Sitemap - 2026 - Phyllis’s Newsletter

A Holy Fire, A Pure Soul

New York City’s Past Still Present in Black and White

“Palestine” and a “Palestinian” People Do Not Exist; Never Did

The Hidden Costs of the Writing Life

What Passes for Sophisticated Conversation in Educated American Circles Today

Angela Davis: Playing the Race Card, Passing as a Fake Feminist

Who is Judith Butler?

Lila Abu-Lughod: Another Self-Identified Palestinian

Mightily Flawed Frauds—Edward Said and Tariq Ramadan

Mamdani, Our Very Own Celebrity-DJ Acting the Part of a Politician

And a Good Time Was Had by All

The Damn Weather Wreaks Havoc with Our Best Laid Plans

How Do We Get Out of History’s Way—This Time? 

Open Season on Jewish Billionaires

How Does One Right a Wrong?

Rueful and Raging on a Rainy Day

Being Praised by One's Peers Is a Disconcerting Experience

Jews Have Always Been in Serious Trouble

Talking to Someone Who Lacks Facts and Context but Is Strong on Ideological Opinions

Jews On the Precipice

How Do Mere Mortals Hope To Be Remembered?

Reflections and Ruminations

When Progressives Are Anything But

The One Deal That He Cannot Make

Roger Simon's Golem Is a Zionist

Run, Don’t Walk Toward Your Nearby Remote

This Is Cassandra Speaking

A Hot and Lousy Day in New York City

Ruth and Naomi--A Tale for Every Age

Monstrous Liars and Radiant Truth-Tellers

Kudos to Susan McDonnell and Feminists Against Antisemitism

Hen Mazzig: The New York Times Has a Source Problem

What I'm Reading--In Case Anyone Wants to Know

Scammed! Yes, Moi.

My Son the Judge--Our Q&A for the Supreme Court

Remembering Ralph Ellison, Guy Ducornet, Bard College--and Me

Surfacing to Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day

Evil Never Keeps Its End of the Bargain

Iran means “Land of the Noble Aryans,” the Only True Heirs to Mohammed

Finally Meeting Aisha: The Culmination of a Year of Rescuing Afghan Women

Breathing Easier

Pesach in a Bomb Shelter

Feminism’s Jewish Problem

America and Israel in the Just War Against the Iranian Mullahcracy

Obama’s and Biden’s War

Stand up to Abusers like Cesar Chavez

Good News: The Voice of Hind Rajab Did Not Win an Oscar

Upon Being Honored

Elder of Zion Came to Call

Forgive My Five-Day Silence--but I’m Busy Draining the Swamps

Purim Miracles Are Happening Again

"The Great Lethal Projection: Antizionism’s Debt to the Protocols," by Richard Landes

On Being Interviewed in Films

Circling the Wagons Versus Building Bridges with Allies

Wonderful, Wonderful Feminists in Sheffield, UK

My Take on the News of the Moment

Great Artistry, Dangerous Prejudice

Always on My Mind

She Warned Us: Phyllis Chesler on Feminism and Antisemitism

The High Price of Freedom

The Godfather of Exposing Palestinian Lies

Advice for the Long Haul Ahead

Feminists Against Antisemitism--A Brave New Group in the UK

Where I’ve Been This Last Week--Not in Hiding

Eternal City, Eternal Friends: Fiamma (Nirenstein), Zainab (Al-Suweij), Seyran (Ates), Bruce Bawer--and Me By Phyllis Chesler

Regarding the Invitation from Earlier Today to My Conversation with UK-Based Feminists Against Antisemitism

DATE OF AIRING YET TO BE DETERMINED. THIS IS ONLY THE RECORDING DATE: Come Join Me in a Conversation with UK-Based Feminists Against Antisemitism January 22, 2026, 2pm – 4pm EST.

Antizionism: A Plot to Kill a Nation

Standing for Israel and the Jews: A Brave New Feminist Group

New Yorkers: Be Afraid, Be Vigilant, but Gird Your Loins for Battle

Red Flags on the Steps of City Hall: How Zohran Mamdani's Socialist Spectacle Signals a Perilouse Turn for New York