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Zioness statement on bigoted attacks against the ADL – Anti-Defamation League (share with #ZionessSpeaksForMe) Today is the three year anniversary of the Unite the Right Rally, in which neo-Nazis with tiki torches stormed the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia chanting violent anti-Jewish and anti-Black slogans, and murdered an innocent woman, Heather Heyer. It’s also the three year anniversary of …

Zioness is disheartened and angered by today’s SCOTUS decision. In determining that, under the Affordable Care Act, employers can invoke “religious freedom” to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees, the Court puts the fate of thousands of women’s reproductive freedom and bodily integrity and autonomy at significant risk. There is no one––no politician, no …

On Monday, NFL Player DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles shared a vile antisemitic quote on his Instagram account, which was falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. The quote began, “because the white Jews [know] that the Negroes are the real children of Israel and to keep [America’s] secret the Jews will blackmail America. [They] will extort America, …

SuperPACs and other dark money in politics hurt our democracy by giving wealthy individuals and corporations more power than the average American. But we cannot have a serious conversation about this dangerous and corrupting influence when the discussions evoke bigotry––like the idea that Jews disproportionately influence politics. CNBC’s use of a photo of two Jewish …

Today, the Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision on June Medical Services v. Russo, a landmark case on abortion rights. In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS ruled that the Louisiana law that prompted the case—and sought to place restrictions on abortion procedures—is unconstitutional. This is a major day in our nation for women’s reproductive rights—for …

On June 19th, we commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally found out about their freedom––more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had formally mandated it. While it is a day to celebrate, Juneteenth reminds us that formal protections written into law are not enough, because laws are not …