On the Nose

Naza and the Function of Perpetrator Cinema

Naza, a film by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, features interviews with 24 members of elite intelligence units in the Israeli military describing the m

Slam Frank's Hall of Mirrors

Slam Frank—the satirical play about a Latina “Anita Franco” stuck in the attic with a colorblind cast (à la Hamilton) of daft identitarians—reopened last week Off-Broadwa

Kol Nidre's Sacred Border Crossings

As we make our way through the Days of Awe, On the Nose is turning over our feed to an episode of Ways of Awe, an exploration of the high holiday liturgy written by artis

UK Sanctions Settlements

On September 8th, the UK announced sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including an import trade ban, sanctions on companies and individuals, bans on

Fighting the Politics of Powerlessness

Organizing is hard, not just for the ways we are knocked down by our opponents, but also for the ways we often turn on our comrades in anger and despair. In the recently

TEASER: The Myth of the “Good Guy at the Checkpoint”

This episode of On the Nose is for subscribers and members only. Subscribe for $4/month here. If you’re already a subscriber, check your email for instructions on accessi

Repetition and Solipsism in the “Israel Debate” Play

After a few years of seeing Jewish plays “debating” Israel/Palestine, Jewish Currents editor-at-large Arielle Angel and theater critic Alisa Solomon explored the phenomen

Who Speaks for Black Voters?

Progressive outsider candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over establishment pick Haley Stevens to win the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s open Senate seat, t

Genocide Studies Departments Still Can’t Name Genocide in Gaza

In early June 2024, the Holocaust historian Raz Segal was offered a job directing the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota after round

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

The resounding success of Here Where We Live Is Our Country, Molly Crabapple’s vividly told and extensively researched history of the Jewish Labor Bund—a socialist group

The Event

A strange fire has consumed the land between the river and the sea. Fiction by Henry Bean from our Fall 2025 issue. "The Event" was written by Henry Bean and edited for

TEASER: The Hazing of Scott Wiener

This episode of On the Nose is for subscribers and members only. Subscribe for $4/month here. If you're already a subscriber, check your email for instructions on accessi

“Democracy and Asylum Rise and Fall Together”

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on several issues related to immigration policy. While the court narrowly preserved birthright citizenship, it issued other rulings tha

Nadav Lapid Faces “No”

Over the last couple weeks, there has been an enormous amount written—from The New York Times to Le Monde to Haaretz, among other places—about a controversy centered on N

Politics and the Jewish Body

In the latest issue of Jewish Currents, we published a piece called “Does the Jewish Body Keep the Score?” by Jon Danforth-Appell, which looks at three recent left-wing b

The Israel Day Parade Debacle

Last Sunday, New York City officials took part in the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was notably absent, insisting that this was not a “Je

Sally Rooney in Hebrew

In 2021, famed Irish author Sally Rooney declined to publish her book in Israel because there was no BDS-compliant publisher. At the time, she said she would be “pleased

Hasan Piker’s Politics of Appeal

Over the last eight years, streamer and leftist political commentator Hasan Piker has built a following of millions on Twitch, where he streams seven to ten hours a day,

The Wrong Way to Fight Antisemitism in Britain

On April 29th in London, an attacker stabbed a Muslim acquaintance before traveling to the largely Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green and stabbing two Jewish men at ran

The Hill

Harriet Clark comes from a long line of radicals. Her ancestors were gun runners in Minsk. Her grandparents were active members of the Communist Party USA, and the family