the Israel-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• AJC CEO Ted Deutch in The Jerusalem Post: The Four Big Lies Driving the Surge in Antisemitism

• Five Things to Know About the Houthis

WATCH:

• Meet the Brave Israeli Children Who Survived Hamas Imprisonment

• AJC Social Media Influencer Fact-Finding Mission to Israel

• Honoring Heroic Civilian Guards of Kibbutz Kfar Aza

• A Tour of The Nova Festival Commemoration Site

• Actress Ginnifer Goodwin: Globalize the Intifada is a Call for Violence

• What "From the River to the Sea" Really Means

• Being Antisemitic Does Nothing to "Free Palestine"

• Think Israel is a Settler Colonial State? Think Again.

• Yossi Klein Halevi Reimagines an End to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

LISTEN:

• 4-Year-Old Hostage Abigail Idan is Free—Her Family is On a Mission

• Bring Hersh Home: What Would You Do If Your Son Was Kidnapped by Hamas?

• Renana Gomeh’s Sons Were Taken Hostage by Hamas

• Mai Gutman Was Supposed to Be at the Music Festival

• The Good, the Bad, and the Death Threats: What It’s Like to Be a Jewish College Student Right Now

• The Fallout from the University Presidents Congressional Hearing: What Does it Mean for Jewish Students?

FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS:

• Confronting Campus Antisemitism: An Action Plan for University Administrators

• Confronting Campus Antisemitism: An Action Plan for University Students

• How to Engage With Social Media: A Guide for Jewish Teens

• Tough Questions On the Hamas Attack On Israel: Parenting High Schoolers

ACT:

• Call: Urge your elected officials to unequivocally condemn Hamas, support Israel’s right to self-defense, and call for the immediate release of all the hostages

• Write: Call on the UN to take immediate action to secure the unconditional release of all the hostages

• Sign-on: Encourage university presidents to take proactive steps against antisemitism on campus

Some of my essays about this subject are below and more are listed in my Index under Antisemitism / Israel:

Hamas, release the hostages, 5 January 2024

Antisemitism is like a virus for which there is no cure, 28 December 2023

UNRWA - maintainer of the status quo, 27 December 2023

The Palestinians need new leadership, 22 December 2023

What Palestinians need to do to create a Palestinian state, 14 December 2023

Fighting hate, 19 November 2023

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