Roberta R. Kwall

@robertakwall

Author/Prof. MYTH OF THE CULTURAL JEW (Oxford); REMIX JUDAISM ; SOUL of CREATIVITY (Stanford) Columnist @JewishJournal Coming soon POLARIZED @BloomsburyBooks

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Dec 18

Announced today in @PublishersWkly my book deal with @BloomsburyBooks for “POLARIZED: Why American Jews Are Divided And What to do About It”. October 2026! Excited to work with editor@richardbrownsc and my agent @go_literary

robertakwall's tweet image. Announced today in @PublishersWkly my book deal with @BloomsburyBooks for “POLARIZED: Why American Jews Are Divided And What to do About It”. October 2026! Excited to work with editor@richardbrownsc and my agent @go_literary

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 21

Did anyone else think there were just a few major points missing from @ezraklein in his @nytimes piece????google.com/url?q=https://…

robertakwall's tweet card. The consensus that held them together for generations is breaking down.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 14

And this illustrates why we absolutely need a Jewish state!

ii24NEWS English@i24NEWS_EN · Jul 14

Ranked 8th happiest country in the world — in 2025. Yes, despite war. How does that make sense? 💡 In Israel, happiness = strong social bonds, community, and resilience. It’s not denial. It’s choosing to live, together.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 3

After many years of working to achieve this goal, I was delighted to learn of this Congressional initiative. Read my recent article here: ynetnews.com/opinions-analy…

JJews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱@JewsFightBack · Jul 2

🚨 BREAKING A bipartisan bill — the Bunker Buster Act — is being introduced to authorize President Trump to arm Israel with B-2 stealth bombers and 30,000-lb bunker busters if Iran so much as thinks about restarting its nuclear program. Absolutely incredible.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 23

My latest piece in @JewishJournal on the recent IRS interpretation allowing clergy to preach politics--bottom line- BAD IDEA!! @DavidSuissaJJ @RabbiWolpe jewishjournal.com/commentary/col…

robertakwall's tweet card. We need our houses of worship to be a refuge from strife and political discord, and not a source of such conflict.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 22

Another win for @TheFP ! @bariweiss @havivrettiggur

HHaviv Rettig Gur@havivrettiggur · Jul 21

I’ve come to love @TheFP for its clarity and fearlessness. It isn’t afraid to question orthodoxies, to speak plainly and honestly or to dig a little deeper than the usual run of debate. It’s an honor and a privilege to be joining its ranks.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 21

I am currently reading “Beyond Proportionality” by @thanerosenbaum who wrote this piece in @JewishJournal castigating a recent oped in @nytimes Read this and then read his book!! jewishjournal.com/commentary/opi…

robertakwall's tweet card. Mass casualties and fallen buildings in wartime do not a genocide make. It doesn’t even prove the existence of war crimes. Death tolls and devastated landscapes are endemic to war.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 18

Read title of this short piece by @DavidSuissaJJ in @JewishJournal because it really sums up our reality. Even better read whole piece!! jewishjournal.com/commentary/col…

robertakwall's tweet card. For the Druze being slaughtered in Syria, or the millions of war crime victims around the world who get no attention because Jews are not involved, do they really care who’s doing the killing?

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 18

After just seeing the prison museum in Cologne to which Jews were sent during WWII there is no doubt history is repeating itself now especially as Israel is vilified through all media rather than just Hitler’s radio.

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ChicagoJCRC@ChicagoJCRC · Jul 11

Yesterday on the streets of Chicago, anti-Israel activists called for "DEATH TO AIPAC" "DEATH TO THE IDF" and an end to pacisifism and a move to intifida (violent uprising). Apparently calling for the murder of Chicagoans and violence is now OK in Chicago.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 9

So happy to see this development in Reform movement. I hope @USCJ does same! ejewishphilanthropy.com/reform-advocac…

robertakwall's tweet card. In addition to complicating religious life, new decision will encourage campaign finance shenanigans, Religious Action Center warns

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 8

Clergy endorsing political candidates is a good way to make your congregations more polarized and less about religion! @RabbiWolpe @jdforward forward.com/news/753544/ir…

robertakwall's tweet card. The Internal Revenue Service said religious leaders can now endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt nonprofit status.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 8

This is the most comprehensive report of the horrific sexual violence targeting Israeli girls and women by Hamas and their sympathizers. Meanwhile too many news outlets continue to foster antisemitism with one-sided coverage of current events.

ii24NEWS English@i24NEWS_EN · Jul 8

Dinah Project publishes report on October 7 sexual violence - i24NEWS i24news.tv/en/news/israel…

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 2

Roughly 70% of the US Jewish community votes Democratic. The majority are also pro-Israel. This presents a growing challenge for political and religious leaders. Tigers do not change their stripes! jta.org/2025/07/01/ny/…

robertakwall's tweet card. The 33-year-old Assembly member and surprise victor in the Democratic mayoral primary has a long history of speaking out about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jul 1

The message of @Ayaan in this powerful article is important for everyone including Jews who are anti or even non Zionist. They too need to get the big picture which she discusses with such precision! @TheFP @bariweiss thefp.com/p/ayaan-hirsi-…

robertakwall's tweet card. The strategy is brilliant in its simplicity, writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Paint Israel as the nexus of evil. Then paint every Jew who doesn’t renounce it as complicit. Force them to choose: dignity or...

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jun 30

My current book requires expert analysis of events re: Israel and US Jews, and finding best sources is critical. For me hands down its podcast by @dansenor and @TheFP Thrilled that Dan and @bariweiss will be recognized by @tikvahfund this fall! lnk.to/U8qXM8

robertakwall's tweet card. Go to Ending the Gaza War - with Nadav Eyal.

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Roberta R. Kwall@robertakwall · Jun 30

Perhaps a certain NY candidate for mayor needs to take a listen!!

AAm Yisrael Chai 🇮🇱🎗@kyg_best · Jun 25

THIS 3 MINUTE VIDEO IS A MASTERCLASS! Douglas Murrray Gives Masterclass About Israel On Piers Morgan Uncensored.

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i24NEWS English@i24NEWS_EN · Jun 29

Thousands chanted “death to the IDF” during a UK music festival performance by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury. @LeoTerrellDOJ Chair of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, condemned the incident, calling the chants “abhorrent” and saying they “have no place in any civil society.”

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i24NEWS English@i24NEWS_EN · Jun 25

Steve Witkoff hints at 'big announcements' on more countries entering Abraham Accords - i24NEWS i24news.tv/en/news/middle…

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