Josh Nathan-Kazis
@joshnathankazis.bsky.social
News director at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. Used to write on healthcare for Barron's; once was a reporter at the Forward.
Went to the hospital last night where the NYPD took the man ICE shot. Saw the NYPD facilitate a reckless dash by speeding ICE cars. Wrote about how the past day has used up the patience of the mayor's base with the political bargain he made with Commissioner Tisch. jewishcurrents.org/as-city-poli...
As City Police Run Interference for ICE, Time Runs Out on Mamdani’s…
Outside the hospital where a man shot by ICE was being treated, the NYPD facilitated a dangerous gambit.
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@joshnathankazis.bsky.social kicking ass and taking names in today’s @jewishcurrents.bsky.social newsletter jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/f...
From the News Desk: What the Mayor Signed Up For
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For the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter today, I wrote about the weird and creepy "Talmud" discourse on Twitter last week, with help from @benlorber8.bsky.social.
Daniel May on why Jewish Currents invited Hasan Piker to their October 11 event at BAM. (I will be there, by the way. Please say hello if you're coming!)
Why We Invited Hasan Piker to JC Live
Jewish Currents publisher Daniel May on our upcoming conference
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On the mistake American Jewish liberal leaders keep making, from the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk today.
We saw NAZA yesterday. It's obvious why it's driven Israel insane: It is a film that will change how Americans think not just about the Israeli government, but about Israelis. I talked about it with my colleagues Alex Kane and Natasha Soffer-Roth. jewishcurrents.org/naza-will-ch...
NAZA Will Change How Americans Think About Israel
A news desk conversation about the film detailing the killing of civilians in Gaza.
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Avi Weiss: “When you use words like genocide, do you know who you’re talking about?...You’re talking about hundreds and thousands of Ramaz graduates, of SAR graduates, who are serving in the IDF...You are maligning graduates of SAR and Ramaz." jewishcurrents.org/the-modern-o...
The Modern Orthodox School Rally Against Mamdani Was a Reboot of the…
The ‘80s are back.
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Grateful to @joshnathankazis.bsky.social for this interview but he cut an amazing riff in which I compared today's resurgent Islamophobia to Dirk Diggler panicking in the mirror as he can't maintain his erection
‘No Bigger Failure’
Spencer Ackerman on the legacy of America’s wars of choice.
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I've been bored by the angst over the Jewish vote in Michigan---seemed to me that Jews eventually vote Democratic, and even if they don't this time, there aren't that many in Michigan. For today's @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter, my colleagues told me why I was wrong.
Jewish Currents@jewishcurrents.bsky.social · last mo.How Michigan Jews will vote in the US Senate race has become one of the biggest news stories in the country. But with only 100,000 Jewish adults in the state, our staff disagrees on just how much their vote matters. jewishcurrents.org/could-jewish...
At the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk, I wrote about the incident at Central Synagogue on Friday night, and the Jewish establishment's efforts pin blame Mamdani, the anti-Zionists, and the congregants themselves. jewishcurrents.org/a-scary-nigh...
A Scary Night at Synagogue
After a frightening incident at a Manhattan shul, Jewish leaders cast blame in the wrong directions
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After Abdul El-Sayed's narrow win, a general election fight looms. Alex Kane reports from Detroit on last night's nailbiter. jewishcurrents.org/general-elec...
Israeli prosecutors will file charges against the settler who shot Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen last year. jewishcurrents.org/israeli-pros...
With the Jewish establishment's help, a Black political group battles the left. jewishcurrents.org/with-jewish-...
On the Conservative rabbinate's new rules on being nice to intermarried families, in today's @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter.
Scoop from Will Alden at the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk today: A leftist Jewish conference reversed course on its invitation to MAGA provocateur Curt Mills. jewishcurrents.org/jewish-left-...
Jewish Left Conference Dumps MAGA Provocateur Curt Mills After Outcry
The intellectual leader of MAGA’s anti-Israel wing won’t appear at the conference.
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I wrote for the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk on Friday about the Jewish establishment's efforts to blame Mamdani's anti-genocide politics for the frightening stabbing yesterday on the Upper West Side. jewishcurrents.org/jewish-leade...
Jewish Leaders Blame Mamdani’s Criticism of Netanyahu for a Manhattan…
The establishment wants to paint anti-genocide politics as anti-Jewish.
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In the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter yesterday, Will Alden had details on the fallout from his scoop on MAGA ideologue Curt Mills's invitation to speak at a leftist Jewish conference.
Scoop from Will Alden in the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter today: A Jewish left conference invited the MAGA provocateur Curt Mills. One other speaker has already dropped out. Touches on a big question: Should the Jewish left engage with the anti-war Trumpists?
Jewish Currents@jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 3mo agoMAGA firebrand Curt Mills will speak at a Jewish Left conference. Does he belong? jewishcurrents.org/curt-mills-a...
On unkosher slop, from the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter today, citing @theradr.bsky.social and @jfederations.bsky.social.
On Democrats' Lebanon war powers switcheroo, from today's @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter.
From the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk, a report by Charlotte Ritz-Jack on the collapsing healthcare system for Palestinians in the West Bank.
Jewish Currents@jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 3mo agoAs Israel chokes the Palestinian Authority, patients can’t get basic medical services in the West Bank. jewishcurrents.org/the-healthca...
From this afternoon's @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter, on what happened last night.
Israel’s decision to give up on US aid in favor of deep integration with the US military is stripping the pro-Palestine left of one of its most potent political weapons. Our news desk took a look at what it means—and how activists intend to respond. jewishcurrents.org/the-end-of-a...
