Culture

A month ago I panned a Religion Dispatches story about the sexual misconduct charges Baylor Universty’s Jewish studies director Marc Ellis is facing. The story attempted to link the charges to Baylor’s president, Ken Starr (and his Clinton-era reputation as a sexual inquisitor), and his alleged pro-Israel proclivities. (Ellis is an Israel critic.) Kiera Feldman, […]

Speaking at the AIPAC Policy Conference, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, discussed the importance of stopping the campaign against Israel at the world body. “Nobody is above fair criticism. But what Israel faces is something very different. It’s relentless, it’s obsessive, it’s ugly. It’s bad for the United Nations, it’s bad […]