Jill Richardson

Jill Richardson is a columnist at OtherWords, where this article editorial first appeared, she writes about food, agriculture, the environment, health, tolerance, and well-being. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she’s the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It.

Defending Palestine Is not Antisemitism

Israel is not Judaism. We can and should have a healthy debate about Israel’s policies and U.S. policy on Israel, just like we debate anything else in politics.

Jill Richardson
By Jill Richardson
A member of Jewish Voice for Peace wears "another Jew supporting divestment" shirt. (Photo: Jewish Voice for Peace)

I was told again and again to stand up when someone’s being mistreated. So I realized I had to stand up for Palestinians. Now that Israel has killed dozens of Palestinian protesters in an obviously gross human rights violation, can we get something straight? You can criticize Israel without being anti-Semitic. I grew up Jewish, in an

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