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Dan Schnur

Dan Schnur is the U.S. politics editor for the Jewish Journal.

Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University, testifies about campus antisemitism before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 17, 2024. Credit: House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Universities’ position on antisemitism is unsustainable

A federal court has rightly ruled that campus protesters' persecution of Jewish students is antisemitism pure and simple.

Dan Schnur

Aug. 21, 2024

Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on Aug 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harris ended weeks of speculation about who her running mate would be, selecting the 60 year old midwestern governor over other candidates. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.

Kamala makes her choice

Harris’s decision to go with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz may say more about her personal makeup than her electoral prospects, as she demonstrated how susceptible she is to pressures from her own allies.

Dan Schnur

Aug. 7, 2024

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) departs a Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images.

Pelosi’s historic handiwork

Nancy Pelosi’s role in orchestrating Biden’s departure from the race demonstrates that the former speaker may be the most savvy political mind in modern American history.

Dan Schnur

Jul. 24, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister in April 2021, flanked by Benny Gantz and Israel Katz. Photo: Oren Ben Hakoon.

Bibi vs. Gantz: Constructive ambiguity

Both are talking tough for the moment, but leaving themselves sufficient wiggle room for future deal-making.

Dan Schnur

May. 22, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Dec. 31, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Bibi on a razor’s edge

I hope that Netanyahu’s laudable objectives can be accomplished before the price of Israeli blood, treasure and international isolation become too great to bear.

Dan Schnur

Jan. 4, 2024

Israeli troops operating in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Dec. 7, 2023. Credit: IDF.

The limits of hope

While hope and optimism are essential components of a successful strategy, they do not comprise a sufficiently sturdy platform for any high-risk endeavor.

Dan Schnur

Dec. 7, 2023

Activists at a “Day of Rage” attended by Students for Justice in Palestine and other anti-Israel organizations. Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock.

Every little dent counts

Just because none of us can do everything doesn’t mean that none of us can do anything.

Dan Schnur

Nov. 2, 2023

Fliers posted by families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip outside the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Humanitarian has two sides

A traditional definition of humanitarianism would certainly include access to food, water and medicine. But it would also contain some reference to the prevention of murder, rape and kidnapping.

Dan Schnur

Oct. 26, 2023

People gather and light candles to remember the Israeli victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90.

Never again … again

The same self-assurance that led me to believe that racism and bigotry in this country were shrinking forces had also convinced many of us that Israel’s strengths could now protect it from the ancient hatreds that Jews have faced since biblical times.

Dan Schnur

Oct. 19, 2023